community work

Around two hundred people took part in a rally at the entrance to Shannon Airport on Sunday, November 12, at which the names of children killed by weapons that may have passed through the airport were read out by peace activists.

A new bursary fund of €200,000 was launched today to support community workers seeking to pursue endorsed postgraduate community work qualifications.

Senator Eileen Flynn says now is the time to invest in community development. She thanked Department she had "many run-ins with" for platform to speak.

An overdue document was launched by Minister of State for Community Development, Joe O’Brien, with help from Ivan Cooper of The Wheel and Rachel Doyle of Community Work Ireland, on October 19. It was overdue in so much as it could be helpful for a couple living together for years, even if they sometimes drive each other bananas, to see what they actually agree on. The seven-page document outlines an agreed set of values and principles to be used by central and local government, as well as state bodies, for collaboration and partnership when working with groups in the community and voluntary sector.