Posts by Sharon
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2023
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day occurs on 15th June each year and is recognised as a United Nations Day by the General Assembly. The WHO estimates that 1 in 6 people over 60 years of age suffers from abuse which equates to nearly 141 million people globally. Elder abuse and neglect are one of the…
Read MoreWalking into the reality of Intergenerational Solidarity
We have less than one week left to get the rest of our steps in for this May challenge! As you have probably already noticed, our theme for this year’s fundraising walk is Intergenerational Solidarity. Why Intergeneration Solidarity? Also referred to as Multigenerational Solidarity, it is the mutual support and collaboration among different age groups…
Read More97% of respondents unable to avail of Retro-Fitting Scheme
This week, Savills Property Agents have released findings of their BER (Building Energy Rating) awareness survey which revealed that 1 in 3 people cannot afford to retrofit their homes. As we are still conducting our own survey which will inform our pre-budget submission for 2024, we thought we would share some of our own findings…
Read MoreThe loss is immeasurable, but so is the love left behind
It is with regret that we learned of the passing of two of our founding members last week, Tommy Baldwin and Michael O’Halloran. Both Tommy and Michael were instrumental in setting up the ISCP in 1994-1997 when there were very few organisations working as advocates for the rights of older people. Michael was also the…
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