Irish Local Development Network

We are pleased to learn of changes that the Government plans to enact to the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS), which supports the development and upgrade of outdoor recreational facilities, which LDCs play a central role in delivering. Among other things, the changes will provide for greater alignment between ORIS-funded project and County Outdoor Recreation Plans, and will deliver accessibility improvements for people with limited mobility. Further information on ORIS is available in the document below. Department of Rural and Community Development

A beautiful piece about the journey of Oleksandra Kurova in The Irish Times who is part of the National Ukrainian Choir. Oleksandra is working with our member company Longford Community Resources CLG where she is driving significant impact as a Ukrainian Outreach Support Worker. Thank you to Ella Sloane for the piece https://lnkd.in/eXzDRDp2

A very special day for our member companies who were instrumental in setting up the Ukrainian National Choir as the documentary which tells the story of the choir is launched with Her Excellency Ms Larysa Gerasko, Ambassador of Ukraine to Ireland. 18 months ago, the choir was set up by Terry Hyland, Cavan County Local Development and Adeline O' Brien, Empower , Phil Coulter who generously provided his expertise and guidance gratis, with support from the Irish Local Development Network. The song itself is about a couple who escape from the troubles and there are many parallels between the original lyrics and the current situation of Ukrainian refugees.  The choir director for the initiative, Yulia Boyko, is originally from Ukraine and has been in Ireland for twenty years and now runs her own music school in Cavan, translated the song verses to Ukrainian. The documentary follows the journey of the choir from their initial rehearsal through to the recording and launch of the single Steal Away and their performance in the Bord Gáis theatre. It is one of the many health and wellbeing initiatives being run by our member companies to integrate our new arrivals and and the video emotively captures the impact that Local Development Companies are having on our communities.  This work is funded through the Social Inclusion Community Activation Fund, through the Department of Rural and Community Development and we are delighted to have had representatives present at the launch and Deirdre Kelly addressing the audience. This funding is administered by Pobal who are an important partner to the Local Development Sector. John Feerick Sligo LEADER Partnership Company CLG Linda Sice Brogan Galway City Partnership Adrian Greene Longford Community Resources CLG Colin Ludlow Meath Partnership Gabriel O'Connell Monaghan Integrated Development CLG Eamonn O'Reilly NEWKD Company Roisin Lennon Offaly Local Development Company Ryan Howard SECAD Partnership CLG Isabel Cambie South Tipperary Development Company | STDC Louth Local Development Jennifer Moroney-Ward PAUL Partnership Frank Murtagh Westmeath Community Development CLG Carol Baumann Philip O'Donnell Michelle Mullally Jim Finn Emma Lane-Spollen Jerry O'Connor Uyi Austine Hannah Brogan Lisa Nic an Bhreithimh Kathleen Smith Martina Earley Roscommon LEADER Partnership Steal Away Documentary: www.empower.ie/steal-away/ Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/d-Mjyp3Z

A fantastic end to #LocalDevelopmentWeek, well done to Sligo LEADER Partnership Company CLG

Day 4 of #LocalDevelopmentWeek The Irish Local Development Network were delighted to celebrate the mid programme conference for Retrofit Ready on Thursday in the Iontas Theatre in Monaghan as part of #LocalDevelopmentWeek     The project was developed by a consortium consisting of four member Local Development Companies; Sligo LEADER Partnership Company CLG, Leitrim Development Company, Cavan County Local Development and Monaghan Integrated Development CLG with Plan Energy and ATU Contract Research Unit Sligo. Francis McCarron from Monaghan Integrated Development CLG hosted the conference, welcoming audiences from across the energy and local development sector. We heard from Barry Mc Carron FCIAT who spoke about how our approach to buildings has evolved. Michelle Mullally from ILDN shared learnings from the Network on community development approaches to climate action. Niall McCaffrey from Ipsos, who works with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications shared learnings from the National Dialogue on Climate Action and from the community engagement initiatives happening throughout the country.     Peadar Geelan from ATU Contract Research Unit spoke about the toolkit which is being created as the programme evolves. This toolkit guides users on how to extract data from various tools and we look forward to sharing this widely.   A panel discussion with the team Owen McConnon, Eve Hughes and John Treacy was then facilitated by Francis McCarron with lots of interesting participation and comments from the audience.     Finally Gavin Forkan wrapped up and shared the learnings and spoke to the direction that the project will take for the remaining months. The programme is funded through the Community Climate Action Programme, Strand 2 through the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. The consortium are grateful to Pobal for the funding support which has made this work possible. Many thanks to our colleagues from across the network who joined us in Monaghan to learn about the programme. Terry Hyland Chris Gonley John Feerick Gabriel O'Connell Linda Sice Brogan Joanne Butler Jim Finn Eamon Ryan

