Community

Heating bills now negligible, say volunteers. Voluntary effort to install solar panels renews church’s place as a community hub

Grants of up to €100,000 will be provided under the Community Centre Investment Fund to upgrade existing Community Centres. Eligible works include: accessibility works, refurbishments to kitchens and toilets, and energy efficiency upgrades. 

Community leaders and residents in Dolphin House and Park, located just off the South Circular Road in Dublin's South Inner City, have had enough of broken promises, politicians saying money is no problem, and ministers saying planning could be fast-tracked.

12 projects in areas that currently lack a community centre will receive between €1 million and €6 million to build brand new facilities.

Entries are now open for the 2024 SuperValu Tidy Towns competition, marking the 66th consecutive year of the event.  Last year, 880 entries were received, with more than 30,000 volunteers working across 1,000 active Tidy Towns groups in towns and villages nationwide. 

John McCafferty says that Árainn Mhór island in Co. Donegal would welcome another 100 or more people fleeing war and strife. He objects as an Irish person, proud of our history, to arson as a form of protest and does not understand why anyone would engage in such acts.

From city life in Ukraine to "a rock" off the coast of Donegal - Árainn Mhór's Ukrainian population have settled well into island life and their new community

A further €50 million has been allocated to the Community Recognition Fund, which was introduced last year to recognise the huge efforts made by communities in welcoming and supporting people coming to Ireland.