Trinity Centre for Ageing & ID

📢 New Research! Keeping It in the Family: The Proposed and Rejected Irish Constitutional Amendment on Family Caregiving—Insights From the IDS-TILDA Carer Study In 2024, Ireland decisively rejected a proposed constitutional amendment on care. This study uses new data from the…

Thank you @MccarrmMary for speaking out on this horrendous abuse of our most vulnerable, we must also call for @HSELive to address the #Geriatric #care in our #hospitals. Older adults are admitted with no #continence issues but not so on discharge also #immobility becomes visible

👇👇👇Hear hear!! 100%!! How can we make this happen?? 👇👇👇

🔹 New opinion piece by Professor Mary McCarron @MccarrmMary 🔹 In today’s Irish Independent, Prof. Mary McCarron, Director of the Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability, shares a powerful reflection on the urgent need for reform in how we care for older people…

🚨 Call for Abstracts Now Open 🚨 The School of Nursing & Midwifery @tcddublin, welcomes the submission of abstracts for the Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference 2026 (#THEconf2026). The conference will take place in Dublin on Tuesday 3, Wednesday 4…

Yesterday we held a special closing ceremony marking the end of an 8-week residency undertaken by a group of students from @Penn who joined us as part of their Global Research Internship Program (GRIP). These promising young researchers showed great dedication and enthusiasm…

🕒 Still Time to Apply – Deadline Extended to 21st July! 🔍We’re Hiring: Field Researchers – IDS-TILDA Research Project 🔍 Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of older adults with an intellectual disability? The Intellectual Disability Supplement to the…

📍 Community & Research in Action Prof. Mary McCarron (@MccarrmMary) was warmly welcomed by the Down Syndrome Ireland (@DownSyndromeIRL) Leitrim branch at their July meeting held in the Landmark Hotel, Carrick-on-Shannon. Prof. McCarron presented key findings from IDS-TILDA on…

📣 Participant Recruitment: AARC-ID Study We are inviting family members and informal carers who support adults aged 40+ with an intellectual disability to take part in the AARC-ID research study. We are inviting healthcare professionals (i.e. medical professionals, allied…

🚨 We're Hiring! - IDS-TILDA Research Nurse🚨 Join the IDS–TILDA team at TCAID as a Research Assistant (Research Nurse) and make a real difference in the lives of older adults with intellectual disabilities. 🩺 This full-time role involves delivering a suite of Wave 6 Health…

📣 Louise Lynch, PhD presented today at #ISAPA25 in Tralee, Co. Kerry, as part of a compelling panel discussion on “Enhancing Physical Activity and Behaviour Change in People with Intellectual Disability through Wearables and Digital Technology.” It’s encouraging to see this…

📢 New Video Series: Post Diagnostic Support Guidelines for People with Intellectual Disabilities: Pillars of Support We’re proud to share a newly launched series of short, accessible videos based on the Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support Guidelines for People with an Intellectual…

Bridging Research & Practice: Women’s Health and Wellbeing Webinar Recording 📅 29 May 2025 | 🎥 Recording & slides now available: tcd.ie/tcaid/research… Thank you to everyone who registered and joined us for this important discussion on the unique health and wellbeing needs…

Thx you @MccarrmMary for speaking out on this shocking treatment of our most vulnerable HIQA have failed our most vulnerable - we have a very vulnerable population that has to be protect

Prof. McCarron, Director of @ageingwithID, says it plainly: We must hold the line against the unchecked privatisation of disability care. @TCD_SNM @tcddublin #RTEInvestigates

🚨 PhD Opportunity at Trinity College Dublin! We're thrilled to announce a fully funded PhD studentship exploring the transformative potential of Equine Assisted Therapy for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, in partnership with Stewarts Care. This doctoral…

🎉 Celebrating Women’s Health & Wellbeing at Trinity College Dublin 🎉 Today, we were thrilled to mark International Day of Action for Women's Health 2025 with a special Women's Health and Wellbeing Activity Class at @tcddublin. We were delighted to welcome incredible women…

Congratulations to Discipline staff @eilish_king1 who was recently awarded the @tcddublin Dean of Health Sciences Award for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching in Professional Practice. Very well deserved recognition for her commitment and contributions to teaching & learning.

Specialise in the field of expert #Dementia care and study part-time or full-time with our interdisciplinary, postgraduate programme. Applications now open.