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When David meets Dermot
'Dublin Valentines' is an annual public conversation between playwright and poet Dermot Bolger and well known Dublin...
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EU Year of Active Ageing – Somebody Really Should Do Something!
By Marie Louise Byrne2012 is the EU Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations – a somewhat wordy title which aims to raise...
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15,000 employed and 70,000 trained
Brian Carty of the Irish Local Development Network- Survey of local development companies indicatesOver an 18-month period, Local Development Companies (LDCs) directly supported an...
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Seanad Debate – Opposition divided over “alignment”
Minister Phil Hogan (FG)Minister Phil Hogan addressed the issue of “aligning” the local development sector with local government in the Seanad on November 9th. The Local...
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Dail Report – Two Day Debate over community sector
Sinn Fein's Brian StanleyOn October 11th and 12th, the Dail debated the work of the voluntary and community sector, prompted by a motion from Laois-Offaly...
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Wexford scheme has warmed 2500 homes & created jobs
Wexford Local DevelopmentBy Allen MeagherAround ten Local Development Companies (LDCs) are delivering the Better Energy Homes Scheme around the country along with 20 other...
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Group insulation schemes can jumpstart your local economy!
Gearoid Fitzgibbon writesInvesting in home insulation and energy efficiency gives a better return than most other sorts of investments: it saves the householder money,...
