The late Simon Brooke\, whose memory is in honour of Clúid’s annual policy lecture\, was former Board Member and late r Head of Policy with Clúid\, up until his untimely death in November 2019. Simon worked tirelessly to break the stigmas attached to social housing an d to ensure that everyone in Ireland had a great place to live.Simon’s will ingness to challenge the status quo\, advocating for policy change to impro ve people’s lives and his drive to collaborate and share knowledge\, has sh aped the social housing sector for the better. These are the qualities that led to the creation of the Simon Brooke Lecture.
The 2025 Simon Broo ke Lecture will focus on Age-Friendly Housing in Ireland\, the current issu es surrounding funding and design for age-friendly homes\, with an explorat ion of the challenges and benefits of rightsizing to assist older people to age in their communities.
This year’s lecture will include contribut ions from Age-Friendly Ireland\, Co-Housing Communities Ireland\, Sage Advo cacy\, and Clann (Cluid’s age-friendly housing service) for a range of perspectives on this timely issue.
Date: 9th October 2025
T
ime: Registration and reception from 6.30pm\, seated by 7pm
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strong>Location: Royal Convention Centre\, Ship Street Great\, Du
blin\, D08 E6PD