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BY ROBERT MCNAMARAA programme supporting those at risk of social exclusion has, in the past few months, helped 55 long-term unemployed people move towards...

An expanding network of volunteers is providing help to job-seekers in Dublin, Limerick, Sligo, Athlone, Cork, Galway, and Waterford.The Worklink project employs two paid...

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The John Hewitt, an award-winning bar in Belfast city centre, is owned by and financially supports the operations of the Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre.The...

Citizens fill in where there are no staff in West CorkBy Robert McNamaraThree community led job-seekers centres, staffed by volunteers, are...

Karen MoroneyINTERVIEW BY ROBERT MCNAMARA Karen Moroney was unemployed at one stage and appreciated the support she got. She’s now doing the same for...

Robert McNamaraRobert McNamara from Corbally in Limerick City, has joined Changing Ireland Community Media Ltd on a long-term work placement as a journalist.He is...

“We’re standing on the cusp of a huge opportunity here,” claims Ryan Howard, talking about Ireland’s potential to unlock EU funds for communities from 2014 onwards. From 18 months time, the European Commission (EC) proposes just one “programming tool” for all structural funds. In doing so, the EC has given official recognition and backing to a process knows as Community-Led Local Development (CLLD) and Ireland is better prepared than most to make use of the funding that’s been earmarked.