The Irish population is ageing. By 2030, around 20% of men and women will be over 60 years of age, and people across the board are living longer and living better. If things remain as they are, around 50% of those over 60s will be women who have seen a lot of change for the better in terms of equality and recognition of women’s rights, who have forged careers, raised families, made their own way and have expectations for their later lives.
For the last three years, Spry Finance has partnered with the Age Friendly University at DCU, an institution that caters specifically for the lifelong learning needs of the older generation — the ageing population that’s still full of life and curiosity and is looking for knowledge and mental stimulation to keep it mentally fit.
For IWD 2026 Ailish McGlew, Spry’s Head of Marketing and Communications, sat down with Christine O’Kelly from DCU Age Friendly University to celebrate older women and all they have to offer. How they can influence and drive change and how they are engaging with lifelong learning to keep themselves active and engaged in their longer, later lives.
