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14.48 11 Oct 2021


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14.48 11 Oct 2021


Are you an older person here in Ireland who has retired, but are now worrying you cannot afford to live on just the pension payment? Older people in Ireland, some in their mid-70’s have had to begin looking for work again as they cannot afford to live on just their pension and feel the €5 increase to pensions is not enough. Andrea chats to Sean Moynihan, CEO of Alone, and hears from listeners 

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