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2024 Event Timeline

Event Timeline 2024

2024 Event Timeline

A Year In AFU 2024

Students from the University of Urban Science, Seoul, South Korea.

January

  •  Students from the University of Urban Science in University of Seoul, South Korea Visit

  • COPE - Romanian Experience 

Visit by Marijampoles University of the Third Age (U3A) from Lithuania

February

  • 7th February - NPS Consultation

  • Love of LifeLong Learning Programme (started between 30th January to 13th February) for 8-10 weeks. 

  • 15th February - Harnessing Virtual Reality to understand Dementia & the Ageing Experience

  • Visit by U3A Marijampole Lituania

  • Radio Interview with NEAR FM 

  • 26th February - Coffee Morning

     

The 50+ Show

March

  • 4-6th March - Attended TPM COPE in Brussels

  • 12th March - International Women’s Day - Venue The Hive

  • 14-15th March - 50+ Show  

  • Article in Senior Times March 

  • 25th March - Hosted a multiplier event for the COPE end March 

  • 28th March - Games Night -  The Hive 

Belvedere House Tour

April

  • 8th April - TY Awards judging session 1
  • 10th April and 17th April - French Polishing Class.
  • 10th April - Older Persons Information Fair in the John Paul Park Community Complex (The Boogies)
  • 11th April - Belvedere House Tour
  • 15th April - Health Age-friendly homes talk with Eimear McCormack from Meath County Council
  • 15th April - TY Awards judging session 2
  • 17th April - Spry Finance presentation - Lifetime Loans
  • 18th April - CityNorth Hotel & Conference centre - Out of the Blue Expo (expo for emergency services and military personnel planning their service retirements).
  • 18th April- Irish Banking Culture Board hosting a Listening session for Older People tomorrow in Dublin City Centre – Trinity City Hotel.
  • 25th April - Power of Collaboration Webinar Series - Presentation about COPE in DCU - 'Culture on Prescription Europe - The Ripple Effect on Collaborative Projects'
  • 29th April - Early Childhood Research Center (ECRC) ‘connect and conspire’ event in St Pat’s
  • 29th April  - EU Day of Solidarity between Generations 
Art Exhibition

May

  • 1st May - NPS meeting: A stakeholder strategy meeting hosted by the Central Bank on behalf of the Dept of Finance attended by Minister Michael Mc Grath.
  • 2nd May - Coffee morning “Alzheimer's Tea Day” 
  • 7th May - Games Night, the Hive.
  • 11th May - Painting Along with Mary.
  • 16th May - Intergenerational Award
  • May 14th - 18th - Printmaking Exhibition (Flourish)
  • 23rd May - Exhibition of AFU art.
  • 27th May - 31st May - Spanish Delegation in Dublin
  • 28th May - AFu Coordinator presented at the EUNIWell - AGEWELLSITY for the Well-being of Aged People at the University of Murcia, Spain
     
Dutch Delegation

June

  • 10th June - Event with AONTAS

  • 11th June - Visit to Hurdy Gurdy Museum Howth - Martello tower

  • 12th June - Summer lunch

  • 14th June - Level Dutch Delegation Visit with a focus on Housing and Health - Round-table meeting