Glanmire active retirement are organising this protest march on 5th November 2013 in Cork city against all cuts to young and old in Budget 2014 The assembly point is the Cork Opera House at 12.30pm. The March route is as follows; Opera House Quay, Patrick Street, Grand Parade, South Mall finishing at City Hall. Contact details Tom Byrne 021 4822136, 085 […]
Today Thursday and tomorrow Friday the Social Welfare Bill will be discussed in the DAIL. It is important that all aspects of its contents are discussed and debated so that we all have a record of why people voted for and against the proposals. Because the Budget is much earlier this year there is time […]
The Irish Senior Citizens Parliament urges all older, younger and people across the lifecycle to join us tomorrow at 1.15pm outside Dáil Éireann. Make a special effort to be there alone or with friends and family. Together we can make things happen, apart we will stand divided. Let’s show that the poor, the sick, the old, […]
The Irish Senior Citizens Parliament poses the question Where has the Coalition’s National Positive Ageing Strategy Gone? Speaking today in Dublin, Mairead Hayes CEO of the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament asked Where have the promises and the actions to underpin this government’s National Positive Ageing Strategy gone? Remember the slogan in April 2013 at the […]
IRISH SENIOR Citizens Pre-Budget Submission Budget 2014 must have a strong message of HOPE. It must be FAIR to ALL across the lifecycle and must not seek to ignite fires between the generations. Citizens young and old are suffering from AUSTERITY FATIGUE. We welcome the fact that the State Pension has been maintained at the […]
