Author Archives: David
West Cork Protest at Dail Eireann, June 18th
WEST CORK COMMUNITIES ALLIANCE – JUNE 18TH PROTEST TO DÁIL EIREANN As you probably already know the West Cork Community Alliance will be taking a protest to the gates of Dáil Eireann on Tuesday the 18th of June. The protest … Continue reading
Public Meeting Notice: A Plan for ‘Fishing Dependent Communities’
Development of a Plan for ‘Fishing Dependent Communities’ in Counties Cork and Kerry An Information and Ideas Meetings Will be Held in County Cork at the Following Venues 20th June Clonakilty Fernhill Hotel 8.00pm 21st June Skibereen – West Cork … Continue reading
LEADER Budget for West Cork Cut by €2.4million
PRESS RELEASE West Cork, 27 May, 2013: After close of business on Monday May, 20th the West Cork Development Partnership was informed via email by Minister Hogan’s Department of Environment, Community and Local Government that the LEADER programme budget for … Continue reading
Hogan’s Vision for LDCs is Flawed: Response to the Sunday Independent Article of 12th May
Copy of letter Published in the Letter to the Editor Section of the Sunday Independent, 19th May 2013 Madam – We wish to correct a number of serious inaccuracies in the article by John Drennan (Sunday Independent, May 12, 2013) … Continue reading
West Cork Community Alliance Open Meeting
The West Cork Communities Alliance has invited the West Cork Development Partnership to attend an open forum, the details of which are as follows: Date: Monday 20th May, 2013 Time: 8.30pm Venue: West Cork Hotel, Skibbereen. The meeting will present a number of … Continue reading
Tenders sought to develop an integrated local development strategy for defined areas of the Cork and Kerry coastal region
20 March 2013 The South West Fisheries Local Action Group, supported by BIM, seeks tenders from suitably qualified persons or companies to develop an integrated local development strategy for defined areas of the Cork and Kerry coastal region for the … Continue reading
Ireland XO achieves All-Ireland Coverage
Twelve months on from the national programme launch by An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD, Ireland Reaching Out announces today that it has achieved coverage of its volunteer “reverse genealogy” service across the 32 counties of Ireland. March 14th 2013 – … Continue reading
Recording of Historic Graveyards – Open Meetings
We are pleased to announce the delivery of an exciting community based heritage project which digitally records and publishes historic graveyard surveys and stories. The project will begin with a series of public meetings where Eachtra Archaeological Projects will discuss … Continue reading
Walk Ireland Sunday Times Series
Part 1 of the Walk Ireland Series of brochures in the Sunday Times last weekend, Coastal & Island Walks, amongst others, Kealoge Mine Loop, Allihies. Don’t forget to pick up Part 2 this weekend, featuring Forest Walks. March 17th Editions … Continue reading
Local Government/Local Development Company Alignment Proposals
A summary response by the West Cork Development Partnership On October 16th, 2012, the Government published proposals to align the local government and local development sectors[1]. While the principle of alignment and co-ordination of strategies and resources between local authorities … Continue reading
