Emergency Motions pass at APM

Elderly advocacy event at Irish Senior Citizens Parliament gathering.

Two emergency Motions were passed at the Annual Parliament Meeting of the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament today. The first motion called on the Government to address without delay the current dispute in the public services due to the effect it was having on Older People in relation to pensions and other social and medical services. This motion…

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President Mary McAleese thanks the Senior Citizens Parliament

Senior citizens participating in Irish Senior Citizens Parliament discussion.

Uachtarán na hÉireann, Mary McAleese thanked the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament for its work at the Annual Parliament Meeting today. Speaking about the Parliament, President McAleese said “it only exists because you care about the quality of life of our senior citizens and care enough to get involved, get organised and insist on being heard…

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Older People facing serious issues

Close-up of smiling elderly couple touching foreheads, representing active senior community engagement.

Older People are facing a variety of challenges in their lives today – now more so than ever before – according to the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament. 2009 brought Irish people the continuing banking and credit crisis, the Nursing Home Support Scheme, the introduction of the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA), the “Bord Snip Nua”…

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President Mary McAleese to address Senior Citizens Parliament

Senior citizen woman at Irish Senior Citizens Parliament event.

The President of Ireland, Mary McAleese will address the Annual Parliament Meeting of the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament on Friday 26th March at 15.30 pm. The Parliament are delighted that the President has taken time out from her busy schedule to attend at the Parliament Meeting and to address the delegates gathered there to welcome her.…

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