Tipp commits to developing agefriendly society
On Thursday Tipperary County Council joined 30 other local authorities to declare Ireland’s united commitment to creating an age friendly state.
At a civic ceremony being held in Dublin’s City Hall, which was attended by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Cllr Alan Coleman, Mayor of Cork, signed the Dublin Declaration on Age Friendly Cities and Communities in Europe 2013, on behalf of Cork County Council.
In all, 10 local authorities signed the declaration, joining 21 who have already signed up to the commitment to take actions which will improve the quality of life of older people in our cities and counties.
The Dublin Declaration on Age Friendly Cities and Communities was initially developed in collaboration between the World Health Organisation, the Ageing Well Network (now known as Age Friendly Ireland) and the International Federation on Ageing, on foot of the 1st International Conference on Age -Friendly Cities which was held in Dublin in 2011. The declaration expresses the clear and strong commitment of political leaders to champion actions which improve the lives of older people.