Increased funding for 400 community organisations
An additional €3 million funding has been allocated to support community services organisations from January 2025 under the Community Services Programme (CSP).
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Author: Kathy Masterson
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Kathy Masterson worked as a freelance journalist and social media mgr with Changing Ireland from 2022-2024. She previously worked as a journalist and editor in regional newspapers in Limerick, Wexford, Kildare and Dublin. Kathy hails from Dublin and has been living in Co Clare for more than a decade.
PPN funding increase announced at 10-year anniversary gathering
From next January, each PPN will receive over €100,000 in core funding from the Department of Rural and Community Development – more than double the original allocation of €50,000 each in 2015 and an increase of almost 20% on 2024.
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Unique outdoorsy project in Birr connects young people with nature, self and others
A pilot programme held in Birr, Co Offaly last year developed innovative ways of encouraging young people to get outdoors, on what became a journey of self-discovery. The good news is, FLOW is back with a new course about to begin this November.
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New ‘Social Innovation Coaching and Mentoring Programme’ aims to enhance services in local communities
A new programme was launched last week aimed at enhancing the performance of organisations supported under the Community Services Programme (CSP).
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Budget 2025: How the Department’s €472 million will be spent this year
A Budget package worth €472 million has been allocated to the Department of Rural and Community Development for 2025. A number of community and voluntary organisations, including Irish Rural Link were critical of the allocation, with CEO Seamus Boland saying the €472 million “pales in comparison to the amount of money available in the Budget”.
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