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Cork City Council Launches Community Climate Action Fund

By Ryan Harmon 19 April 2023

Cork City Council is making €840,000 available to community organisations across the city to support them to take collective action on climate change.  The Community Climate Action Fund, funded by the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) and launched, is inviting groups to design projects around one, or ideally more than one of the […]

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€8 Million in Funding for Community and Sports Facilities

By Ryan Harmon 30 March 2023

The Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys has announced almost €8 million for community and sports facilities nationwide. The funding, under the 2023 CLÁR Programme, will support hundreds of projects with a particular focus on areas that have experienced significant levels of population decline. Under the initiative, grants of up to €50,000 will

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New Crumlin Walking Trail Map and Guide!

By Ryan Harmon 30 January 2023

Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Carolyn Moore, representing the Lord Mayor, has officially launched the Crumlin Walking Trail Map and Guide at a meeting of local people and community groups in St. Mary’s Parish Hall, Crumlin.   Councillor Moore said, “Crumlin has a long history going back many centuries. The Crumlin Walking Trail Map and Guide highlights the […]

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€1.8m Fund for Community and Voluntary Sector in Cork County

By Ryan Harmon 16 January 2023

Cork County Council has announced support to the value of over €1.8 million to support the community and voluntary sector in Cork County in 2023. The Council’s Community Fund Scheme provides financial support to a range of groups and organisations right across the county annually and opens for applications on Wednesday 11th January this year. […]

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dlr Festival of Inclusion 2022

By Ryan Harmon 30 September 2022

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (dlr) is delighted to host the dlr Festival of Inclusion 2022 this Autumn. The aim of the annual dlr Festival of Inclusion is to highlight and celebrate social inclusion initiatives and to support and encourage all to actively participate and engage in the community. dlr Festival of Inclusion is a community […]

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dlr Launch New Podcast – Meet the People Behind the Services

By Ryan Harmon 26 September 2022

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (dlr) launched a new podcast that will showcase their staff and highlight some of the many different services they provide to communities across the County. The podcast, called ‘Insight’, will hear from their staff as they shed light on some of the many services provided by dlr to more than 200,000 residents.   […]

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Galway Simon Community 2021 Annual Report Launched

By Ryan Harmon 6 September 2022

Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Department of Social Protection, Joe O’Brien T.D. officially visited a number of community initiatives in County Galway, including the Galway Simon Community. Commencing the two-day event in Connemara, the Minister, hosted by FORUM Connemara, visited the Wild Goat Café in Letterfrack where […]

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Limerick Going for Gold Returns With Prizes for Limerick Communities

By Ryan Harmon 11 July 2022

Limerick Going for Gold is back! After a Covid-enforced break of two years, this unique community-based competition returns with more than €60,000 in prize funding up for grabs.  Limerick Going for Gold aims to make Limerick a cleaner, brighter place to work, live and visit and has captured the imagination of Tidy Towns groups, residents’ […]

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One Month to Go to Street Feast 2022

By Ryan Harmon 7 June 2022

For the first time in three years neighbours and communities will be able to reconnect and celebrate together in person at Street Feast 2022. Registrations for Street Feast are now open and organisers are aiming for 1200 feasts with 100,000 people participating around the country on Sunday 26th June. Street Feast is Ireland’s national day of lunches and one of Ireland’s

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Funding for Local Authorities to Purchase Vacant Buildings for Community Use

By Ryan Harmon 30 May 2022

The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, has announced a new funding stream to support Local Authorities to purchase vacant buildings which can be converted and developed for community use. The funding, which is being made available under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, aims to support the continued regeneration of our rural […]

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Waterford Leads the Way in Closing the Digital Divide

By Ryan Harmon 28 April 2022

During the early part of Covid-19, Waterford City and County Council, Waterford Libraries, Waterford Wexford Education Training Board, Waterford PPN, Waterford Area Partnership and the Waterford Older People’s Council, the HSE and the Disability Federation of Ireland worked together to find a solution in closing the digital divide in the community by training people in

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Equality Minister says “Ireland Stands with LGBTI+ Community in Waterford”

By Ryan Harmon 22 June 2021

Roderic O’Gorman TD, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has praised the people of Waterford for their support and solidarity for the LGBTI+ community in the wake of recent anti-LGBTI+ incidents in the city. Minister O’Gorman was speaking as he visited the city to meet with the local Pride Committee and the Mayor […]

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Cork City Council Nominates Community Groups for Pride of Place 2020 Awards

By Jack Mullen 12 October 2020

Cork City Council is once again delighted to link with Co-operation Ireland in nominating six communities, groups and organisations for the 2020 IPB Pride of Place awards. Pride of Place is an all-island competition that recognises improvements made by local communities to create civic pride in their area. The competition focus is about people coming […]

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Funding Applications Invited Under the 2020 Community Enhancement Programme

By Jack Mullen 22 July 2020

Donegal County Council and the Donegal Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) are inviting applications for a programme which provides funding to communities in Ireland. The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Mr. Michael Ring TD, announced the launch of the 2020 Community Enhancement Programme (CEP) with initial funding of €2 million nationally in late

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Balbriggan the first town to be named a Smart District

By Jack Mullen 23 June 2020

Balbriggan has been chosen as Ireland’s first town to be named as a Smart District in a move that will put it at the cutting edge of smart projects to improve services, create jobs and build a better community. Smart Districts, under the Smart Dublin programme, are strategically selected geographical locations where targeted smart projects […]