Our Board
Imelda Browne
Imelda Browne
President
‘I am the representative from the INMO retired nurses section. I have worked as a nurse and a manager in the HSE and I am very aware of the social and health needs of older people and how the quality of life can be improved if society responds in a positive way to ageing and facilitates housing, transport and an adequate income to all older persons.
I am interested in a range of activities, I enjoy foreign travel and visiting historic sites abroad and in Ireland. I read a lot and enjoy gardening . I am a member of an active retirement group in Naas and I enjoy general socialising with friends. The lockdown during Covid has made me realise how quickly one can become isolated and how is it an issue for many older people even at normal times.
My interest in issues for older persons comes from many experiences in my life, I was a very active trade union member during my working life and I fought hard for the rights of employees, I also acted as an advocate for older persons when I worked in the area of long-stay care. My mother lived until she was 93 yrs old and I became acutely aware of the many issues she faced.
The voice of older persons needs to be heard by politicians and planners of services in a cohesive and professional manner which I believe the ISCP can deliver. We need to ensure that older persons are protected and that the media and politicians do not drive a wedges between generations.’
Mick O’Reilly
Mick O’Reilly
Trustee
Born in Dublin in 1946, Mick O’Reilly left school early and became involved in the trade union movement when he was a teenager. He emigrated to Britain for a short period before he was elected as a shop steward in Fiat Motors. In 1978, Mick began a career, in Dundalk, as a full-time trade union official that would span decades and take him to every corner of the island. He became Republic of Ireland secretary in 2002 and was appointed as Regional Secretary for the ATGWU four years later in 2006. He has served on the Executive of the Irish Congress of Trade Union and its Finance and General Purposes Committee.
Despite retiring in 2008, Mick went on to serve on the Employment Appeals Tribunal. He was elected by the ICTU executive and served on the Citizen’s Assembly of Northern Ireland. He remains very active in Unite and the trade union movement, representing the Dublin Council of Trade Unions at the Pensioner’s Parliament.
In 2019, Mick published his memoir From Lucifer to Lazarus detailing his own life on the left and his personal experiences of historic times in the Irish Trade Union Movement.
Our Executive Committee 2024/2025
Mick Casey
Martin Ryan
Mary Leslie
John McTiernan
Margaret Cooney
Patrick Philpott
Gerry Foley
Larry Duggan
Bríd Carr
Seamus Murray
Helen Murphy
Anne Duffy
Tom Ryan
Sean Fahy
Ann Walsh
Steve Petherbridge
Anne Flynn
Tom Gillen
Mick O’Reilly
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