About Age Friendly

Age Friendly Ireland is hosted by Meath Co Council, and it oversees and guides the Age Friendly programmes in every county. You can view the Age Friendly Ireland Newsletters and see all the age friendly actions and events around the country.

The national programme is based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Age-Friendly Cities Framework and Guidelines which were developed by 33 cities from across the world and involved major consultation with older people.  Leitrim Co Council, along with every other county authority in Ireland, signed up to the WHO “Dublin Declaration on Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in Europe 2013” making Ireland the first official Age Friendly country amongst WHO member countries.

You can find out more about WHO Age Friendly World and browse the network on their website.

Age Friendly Leitrim is hosted by Leitrim County Council. Leitrim’s  Age Friendly Alliance meets 4 times a year to oversee the programme, and develop and implement its strategy.  The Alliance is made up of representative from many agencies and the Older Peoples Council (OPC).  Follow the links on this page for more information on the Alliance and the OPC.