A number of learning opportunities taking place across the sector this week for #LocalDevelopmentWeek. We are grateful to Northside Partnership for sharing this wonderful programme 'Financial Capabilities for All" and all of the Local Development Companies who came to listen, learn and share their own experiences. #LDW24

An important celebration being held in Sligo for #LocalDevelopmentWeek. We wish John Feerick and his team all the best as they recognise the 30 year anniversary of the company and 20 years of the Rural Social Scheme on Friday.

Day 3 of #LocalDevelopmentWeek Lots of energy on day 3 of #LocalDevelopmentWeek at Buswell's Hotel in Dublin where the Irish Local Development Network presented our Pre-Budget Submission and we heard from an important initiative in Northside Partnership 'Financial Capabilities for all' Thank you to all of the political representatives for coming to hear about how they can support and advocate for policies which strengthen our communities across the country. You can read our pre-budget submission here. https://lnkd.in/eamqfen2 Paul Rogers Sarah Clohessy Angela Boyle-Shafer Nessan Vaughan Carol Baumann Michelle Mullally Philip O'Donnell Caroline Lydon Linda Sice Brogan Jennifer Moroney-Ward Pat Wallace Jim Finn Westmeath Community Development CLG John Feerick Sligo LEADER Partnership Company CLG Eamonn O'Reilly Chris Gonley South West Mayo Development Company Sabina Trench Una Lowry Many thanks to Allen Meagher and Changing Ireland for capturing the day #LDW24

Day 2 of #LocalDevelopmentWeek with the Irish Local Development Network ILDN launched the 2023 Annual Report in Buswell's Hotel in Dublin. We were delighted to have been joined by Joe O'Brien, Minister of State of the Department of Rural and Community Development, Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, and Department of Social Protection. Our chair, Martina Earley, CEO of Roscommon LEADER Partnership spoke to the importance of Local Development Week and the role that Local Development Companies play in building inclusive and vibrant communities. Carol Baumann, CEO of Irish Local Development Network reflected on the operating context of 2023 and the growth of the ILDN team Michelle Mullally, Programmes, Impact and Communications Officer explored the challenges and opportunities of impact measurement and promotions and Philip O'Donnell discussed the approach to research and policy within the network. The Minister then addressed the group, acknowledging importance of the work of the Local Development Sector and thanking those in attendance for their commitment to creating a fairer society. We would like to thank our members for joining us for this launch to celebrate the impactful work of the network. Shauna McClenaghan Patricia M Lee Arran O Driscoll South Tipperary Development Company | STDC North Tipperary Development Company Dublin Northwest Partnership Dublin City Community Cooperative Paul Rogers Liffey Partnership Leitrim Development Company Linda Sice Brogan Toni McCaul, M.A. hons, B.A. hons, Dipl PM John Feerick Pat Wallace Waterford Area Partnership Sinead Sherwin Photos courtesy of Basem Ibraheem

'Community engagement can enable self determination in building a vision to ensure climate justice' Waterford Area Partnership sharing their collaborative piece of work this week for #LocalDevelopmentWeek. https://lnkd.in/epe5RbFP