Community

After spending a couple of days at the 2018 World Community Development Conference in Maynooth, Kirsty Tobin shares the major takeaways from the event.

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

Communities are frequently at loggerheads with their local authority. Naturally so. Call it constructive tension. However, to know more about how communities and local authorities work well together – and, increasingly, they do – we focus on the role of the local community development committee.

We’re all aware of the stresses on people and the environment in Africa. The human population is expanding and wild animal numbers are declining. Reporter Cian Kearns heard about an impressive project in Tanzania that aims to protect both people and nature. He was curious to see for himself. Could the livelihood of farmers and their families be secured, while still protecting lions?

Given we’re in a new year, we thought we’d start off 2018 with a chuckle, so we asked Horace for a few jokes.

Struggling to find fulfilment in your job? Frustrated by lack of progress? Let Horace show you the way.

As the prospect of a post-Brexit hard border continues to loom, Allen Meagher asks whether the threat Brexit poses to communities is being taken seriously.

Community groups and interests can work outside formal structures or within them. In many cases, they are obliged to do the latter. In practice, many do both.