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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,...
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Tipp parish targets energy waste to spur rural economy
North Tipperary Energy PresentationBy Allen Meagher An energy audit by community volunteers and development workers has found...
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“I gained confidence; we all benefitted” – says 19-year-old organiser
Emeka IroaganachiYoung people in Longford are putting it up to youth groups around the country to organise big multicultural events.Emeka Iroaganachi, 19, is president...
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The challenges ahead in local development By Dr. Eileen Humphreys
Dr Eileen HumphreysDr Eileen Humphreys has written an article about local development in Ireland that is as up-to-date as you’ll find.‘Local Development in Ireland:...
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Country will be clean as a whistle shortly
A scrap metal collection - Communities hoovering up scrap metal to raise funds Keeping a local community organisation or...
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International local development perspectives
LDnet.euA new website called ‘LDnet’ focuses on “local development” work across Europe and further afield. The site is being added to all...
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15,000 employed and 70,000 trained
- Survey of local development companies indicates Over an 18-month period, Local Development Companies (LDCs) directly supported an estimated 15,000 people to find...
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County’s First Gay Visibilty Week
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Visibility Week was launched on November 14 in Wexford – the first of it’s kind in the...
