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'Make your voice heard' older people urged

Older people have been urged to 'make their voices heard' before the 5 June local and European elections.

Age Action has said voters over 65 years of age account for 17% of the electorate and are most likely to vote on polling day.

Spokesman Eamon Timmins said people should tell candidates calling to houses about the issues that are important to them.

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He added that the over-70s medical card, the loss of the Christmas bonus for pensioners and the postponed funding for the Scheme of Community Support for Older People, are issues that anger older people.

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