Getting Citizens Online computer training for Farmers and Individuals
Classes are starting in January in your local area, contact Mary on 090 6482744 or check the map here
Irish Rural Link is pleased to announce that it’s CEO Séamus Boland has been elected President- elect of Diversity Europe Group, which represents Civic Society on the European Economic Social Committee based in Brussels. He is the first Irish person to be elected to this position since it’s foundation in 1956, as one of the EU’s institutions listed in the Rome Treaty.
The Group is made up of delegates drawn from each member state, representing sectors which include, community, agriculture, environment, consumers, social economy and various professions.
Seamus has been a member of the European Economic Social Committee since October 2011. He is currently vice-president of the Diversity Europe Group and will take up the position as President in October 2020.
More information about the Diversity Europe Group is available on www.eesc.europa.eu
PEACE PLUS is a new EU cross-border programme that will contribute to a more prosperous and stable society in Northern Ireland and the Border Region of Ireland. The programme will achieve this by funding activities that promote peace and reconciliation and contribute to the cross-border economic and territorial development of the region. It will build upon previous PEACE and INTERREG Programmes.
SEUPB are seeking the input of the public to help shape the content of this programme. The stakeholder engagement process started on 10 December 2019 and will run until 25 February 2020 All relevant documents and list and dates and venues of Stakeholder Engagement Events are available on https://www.seupb.eu/peaceplus
CWF were nominated in two categories at the recent Spark Change Awards and were the winner in the Connector Award category for its innovative and impactful ways to engage multiple stakeholders or build networks to generate the transformational change needed to make the SDGs a reality. The award ceremony took place in Dublin Castle on the 18th October. Over the past year, dozens of community and voluntary groups have been working on local projects to make Ireland more economically, socially and environmentally sustainable. The Spark Change Awards highlighted these inspiring stories. Eleven organisations from across Ireland were shortlisted in six categories. The awards were the culmination of Spark Change, a collaborative project of The Wheel and Trinity College Dublin, funded by the EPA.
2019 was a good year for various group and individual members of CWF. Kilteevan Tidy Towns took Second Place in the Tidy Towns Sustainable Development Award, whilst Abbeyleix Bog took top honours in the Heritage category of the National Lottery Good Causes Awards. Recently Girley Bog Meitheal was the winner of Creative Place Initiative category of the Pride of Place Competition. In October Tina Claffey was awarded an Honourable Mention at the International Photography Awards in New York for her book ‘Tapestry of Light’ on Ireland’s bogs and wetlands.
Pictured: Girley Bog Meaitheal members at the Pride of Place Awards Ceremony & Ned Gilligan & Eileen Fahy of Kilteevan Tidy Towns receiving award from Minister Heather Humphreys
Classes are now coming to a close for 2019, but will be back early in 2020 – so keep an eye on your local community notes and our website www.irishrurallink.ie
These classes run for 5 weeks, 2 hours a week and are FREE to attend. The classes are aimed at any person who has never used a computer before, with the classes teaching participants how to use the internet, online banking, email, pay bill online, Skype etc. The ‘IT Skills for Farmers’ courses help farmers to register calves and herd movements as well as the basic skills also.
If you know anyone who would be interested in or would benefit from one of these classes, please contact Mary Keyes, Programme Coordinator, on 090 6482744 or Maryk@irishrurallink.ie or you can search the map for a class near you https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1HCmFsxcCTIFj390bjIRZ_urz927YNqhH&ll=53.37084448323444%2C-8.125986099999977&z=8
