Safeguarding and promoting the interests of older people.
The Commissioner is an independent champion for older people, who safeguards and promotes their interests.
Eddie Lynch is the Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland. His main role is to safeguard and promote the interests of older people. COPNI is a non-departmental public body with a responsibility to advise and influence Government, focusing on the rights and interests of older people.
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Two of NI’s celebrities show support for International Day of Older Persons
01 October, 2019Two of NI’s best known celebrities have given exclusive interviews to the Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland to help spread …
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Words of Wisdom with Lady Mary Peters
01 October, 2019Lady Mary Peters is 80 years old, we spoke to her ahead of International Day of Older Persons to get her take on life as an older person.