Johanna Quaas is a 98-year-old gymnast from Germany, she started competing in gymnastics at the age of 10 in 1935.

Una Mullally: That They May Face the Rising Sun is an exercise in memory and a reminder to cherish the natural world irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/0…

What Van Halen Can Teach Us About the Care of Older Patients ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P… The wisest of geriatricians Dr Kirstyn James told the story of this paper today and I love it.

Very delighted to have been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Irish Elderly Advice Network Irish Elderly Advice Network - looking forward to getting started!

'A film that unwraps its mysteries slowly, revealing under its quiet surface the human condition writ delicate but deep.'

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - The Financial Times Financial Times

The new South Wind Blows co-production - out now in cinemas across Ireland 🎬

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Preview screening of Pat Collins' That They May Face the Rising Sun tonight. I was floored by it - its mix of poetry, daring and humanity. Luscious cinematography and a fantastic cast. Go see.

big big big news!!

Thinking about this performance almost every day I’d say.
One of the best things to ever happen on that stage.

Tune into Other Voices tonight for the incredible kae tempest

Accompanied by the magical Colm Mac Con Iomaire - pairing of the century!

Gorgeous chat with griff has vertigo 😵‍💫 in an iconic Dingle pub for Other Voices

We're back in Dingle on this week's OV and what a line up we've got for you ⛪️

Coming up we'll have music and chats with Gurriers, griff has vertigo 😵‍💫, Niamh Bury & BC CAMPLIGHT ❤️‍🔥

Tune in Thu at 11.10pm on RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player

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Thank you Dr Emily Leeming for covering our new Nature Communications paper on your substack!

Check out Emily's blog: Second Brain
Weekly deep dives and practical advice from a microbiome scientist, gut health dietitian and once-upon-a-time chef:
dremilyleeming.substack.com/p/a-prebiotic-… TwinsUK research

Looking forward to this! Grma Gary Dunne as an cuireadh!

Did a blog on my doctoral trial findings for Nature Behind the Paper - if you fancy a read :

.Dr. Mary Ní Lo has the best set of rings I've seen in a while. There was the British Geriatrics Society meeting at Marjory Warren house too. Nice to see people in person. Even if I did feel a little ropey!

“Pat Collins's That They May Face The Rising Sun is a perfectly pitched adaptation of John McGahern’s final novel” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thrilled to receive such a glowing review from 🥃Donald Clarke📽️ in the The Irish Times!

📰 Full review: bit.ly/3P6wOa7

In cinemas 25 April 📅

Don't let people protest. Don't let them talk to their MP. Make it harder for many to vote by requiring ID. What next from the unelected leader of this increasingly authoritarian antidemocratic Tory Government? #GeneralElectionNOW

Acclaimed music series Other Voices returned to RTÉ this week for its landmark twenty-second series.

Read more Culture on RTÉ below and catch up now RTÉ Player 📺
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Congratulations to BGS member Dr. Mary Ní Lo, lead author of Nature Communications paper 'Effect of gut microbiome modulation on muscle function and cognition: the PROMOTe randomised controlled trial'. Covered in The Independent independent.co.uk/news/science/a…. Read it here doi.org/10.1038/s41467…

Another important paper from Kings College TwinsUK research funded by NIHR lead by @drclaireSteves and first author Dr Dr. Mary Ní Lo Lochlainn Nature Communications demonstrating impact of fibre on brain function British Geriatrics Society Irish Gerontological Society St James's Hospital Trinity Research

Daily fibre supplement improves older adults' brain function in just 12 weeks - A cool study from our team ⁦King's College London⁩ ⁦TwinsUK research⁩ that shows the power of gut microbiome on cognition nature.com/articles/s4146… kcl.ac.uk/news/daily-fib…