Nursing home crisis the result of a decade of policy mistakes
No clear direction or strategy has been given by Department of Health
Politicians are ignoring obvious solutions to the health crisis
The media and public need to redirect their outrage over hospital overcrowding
It doesn’t matter when you got your brain injury – all care should be fit for purpose
Division and parsing of human suffering by age and condition can be a hazard of advocacy
No washing our hands of the Austro-Hungarian legacy
The Hapsburg empire was a powerhouse of industry, science and technology, third in the world at the time only to the US and Germany
Why should nursing home residents carry the can for failed housing policy?
Pressure on nursing home residents to rent their homes is impractical and unfair
Exciting time for integration of community and hospital services
Development of electronic patient record will be a huge aid in new era of telemedicine
How to deal with ageing in 140 characters
Twitter is a powerful tool for sharing experiences of ageing and techniques for enhancing the longevity dividend
Living longer is a gift we look set to squander
Many are cemented to old-fashioned mindsets on ageing, unable to respond to its new realities
Are the Irish the most naive health consumers in the world?
We must open our eyes to the vulture culture of the for-profit health insurance market
Careless talk costs lives – mind your language on ageing
While huge sensitivity is taken with terminology relating to race and gender preference, it remains open season for attitudes and descriptors related to ageing
How Ireland can be an inspiration to other countries when it comes to ageing
The danger is the Citizen's Assembly will replicate or amplify negative attitudes towards the complex subject of ageing
Empathy is for the long haul – think about it
Empathy sways us towards the needs of the one rather than the many
What links the premiere of Handel’s Messiah in 1742 and Live Aid?
Both are part of a grand tradition of musical performance to raise funds for healthcare and the needy
Remembering the dark history of our hospitals to plan for a better future
We should avoid self-congratulation and reflect as to whether we give due recognition to our own conflicts of interest