Happy Christmas from all at the Parliament!

A group of senior citizens participating in the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament event.

The Board, Executive and staff extend their thanks for your ongoing support throughout 2022, we are only as good as our members, they are the strength of the ISCP. Can we wish you a very happy Christmas and a joyful New Year. We will see you all on our return on Wednesday 4th January. 

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Vicky Phelan – Action. Change. Accountability.

Alt text: Single lit candle with blurred candles in the background, symbolising remembrance and community for Irish seniors.

In 2008, the national cervical screening programme Cervical Check was established as a means to reduce the incidences of cervical cancer among women aged 25-60. In 2017, Vicky Phelan is sitting in her consultant’s waiting room skimming over her medical record out of plain boredom. It is here she makes the cataclysmic discovery that sets…

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Low Paid Older Workers Report 2022

Elderly woman on phone at desk for Irish Senior Citizens Parliament.

On Friday 25th November, we attended the report launch of “Low Paid Older Workers: A quantitative and qualitative profile of low pay among workers aged over 50”. This research report, spearheaded by Dr. Micheál L. Collins and Dr. Catherine Elliot O’ Dare, examines the historically underexplored group of older workers in low pay. It brings together…

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ISCP Christmas Raffle 2022

A photo of three senior women at an Irish Senior Citizens Parliament fundraising stall inside a shopping centre, promoting elderly engagement.

We had a wonderful day selling raffle tickets in the Omni Shopping Centre in Santry on Friday 25th November. We received fantastic support from shoppers and passers-by while getting the opportunity to talk about some of the work that we do. We exchanged stories and laughs with the locals and welcomed all kinds of amazing…

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