Publications
Unique online Irish Local Community Hub launched – mylocaltown.ie
A new community portal has been launched that provides an interactive community website for every village, town and community in Ireland. As well as local listings, there’s the ability for users such as for local groups and organisations such as sports clubs, charities, churches, schools, libraries and special interest groups to add their own content and information – news, events and announcements etc.
Create: Launch of InRes
Create is pleased to announce the launch of InRes. Responding to the demand for information on national and international opportunities, Create is introducing the InRes initiative as a constantly updated online resource for artists that work in a collaborative context. The information consists of local, regional, national and international opportunities for the arts sector. InRes provides details on upcoming commissions, residencies, bursaries, exhibitions and awards across all artforms, recognised by the Arts Council. InRes will be an invaluable resource to artists and arts organisations in these financially challenging times and we would recommend checking back often to avail of opportunities as they appear.
Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice: New Publication ‘A New Economic Paradigm?’
The current issue of Working Notes: A New Economic Paradigm (March 2010), published by the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice, presents different alternatives to economic recovery, – not merely a return to the consumption-driven and environmentally-damaging form of growth which emerged during the Celtic Tiger. Such a model has proven itself to be unsustainable, with drastic consequences when the inevitable downturn associated with this sort of growth descends. This issue concentrates on some of the less publicised underlying values that will make economic turnaround and Ireland’s emergence out of recession a feasible opportunity for prosperity for all in our society to benefit from Irish economic stability.
Spunout: New research project into effects of 'break-ups' amongst young people
It’s less than a month since lovers, young and old, were celebrating romance and reminding themselves of their commitment to each other. Whilst for many the day may have spurred on another year of love, for others it signaled break-ups or reminders of past splits. A new collaborate research initiative between The University of Limerick and the SpunOut.ie Youth Organisation is seeking to better understand the impact of these break-ups and assess how they affect young people in particular.
A Guide to Key Services in Dublin 10 and Dublin 20 for the Migrant Community
Following on from the successful Intercultural seminar that took place last June, the Ballyfermot/Chapelizod Partnership have re-established an intercultural steering group for Ballyfermot and Chapelizod. One of our actions for 2009 was to develop a local directory for Dublin 10 and Dublin 20. This was launched at an Intercultural celebration in the Ballyfermot Civic Centre on the 15th December where there was Santa, Samba and Sushi for everyone to enjoy.
