Patricia Conboy
@patriciaconboy.bsky.social
Policy on ageing & older people in Ireland & globally • Also politics, media, international affairs • Previously HelpAge International, Older & Bolder • Now Irish Centre Social Gerontology, University of Galway.
It’s the 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 🎉 To mark the day, we are highlighting a recent milestone: the drafting of a 𝗨𝗡 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀👵 👉 Explore how it could shape the daily lives of older people: bit.ly/4ypgAND #IDOP2026 #UNConvention #LeadWithUs
418 member organisations. Almost 200 older people consultations in 12 countries. That is how we built the position we took to @UN_HRC in July. That is what a treaty shaped by older people looks like at the drafting stage, and it is why we are asking for the same thing at every stage. #AgeWithRights
Reading the details of the US execution story from last night and it is absolute barbarism. Like reading a history of the medieval period.
Burden of non-communicable diseases and their attributable risk factors in Africa from 1990 to 2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 - The Lancet Global Health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Burden of non-communicable diseases and their attributable risk factors in Africa from 1990 to 2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
Our findings underscore the complex and evolving nature of the NCD burden in Africa, where modest declines in age-standardised mortality and DALY rates since 1990 have been substantially offset by ris...
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Limerick & Germany pair up during Ireland's EU Presidency
October cultural programme launched for Limerick and Germany pairing
Educational and cultural events will take place throughout the month of October.
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Shameful official decisions to refuse student visas to applicants from Gaza with full scholarships to study in Irish third level institutions. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...
Gazan student says visa refusal ‘worst feeling I have ever experienced’
Applicant one of three to be awarded full scholarship but all refused visas in July
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Leaders from Brazil, Canada, EU & Kenya on multilateralism - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
Multilateralism is not idealism, it is a necessity
We need to strengthen our system of co-operation, not replace it
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In 2024, we published 'Reablement, Rehabilitation, Recovery: Everyone’s business', our report which sets out what high-quality rehabilitation for older people with frailty looks like, and how it should be delivered. Read the report to learn more: buff.ly/UWXiHNQ #RehabAwarenessWeek #RightToRehab
I am a geriatrician and delirium researcher at the University of Edinburgh. I post practical guidance on delirium and the 4AT for clinicians, patients and families, with research and teaching resources. A free chapter from my new book: www.the4at.com/family-delir...
Delirium Family Guide | MacLullich & Summan | October 2026
Delirium (Acute Confusion): A Family Guide by Professor Alasdair MacLullich and Dr Sharmella Summan, publishing October 2026. Read the first chapter free.
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🧵1/ The world produces enough food to feed everyone, yet 733 million people are undernourished. Meanwhile, obesity is rising worldwide. Helen Walls and I argue @plosglobalpublichealth.org that the problem isn't food supply, but who has power and resources to access it.
Recommended read from @fotoole.bsky.social on impact of data centres on people globally, & in Ireland. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
Fintan O'Toole: Ireland can’t be a dumping ground for data centres other countries don’t want
They have become a defining question everywhere – except Ireland. Why?
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Claim about video allegedly showing 'deeply upsetting' treatment of older patient at #UHL disproved jrnl.ie/7146872
Video showing 'deeply upsetting' treatment of patient was not filmed at UHL, investigation finds
HSE Mid West said that ‘concerns about the treatment of vulnerable patients must always be taken seriously and properly investigated’.
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What happens when an Afghan family runs out of ways to cope with poverty? Savings disappear. Assets are sold. Children leave school. Our new report looks beyond the statistics at how families are being pushed to the limits & what happens when there is nothing left to fall back on. bit.ly/4d0917r
Pushed to the Limits: The struggle to survive deepening poverty in Afghanistan
Much has been written about the Afghan economy since the re-establishment of the Islamic Emirate in 2021: the data show a calamitous economic contraction, a fragile recovery where per capita GDP is ac...
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📣 Still time to book your spot! If you are looking for guidance on the ethics of conducting #oralhistories then join the @oralhistoryie.bsky.social at our next online workshop. 📍 Online via Zoom, Friday 18th September 2026, 3pm–5pm 🎟️ €35 members/€50 non-members 👉 buytickets.at/oralhistoryn...
It's been 10 months since a ceasefire was declared in Gaza, but Palestinians are still being killed on a daily basis. Graça Machel, Deputy Chair of The Elders, warns that diplomatic talks cannot be an excuse for inaction
I found the racism of my black Irish childhood embarrassing, now it has given way to fear
I found the racism of my black Irish childhood embarrassing, now it has given way to fear
Growing up in Waterford, I naively believed Ireland might sidestep the entrenched divisions of its near neighbours
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In the face of war, death, disease, injury and hunger in Palestine, what is happening to older people? Read Preetha Joseph and Pamela Suero's paper online in Journal of Global Ageing #HumanRights #Gerontology #HOMeAGE Doctoral Network.
A call for recognition, rehumanising and solidarity in gerontology - | Preetha Joseph
A call for recognition, rehumanising and solidarity in gerontology - Older Palestinians have experienced a lifecourse shaped by violence and occupation, and now over 20 months of genocide. As resear...
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From @fotoole.bsky.social: failure of Irish government candour on major public issues. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
Here’s a radical idea for the Government: Start telling us the truth
Its lack of candour on big issues such as Aughinish and data centres is rust that corrodes trust in democracy
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Big Irish employers plotted to undermine pension auto-enrolment, says Government paper www.irishtimes.com/business/wor...
Big Irish employers plotted to undermine pension auto-enrolment, says Government paper
Delay in new fund to accommodate employers used by some to develop avoidance measures instead, report says
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Another good episode from #MediaConfidential podcast. Consistently interesting on journalism, media, politics. open.spotify.com/episode/0HIm...
Patrick Radden Keefe: ‘I’m not your therapist. I’m not your PR person. I’m a journalist’
Media Confidential · Episode
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Excellent reporting on overcrowding at #UHL from Petula Martyn @news.rte.ie www.rte.ie/news/analysi...
Is a shortage of GPs contributing to overcrowding at UHL?
University Hospital Limerick has found itself at the centre of the national conversation around hospital overcrowding again, after recording the highest number of emergency department attendances in t...
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OpenAI and Anthropic models went rogue in cyber tests, UK watchdog says - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
OpenAI and Anthropic models went rogue in cyber tests, UK watchdog says
AI Security Institute warns tools undertook ‘potentially harmful activity directed at real people and organisations’
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Former minister Katherine Zappone calls for a pause to development at Bessborough jrnl.ie/7113698
Former minister Katherine Zappone calls for a pause to development at Bessborough
Speaking to This Week on RTÉ, Katherine Zappone said that “the careful, honest and moral thing to do is to look properly before we build.”
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Exclusive: Lawyer goes public with sexual misconduct allegations against ICC chief prosecutor. He denies the claims. https://cnn.it/4gDte5R
