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Senior Citizens Parliament co-ordinator Pat Mellon has solutions to rural poverty

Posted by Sean Hillen | May 13, 2025 | OPINION/ADVICE

Pat Mellon from County Wicklow grew up on the family farm in the Vale of Avoca, which he now runs, and he has firm views around poverty, which is especially harsh for older people living in rural areas.

For years, he worked in rural recreation, social inclusion and social enterprise and this has equipped him well for his current role as national co-ordinator of the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament (ISCP).

The national organisation has 200 affiliated organisations and 50,000 members advocating for the rights of older people and one of Pat’s priorities is to improve the lives for seniors living in rural areas.

“Why are equality and human rights so important now?”

Posted by Robert Carey | Jul 31, 2024 | Equality & Rights

So why are equality and human rights so important now? Past progress has benefited many of us but there are still many groups who are denied equity. Since the foundation of the State every decade in Ireland has seen various groups discriminated against, excluded and in some cases dehumanised.

Food poverty volunteers filling gaps for State are heading to Dáil

Posted by Allen Meagher | Apr 8, 2024 | Family Support

The Donegal Food Equality Forum believes there should be a national fund to help groups with food poverty. In collaboration with the 21 members of the Donegal Food Response Network (DFRN), they are preparing to send a delegation to Dáil Éireann to highlight the issue.

What will the future of gender equality look like?

Posted by Allen Meagher | Jan 11, 2019 | Equality & Rights

At a Wexford Local Development event that aimed ‘to examine the local context 100 years after women were given the right to vote,’ issues of gender equality in politics, education and daily life were raised.

Are we there yet? Fight for women’s equality in Ireland not over

Posted by Allen Meagher | Jan 7, 2019 | Equality & Rights

As we launch Women’s Week here on Changing Ireland, editor Allen Meagher shares his thoughts on the continued fight for equality.

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