The Irish Gerontological Society (IGS) podcast is a conversational podcast of interviews each with a unique theme or topic. The podcast content is designed to be of interest to those working in the area of gerontology while also delivering information in a way that it is easily accessible by the general public. The podcast is hosted by IGS HSCP Representative Edel McDaid.
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The podcast is kindly sponsored by Daiichi Sankyo.
In this episode, Edel talks to Dr. PJ Harnett, Head of Integrated Care at Mowlam Healthcare. Dr. Harnett originally trained as a psychiatric nurse and over his career has gained healthcare leadership experience at local and national executive level in hospital and community services. His PhD was based on the design and implementation of integrated care for older people. He is a Senior Associate with the International Foundation for Integrated Care and an Associate Adjunct Professor at Trinity College Dublin.
They cover a range of topics including lessons in leadership, health system change and the Mowlam experience of implementing age-friendly health systems into residential and rehabilitation settings.
For more information on the discussion points mentioned in this episode:
"A 10 Step framework to implement integrated care for older persons" https://researchrepository.ul.ie/entities/publication/f6fa1b6c-bf54-48ec-8ff6-585b70a5144a
Delivering an Age-Friendly Health System – A Blueprint to Transform Health and Healthcare for Older Adults https://assets.gov.ie/static/documents/c3f509d8/Delivering_an_Age-Friendly_Health_System_-_A_Blueprint_to_Transform_Health_and_Healthcare_for_Older_Adults.pdf
"Exploring the Age-Friendly Health Systems Framework in Memory Care Centres: A protocol for a mixed-methods study" https://hrbopenresearch.org/articles/9-30/v1
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19 Jun 2026
Cultural Gerontology
In this episode, Edel talks to Professor Des O’Neill, Dr. Gemma Carney and Dr. Neasa Fitzpatrick about Cultural Gerontology. Professor O’Neill is a Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine at Tallaght University Hospital and Trinity College Dublin. Dr. Carney is a lecturer in social policy and ageing in Queen’s University Belfast. Dr. Fitzpatrick is a specialist registrar in geriatric medicine and assistant professor in Trinity College Dublin.
They discuss cultural gerontology, depictions of ageing, ageism, intergenerational connections and lots more. They discuss thework and impact of the late Professor Davis Coakley and the background to the session named in his honour at the IGS annual scientific meeting.
For more information on the discussion points mentioned in this episode:
Professor Davis Coakley Award submission information https://www.irishgerontology.com/events/73rd-annual-and-scientific-meeting
Routledge Handbook of Cultural Gerontology
The Lively Project (Dr. Gemma Carney) https://thelivelyproject.wordpress.com/about/ (https://thelivelyproject.wordpress.com/about/)
Dementia in the Minds of Characters & Readers (Dr. Gemma Carney) https://blogs.qub.ac.uk/dementiafiction/ (https://blogs.qub.ac.uk/dementiafiction/)
“ Negotiating Care and Risk in Thelma (2024)” https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.70328 (https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.70328) (Dr. Neasa Fitzpatrick, Professor Des O'Neill)
Feedback, questions and suggestions are always welcome at to askigspodcast@gmail.com
25 Feb 2026
Understanding Alzheimer's Disease
In this episode, Edel talks to Professor Sean Kennelly and Breda Comiskey. Professor Kennelly is a ConsultantPhysician in Geriatric & Stroke Medicine in Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) and leader in dementia care and memory services in Ireland. Breda is living with Alzheimher’s Disease and a strong advocate for supports and services forpeople living with this condition. Sean and Breda both feature on the recently released podcast series “Many Faces of Alzheimher’s Disease”. The podcast hosted by journalist Fionnuala McSweeney interviews different members of the multi-disciplinary team of the TUH Institute of Memory & Cognition (TIMC) as well as individuals living with Alzheimher’s Disease.
They discuss the TUH podcast series, understanding the condition from both the clinical and personal perspective, stigma, disease modifying therapies, the role of memory services, brain health, risk reduction and lots more.
For more information on the discussion points mentioned in this episode:
Many Faces of Alzheimer’s Disease Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxvV9tjKLSM&list=PLesNMSWFzNbRIOpoXuUHU3PLt1ohwx8r7 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxvV9tjKLSM&list=PLesNMSWFzNbRIOpoXuUHU3PLt1ohwx8r7)
“How prevalent are modifiable dementia risk factors in Ireland? A 12-year observational study in community-dwelling older adults” – Mc Garvey et al. 2025https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/11/e106032.long (https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/11/e106032.long)
Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland https://alzheimer.ie/ (https://alzheimer.ie/)
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