Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD, is pleased with the new Age Friendly Strategy in Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County and hopes that community members attend the Age Friendly Consultation Event on May 20th.

Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County is developing an Age Friendly Strategy in collaboration with Age Friendly Ireland and the Age Friendly Alliance. As part of this initiative, a consultation process will occur with older people across the County.

Anyone who is either interested in the older persons issues or is over the age of 55 is invited to attend a public consultation event in the Concourse, Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County  Council, on the 20^th of May at 19.00pm.

The purpose of the meeting  is to listen to the concerns of older people across a number of themes identified by the World Health Organisation as to what makes a place age friendly, such as access to public transport, neighbourliness, housing and health, among others.

The objective of the Age Friendly County Strategy is to make Dún Laoghaire Rathdown ‘A Great Place to Grow Old’, but this cannot be achieved without first establishing what needs to be improved. We look forward to hearing your views and suggestions.

For more information about the event or programme in general, please contact Pat Coffey, dlr Social Inclusion Officer & Age Friendly Programme Coordinator, at 01-2047924 or email pcoffey@dlrcoco.ie