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Watch back: Summer Series Webinar on Women and Pensions
Recently we held our first Summer Series webinar on the topic of Women and Pensions. We were delighted to be joined by Colette Bennett of Social Justice Ireland and Sandra McCullagh of NWCI. During this webinar our experts spoke about the issues facing women in retirement and what policy decisions should be taken to resolve…
Read MorePension Rights Rally
On June 29th, members of ISCP’s executive gathered with other organisations representing pensioner’s rights to rally for the Government to adopt the Industrial Relations Amendments Bill. This Bill, brought forward by Bríd Smith TD, sought to give retired people the right to be represented by their organisation or union in dealing with their former employers…
Read MoreWorld Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2021: Your Resources
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing untold fear and suffering for older people across the world. Beyond its immediate health impact, the pandemic is putting older people at greater risk of poverty, discrimination and isolation. It is likely to have a particularly devastating impact on older people in developing countries. UN Secretary-General António Guterres Today is…
Read MoreISCP welcomes Una Power to our team
Irish Senior Citizens Parliament is thrilled to announce a new member of its team. Una Power has joined us this week as our Head of Communications and Policy. Una will be working to deepen ISCP’s policy bank and strengthen our role in advocating for our members’ needs. Following her degree in Politics and German at…
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