Fingal’s Older People’s Council (FOPC) represents the voice of older people throughout Fingal. It is a key part of the structure of the Fingal’s Age Friendly Programme. The OPC meet monthly to discuss, in an open forum, the concerns and experiences of older people facing older people living in Fingal and work to create suggestions that influence and inform problem solving and decision making at Alliance and Interdepartmental level.
FOPC are a representative group of older people with many years’ knowledge and experience, from a wide variety of organisations and groups across Fingal who meet to ensure a unified strong voice for older people. They work in partnership with Age Friendly Ireland and Fingal Age Friendly Alliance and the Fingal Interdepartmental team to inform local and national policy and planning.
Fingal’s OPC contribute and input into the delivery of a number of initiatives, events, projects, consultations and their work includes:
- Weekly distribution emails featuring relevant AF event, activity and updates.
- Represent the voice of older people in Fingal on national forums such as the National Older People’s Council.
- Sit on a number of working groups.
- Information Events for Older People – 2 per year.
- Input into the development of Fingal’s New Age Friendly Strategy 2025 -2029.
- Fingal OPC’s Annual Conference.
- OPC/HSE special meeting to update on services for older people in CHO9.
- Fingal’s Vintage Picnic Arts, Creativity and Music Festival 2023.
- Positive Ageing Week initiatives.
- Annual Harvest dance.
