Planning & Governance
Coveney briefs community reps on new development framework
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.
Enterprise
5 award-winning social enterprises to empower Dublin communities
As the awards for Dublin’s Social Enterprise Grant Scheme were given out, who were the lucky (and hard-working) winners?
Development Work
Who are the winners of this year’s Pride of Place?
In the 2016 nationwide Pride of Place competition, which shines a light on the work of communities across the island of Ireland, who came out tops?
Community
SIERRA LEONE: Surfing and Community Development
EXCERPT: Even when things were difficult during the Ebola outbreak the club did not disintegrate; it hibernated.
Development Work
Enclude: Who supports the support services?
As reporting requirements increasingly land community workers in a seemingly endless cycle of funding reports, Enclude CEO Eamon Stack explains that there is another way.
Development Work
Further perspectives on ‘Alignment’
- Excerpts from reports by Dr Brendan O’Keeffe, Niall Crowley, Debra Mountford, Seán O’Riordan:
Community
Update in relation to former CDPs and the LCDP
The Department of Environment, Community and Local Government this afternoon released figures to ‘Changing Ireland’ that show the number of projects funded under the Local and Community Development Programme.
Development Work
INTERVIEW – Minister Carey says ‘no’ to national forum proposal, but ‘yes’ to some local proposals
'Changing Ireland’ interviewed Minister Pat Carey yesterday on a range of topics, including a key question over changing structures for State support for communities within the framework of the Local and Community Development Programme.
