A wonderful morning at our Ageless Expressions exhibition Celebrating the creativity of AFU participants across art, writing & music, and hearing the stories and modules behind the work made it even more special. A real sense of joy, pride & community throughout.

If I could bottle the joy this morning at DCU’s AFU Intergenerational Awards, I would! ✨ 8 groups honoured, 150 young people supporters from across Ireland including a Cub pack, 2 primary & 5 secondary schools. Delighted to welcome Marymount Nursing Home residents too. A fantastic morning & a great way to mark EU Day of Intergenerational Solidarity!

Delighted to welcome Erasmus Adult Education participants from the @UdeCordoba 🇪🇸 to DCU Age-Friendly University this week! Great discussions, shared learning, & inspiring exchanges on advancing age-friendly higher education. Here’s to a week of collaboration and connection! @DCU @Leargas #DCUAFU #AgeFriendlyUniversity #LifelongLearning #ErasmusPlus

Rocking and rolling at the 50 show . Great turnout despite the terrible weather.

Putting the final touches to the @DCU Age-Friendly University stand at the RDS @SeniorTimesMag 50 show. Pop over and meet our team. The event is free and opens 10-5pm 12th/13th March @DCU @ageing_fingal @aontas @AgeFriendlyIrl @LovinDublin

Getting ready for the #50 Show at the RDS 12/13th March. Pop in and meet our AFU Ambassadors or sit in Dr Christine OKelly's presentation "Learning without Limits - how Age-Friendly Universities Enrich all Lives". The two-day event is free and open 10 - 4 both days. Register seniortimes.ie/50-plus-expo/ @DCU

On International Women’s Day, we celebrate women at every age. Older women are leaders, mentors, volunteers, caregivers, and changemakers. Their experience and resilience strengthen families, communities, & society. True gender equality must include age equality, when older women are visible, valued, and heard, everyone benefits. #IWD #AgeEquality

Across Europe, our #MEMORABLE partners are working side by side, sharing research, lived experience and cultural practice to co-create a curriculum that makes dementia-inclusive cultural participation not an exception, but the standard. Together, we are shaping training that empowers cultural institutions to open their doors wider and welcome every story.” Read about the project memorable-project.eu/ #MEMORABLE #CulturalCitizenship #DementiaInclusion #IntergenerationalLearning #ErasmusPlus

We’re inviting primary & secondary schools and youth groups to take part in the DCU Intergenerational Solidarity Awards 2026, celebrating projects that bring younger and older people together through creativity, learning & shared experience. From storytelling and music to digital media, art, research or community action, every idea counts. 🏆 All participants receive certificates of participation 📅 Closing date approaching soon 📍 Awards Ceremony at DCU April 29th Let’s recognise the power of connection across the life course and champion intergenerational solidarity in action. Find out more & apply: www.dcu.e/agefriendly #Intergenerational #AFU #AgeFriendlyUniversity #IntergenerationalSolidarity #DCU #LifelongLearning

Great to connect with two of our #AgeFriendlyUniversityGlobalNetwork partners @UMU and @yonsei_u to discuss continuing collaborations. Thanks to #DavidYCecilioEspinoso @UMU for hosting us in beautiful #Lorca @murcia

Literary Monsters @agefriendlydcu Explore Frankenstein, Dracula & gothic tales to uncover what monsters reveal about fear, identity & the human condition. Thought-provoking texts, lively discussion, lifelong learning delivered by our super colleagues @DCUSchoolofEng #DCUAFU #LifelongLearning #Literature

Check out @agefriendly modules from our undergraduate programmes on offer this Semester. No exams or assignments - something to suit everyone dcu.ie/agefriendly

At the beautiful All Hallows chapel this evening enjoying the wonderful sounds of @DCU #campuschoir under the direction of #christinawhyte and guest soprano #abbitemple bringing our community together through a medley of Christmas music.

Lovely to reconnect with #AlisonClyde @GenerationsWT Scotland & #VikkiTitterington @Linkinggenerations Northern Ireland who presented some wonderful examples on #intergenerational practise at our event today. @Foroige @DCU #intergenerationalfairness #intergenerationalsolidarity

A super day of community & connection at our first "Common Ground Forum: Building #IntergenerationalSolidarity for a Shared future"hosting older & younger people in conversation on climate, arts, health, art and digital inclusion. It's the start of a new dialogue to inform #IntergenerationalFairness @DCU @Foroige @GenerationsWT @LinkingGenerat1

Delighted to launch Threaded Tales, a beautiful intergenerational project bringing together children's stories by @DCU AFU writers, illustrations by #StColmcilles pupils, and puppets crafted by #ClonturkCommunityCollege students. A celebration of creativity, community, and connection.

Our Songs of Ourselves module ended on a high note last night with a rousing concert of traditional and folk music. Wonderful performances from our AFU participants, led by #SeánDoherty. A fantastic evening of music and song.

Delighted to welcome conductor #DavidBrophy to DCU today as our opera group dives into Puccini, with a special focus on Turandot. A pleasure to hear his insights — and his memories of playing on these grounds long before DCU was built @DCU #johnmckeown 🎶

Honoured to speak with the retired community of York University last Friday on "Positive Ageing, Intergenerational Solidarity, and the Role of Higher Education" A wonderful exchange on learning, purpose, and the power of generations working together. Thank you for the warm welcome! @YorkUniversity

We’ve been having great fun in the @agefriendlydcu module on Folksong. We’re putting on a concert after the last lecture of the term, come and join in with our favourite folksongs!