Community

Julia Syrotenko, Community Integration Worker with Wexford Local Development, came up with a novel way of helping her fellow Ukrainians to improve their English. Her Walk and Talk initiative has been a huge success in Gorey and surrounding areas. Together with a group of Irish volunteers, the Ukrainian refugees currently living in Wexford take part in weekly walks, which helps them to make new friends while practising their conversational English in a relaxed setting.

Women's Aid begins its 16 Days of Action Campaign tomorrow, November 25,which coincides with the UN Day For the Elimination of Violence against Women. 

In response to the current refugee crisis, increased funding was allocated to the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) earlier this year. Local Development Companies have used this funding to recruit Ukrainian speakers to work as development workers.  Many Ukrainians in Offaly have now found jobs or have enrolled in courses due to the appointment of Svitlana Osmachko as a Ukrainian support worker with Offaly Local Development Company (OLDC). 

- Clann Credo's CEO Mary Lawlor tells the story of how Athlone Boat Club, after decades talking about it,  found the money for a new clubhouse.

Has Killarney Men’s Shed got Ireland's biggest pear tree? Show us a bigger one then! Plus - the five magical steps you need to take to open a Men’s Shed.

“I’ll be honest. When we started I was very naïve. I thought we’d have a playground by Christmas." - Maria Fleming, Moate resident

- Community workers seek to lift spirits amidst chaos - Inchicore project's block targeted in one shooting - Family Resource Centre Coordinator appeals for solidarity with the community in Inchicore and for more support.

30 groups from Mayo, Tipperary and Limerick upskilled during two-year ‘Co-operating to Succeed’ initiative