PODCAST SERIES 1: Meagher’s Covid-19 Family Newsdesk experience
Editor Allen Meagher recounts his experience during the Covid lockdown. No more than anyone else, he really wasn’t prepared for a pandemic.
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Author: Allen Meagher
Social enterprise sector has a new representative body from today
CAPTION: A year ago – last July 19 – the Government’s first National Social Enterprise Policy was launched and, in November, the first National Social Enterprise Conference (run by the Department of Rural and Community Development) took place in Croke Park. Pictured among the attendees are two of the founders of a new body launched today called ‘Social Enterprise Republic of Ireland’ (Seri) – Larry O’Neill, CEO of South Dublin County Partnership and Senan Cooke, author of ‘The Enterprising Community’. They are pictured here with Bernie Walshe from Sunflower Recycling. (PHOTO BY: Changing Ireland).
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One Minister, two Departments: Community in Cabinet
In 1997, “Community” became a named function of a government department for the first time. It has remained in usage ever since. So how come Minister Heather Humphreys is responsible for two departments, one including Community? Allen Meagher reports:
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Tomorrow we’ll know if this is monumental, or an historic footnote
Here’s a comprehensive analysis of what the proposed Programme for Government says that should concern and interest the many people devoted to community development and social inclusion.
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Harry’s Diary – Day 42 (Sat, April 25, 2020)
EXCERPT: They had no idea of the mortal danger they were in.
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