New Approach to Bring Community Supports to Women in Nursing Homes
A new initiative will bring volunteer befrienders and other community-based supports to women living in long-term residential care in Counties Roscommon and Leitrim. This initiative will benefit 200 nursing home …
Roscommon Age Friendly Information Event – Kilbride Community Centre
Roscommon Older People’s Council hosted a wonderful Age Friendly Information Event in Kilbride Community Centre, Roscommon on Wednesday, 28th May 2025. Bernie Kearney, Older People’s Council Chair & MC / …
Age Friendly Roscommon Updates
Tackling Climate Change is Not Just for the Young An excellent six step Climate Action Course aimed at the over 60’s in Roscommon has just finished. The course facilitator, Jacinta …
Congratulations Roscommon OPC Chair on ‘Community Volunteer of the Year’ at the LAMA Awards 2025
Roscommon Older People’s Council would like to extend our warmest congratulations to our Chairperson Bernie Kearney. He was nominated and shortlisted as Roscommon County Council’s ‘Community Volunteer of the Year’ …
Free Roscommon Climate Action Course for the over 60’s
Roscommon County Council’s Age Friendly Unit with our Older People’s Council (OPC) and Climate Action Team in collaboration with Roscommon Tidy Towns Association have organised a six week, six step …
Roscommon’s Public Participation Network Plenary Meeting & Community Expo Event
Roscommon’s Public Participation Network (PPN) held their Plenary Meeting & Community Expo Event in the Abbey Hotel Roscommon on Wednesday, 27th November 2024. Roscommon’s Older People’s Council (OPC) Chairman, Bernie …
Sharing “Creative Health and Wellbeing in the Community” blogs from Creative Ireland
In February 2024, the Creative Ireland Programme invited applications from Local Authorities for grant funding for projects supporting Health and Wellbeing through Creativity across 2024 and 2025. The call encouraged …