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Allen Meagher is the founding editor of 'Changing Ireland'. Linkedin: https://ie.linkedin.com/in/allen-meagher-33a1601a

INTERVIEW – Minister Carey says ‘no’ to national forum proposal, but ‘yes’ to some local proposals

Posted by Allen Meagher | Jun 29, 2010 | Development Work, Funding Programmes

‘Changing Ireland’ interviewed Minister Pat Carey yesterday on a range of topics, including a key question over changing structures for State support for communities within the framework of the Local and Community Development Programme.

Budget 2010 – COMMUNITIES DOWN AT LEAST 10%

Posted by Allen Meagher | Dec 10, 2009 | Inclusion, Programmes

Some of the most severe recommendations in the McCarthy Report will not be implemented this year, but with a similar budget promised for next year and the year after, it’s far from over for communities. For now,...

2 PROGRAMMES TO BE MERGED – CURRAN IN CAVAN

Posted by Allen Meagher | Sep 22, 2009 | Development Work, Funding Programmes, Programmes

The Community Development Programme, first established in 1990, is to be absorbed into a new unnamed programme that also incorporates the Local Development and Social Inclusion Programme.

Ban on class discrimination recommended by Equality Authority

Posted by Allen Meagher | Oct 15, 2003 | Inclusion (Editor’s Choice)

In our Autumn 2003 edition (issue 9) the Equality Authority’s CEO Niall Crowley called on the government to add socio-economic or class discrimination to be be added to nine grounds already covered by equality law. The article was published as follows: