Ivan Cooper, director of public policy at The Wheel, spoke at the launch to argue for why he felt the values and principles document was “very important”. He said he could not “emphasise enough the entwined nature in the way the sector and the State collaborate in supporting people in communities and people in Ireland”.
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Officially launching the values and principles document, Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development, Joe O’Brien, said: “The publication of these values and principles copper-fastens the renewed relationship and partnership between government and the community and voluntary sector, which has been central in addressing the crises of recent times.”
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NATIONAL policy is making rural poverty worse, according to a recent study on poverty and social exclusion in Co Clare.
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The pandemic has shown us more than ever the importance of self-care, writes Nicola Browne. She asks – why are social justice organisations so slow to practice what they preach when it comes to wellbeing?
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• A voluntary group set up last year to welcome asylum-seekers to West Clare welcomed the Department of Justice and Equality’s decision in August to close the emergency Direct Provision centre.
• On August 12th – the day the closure was announced – the Miltown Malbay Welcome Group thanked Minister Helen McEntee for her prompt action.
• Civil society voices who welcomed the move included Clare PPN’s Sarah Clancy, author Ruairi McKiernan, and human rights activist John Lannon.