Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Empowerment

LCEN at 25: It’s about meeting people and gaining confidence

As the Limerick Community Education Network marks its 25th anniversary, community workers and staff members were honoured at a celebration event.

Tech in the community: Why you should sit up and take notice

The tech sector is vast and growing, but it has a reputation for leaving some members of society behind. Here’s why we need to play a part in changing that.

What’s in a name? Centre for Independent Living rebrands as ILMI

As the Centre for Independent Living unveils a new name, Allen Meagher looks at why the organisation won't be changing much else.

How-to: Growing tech skills in your community

We can all agree that tech knowledge is essential for the future of work, but how can communities support tech learning?

Women’s Aid makes urgent call for domestic homicide reviews

As Women’s Aid released its 2018 Femicide Watch report, the organisation called for a new approach to reducing deaths from femicide.

What will the future of gender equality look like?

At a Wexford Local Development event that aimed ‘to examine the local context 100 years after women were given the right to vote,’ issues of gender equality in politics, education and daily life were raised.

Wexford calls for equality: ‘We cannot accept progress in 50-year slots’

If expectations in Wexford are replicated in other counties, there could be a surge in the number of women elected as local councillors.

You, #MeToo and the community of women

As we enter 2019, Kirsty Tobin outlines #MeToo, the Silence Breakers, #TimesUp and Donald Trump’s election – just some of the reasons, in short, why Changing Irelandis prepared to declare 2018 the Year of the Woman.