“Live when you can : die when you can’t help it”. Tim Falvey (86) Forever Young club member ‘Live while you can and die when you can’t help it.’ These are the wise words of my 86-year-old Dad, Tim Falvey. He is my greatest mentor and a member of the Forever...
A brisk walk benefits the brain A brisk walk is more than just a workout, it benefits the brain too. According to new research. Walking increases blood flow to the brain, Which can help reduce the risk of cognitive decline? Researchers followed 160 older adults who...
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Ann Dowley Spillane: An inspirational journey Purple Mountain “Heart-pounding and lungs screaming – Purple Mountain was the finish of me – but it was also the beginning. Ann Dowley Spillane couldn’t make it to the top of Purple Mountain when she travelled...
The first mountain I climbed was Mangerton in Co Kerry. It was not an auspicious start. My legs and back ached, I was sweating and short of breath, and I couldn’t keep up with the other walkers. This is embarrassing, I thought to myself, I’m too old for this, I...
I met Pat Falvey for the first time at the Tom Crean memorial dinner in the Brandon Hotel in Tralee, County Kerry, on December 12th, 2002. I hadn’t bothered to book; just got on the train from Dublin with the free pass and arrived in the door. When I asked where I...
