Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Development Work

Community pub hubs should be put to work ASAP

Pat Kennedy urges Government not to allow its plans for the use of pubs as community spaces to get stalled by bureaucracy.

The community’s desire to see Moyross progress

Devotion to the community emerged as one of the strongest features during Moyross's #BuildOurRoad campaign.

Why Tasc’s report is good news for community development workers

What's it like looking to the future of community development through youthful eyes?

How Community Futures built one village’s community space

As Straide Community Development Group prepares to reopen the Mayo village’s hall, they credit a process called Community Futures for making it possible.

Who were the winners at the 2018 Pride of Place Awards?

In November 2018, community and voluntary sectors representatives descended on Cork to honour their best and brightest at the Pride of Place Awards.

Bernadette McAliskey rings alarm bells for community development

At the World Community Development Conference in Maynooth, veteran activist Bernadette McAliskey told those gathered that, if we have nothing to say about wealth, funding and the rise of the right, it’s time to go home.

WCDC 2018: Sweating, singing and speaking up in Maynooth

At this summer’s World Community Development Conference in Maynooth, enthusiastic attendees sang, danced and made their feelings heard.

WCDC: Bernadette on target, but Jim hits the bullseye

Following this summer’s World Community Development Conference, editor Allen Meagher reminisces about as past encounter with two of the headline speakers.