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Mary Connors is Traveller of the Year
Mary ConnorsOn December 1, 2011, Mary Connors from New Ross was presented with the overall Traveller Pride 2011 Award at a ceremony supported by...
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Clifden’s Mary Kirby – 30 years volunteering
Mary Kirby/ClifdenBY ROBERT MCNAMARACancer survivor, volunteer and community organiser. There are many things that exemplify Mary Kirby of Clifden, Connemara, but it is her...
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Innovative micro enterprise project comes to Ireland
Entrepeneurs 4 Change- Community groups giving would-be entrepreneurs second chanceFive community organisations have pulled together and pooled resources to bring a new entrepreneurial programme...
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Especially for people who’ve been excluded
Des BurkeThe European Volunteer Service (EVS) contains “specific supports to enable the participation of young people with fewer opportunities, for example as a result...
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New counselling initiative reaching people for first time
“It helped to give me a kickstart in life," a participant in the Gateway Project said of it. "It...
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Intergenerational work challenges old (and young) stereotypes
Lynda Wakefield pictured with Intergenerational project participent Sean DalyBy Conor Hogan“Young people and older people,” community worker Lynda Wakefield says, “are probably the two...
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Wheel & Irish Rural Link to ensure everybody hears about tv switchover
On October 24th, rabbit ears and fuzzy receptions will become a thing of the past in Ireland thanks to the digital switchover. This change...
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Léargas actively looking for volunteers
Conor Hogan reportsNo Irish demographic has been hit harder in the recession than the young. In fact, of the working population under 30, one...
