Community

Irish music legend Phil Coulter has teamed up with a choir of 40 Ukrainian singers across Ireland to release a new version of ‘Steal Away’, his 1983 song about a couple fleeing the Troubles.

Community facilities in the wider Midlands region are being encouraged to apply for funding to provide electric vehicle charge points under the EU Just Transition Fund Community Facilities EV Charging Scheme.

UCC students' modelling shows the potential, says Laura Byron, who is studying for a MSc in Co-operatives, Agri-Food and Sustainable Development in UCC.

Private sector companies are not beating down the doors in County Leitrim to convince householders to retrofit their homes. Nor is it happening in neighbouring rural counties. In the meantime, the earth is burning up due to climate change and householders are losing out on a chance to save on energy bills.

Senator Eileen Flynn says now is the time to invest in community development. She thanked Department she had "many run-ins with" for platform to speak.

In January of this year, an umbrella group comprised of residents and businesspeople in Dublin's north inner city took home an IPB Pride of Place award for their efforts to make their area a better place to live and work.

– Access Programme makes attending easy – 600 people bought discounted €10 tickets in 2022

"Younger disabled people are unaware of what went before, of the struggle, the heroes and the torch that is being passed on"