The upcoming Energy in Poultry event will look at the various energy saving opportunities for farmers together with renewable energy deployment opportunities. The Energy in Poultry event, which is organised by Teagasc in association with IFAC, will take place on Friday, 14th December at Teagasc Agricultural College, Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan ENERGY IN POULTRY EVENT click this link for further details
The Regional Suicide Resource Office is providing a One-day Self Harm training programme on Monday 3rd December 2018. The training will be held in St John’s Pastoral Centre, John’s Hill, Waterford X91 HW9D from 9.30am – 4.30pm. Lunch is not provided at this training. This training programme aims to develop participant’s knowledge and understanding of self-harm and the reason underlying such behaviour. For further information, check out this link Understanding self-harm one day training Please note: Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis It is important [...]
A celebration of diverse cultures living in Kilkenny Sunday 2nd December 2018 in the Millenium Court, Hebron Rd., Kilkenny Festival of Culture - click this link to view Poster
Violence against Women 16 Days campaign against Violence against Women which will take place from November 25th – December 10th. There will be various awareness raising event co-ordinate by the Carlow Domestic Abuse Network over the course of the campaign. #Change the Conversation. For more information - Click on the links 16 facts 16 days Myth Postcard 1 No Woman ever deserves Abuse Myth Postcard 4 - She must've known Myth Postcard 3 - She must've done something to deserve it Myth Postcard 2 - Domestic Violence is a Private [...]
Recently published book by Senan Cooke - A Bottom up perspective on the capacity within communities to regenerate. Enterprising Community Flyer - click here to view Endorsements of Senan's book click this link to view
MAKE WAY DAY 2018 – Disability Federation of Ireland – have released Media Coverage follow up report and survey on this day. At a glance, the campaign: Featured on RTE News TV and RTE Radio 1, Morning Ireland with Sean O’Rourke, Reached over one million people on Facebook alone Trended no.1 on Twitter for over 4 hours Featured in 27 Newspaper articles Was spoken about on 18 Regional radio stations Featured in Numerous Online publications, including Joe.ie - to view Media Coverage - click this link to view survey report
This is an initiative under the Government’s National Digital Strategy, which is funded by the Department of Communications, Climate Action & Environment, to provide free basic digital skills training for citizens who do not have the confidence or skills to use the internet. Training classes are taking place in every County nationwide with classes advertised locally, times and venues are arranged to meet the needs identified by citizens. Organisations who are interested in receiving training classes can also contact the Grantees to organise group training for up to 10 citizens per class. [...]
The Charities Regulator launched the Charities Governance Code, which sets the minimum standards, which everyone on the board of a registered charity, should ensure their charity meets in order to effectively manage and control their organisations. It was launched by the Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development Seán Canney, consists of six principles of governance. These are: advancing charitable purpose; behaving with integrity; leading people; exercising control; working effectively; being accountable and transparent. To download a copy of the https://www.charitiesregulator.ie/media/1609/charities-governance-code.pdf
The Department of Rural and Community Development (DRCD), together with the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP), produced the ‘Be Winter Ready’ leaflet for 2018-2019. Winter readiness is a challenge for individuals and communities across Ireland each year, and the campaign is designed to raise awareness of practical steps to keep safe through the winter months ahead. https://drcd.gov.ie/community/be-winter-ready/ For more information click on these links. Be Winter Ready Booklet 2018 Click here to view Poster
CHARITY IMPACT AWARDS - F.A.O. Community Groups The Charity Impact Awards celebrates the positive impact charities and communities groups make in people’s lives by telling the stories of these organisations and the people behind them. The Charity Impact Awards are closing for nomination on the 23 October. Don't miss out on this opportunity to take part and shine a light on the work of your organisation. #CharityImpactAwards18 Find out more at www.charityimpactawards.ie Last year we had 118 organisations entered the competition, with over 30,000 votes and 37,000 people visiting www.charityimpactawards.ie. [...]