Local Development Week 2024

Local Development Week 2024

Northside Partnership is delighted to be part of the Irish Local Development Network’s (ILDN) Local Development Week 2024!

Local Development Week is taking place from Monday, 23rd September to Friday, 27th September 2024. This week-long celebration will spotlight the vital role Local Development Companies (LDCs) play in building vibrant, inclusive, and sustainable communities throughout Ireland.

Employing over 2,000 people, the Local Development Sector works tirelessly to support community development, social inclusion, enterprise, and environmental sustainability. Local Development Week 2024 provides an opportunity to raise awareness about the impactful work LDCs do daily, enhancing the quality of life in towns and villages across the country.

Local Events Nationwide

Throughout Local Development Week, Local Development Companies will host events across Ireland to showcase their unique contributions to their communities. The public is encouraged to reach out to their nearest LDC for more details on these local celebrations.

National Events in Dublin

In addition to the local activities, ILDN will host two major national events in Dublin, aimed at celebrating key achievements within the sector and highlighting important developments. These events will take place at Buswells Hotel, 23-27 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2.

Northside Partnership Events

Empowering Communities Showcase

(Not a Local Development Week event, but features the work of the Empowering Communities teams, many of which are part of Local Development Companies)

Date: Monday 23rd September

Time: Full-Day Event

Location: Athlone

17 Empowering Community teams from across the country are coming together to demonstrate & celebrate the amazing work they do in their local communities. Northside Partnership’s Empowering Communities team will be there to present its progress and success stories.

 

Near FM Radio

Date: Monday 23rd September 2024

Time: 11:00am – 11:30am

Location: 90.3fm or https://nearfm.ie/livestream/

Tune into Near FM as Paul Rogers, CEO Northside Partnership and Dr. Carol Baumann, CEO, Irish Local Development Network join Donie to discuss the work of Local Development Companies in supporting communities across Ireland.

Northside Partnership Open House

Meet the Team

Date: Tuesday 24th September 2024

Time: 10.00 – 12.00 am

Location: Northside Partnership, Kish House, Greendale Road, Kilbarrack

Northside Partnership invites you to an Open House. Meet our team and see what programmes are available to individuals and communities across North East Dublin.

Book your place here

Financial Capbilities for All Launch

Date: Wednesday 25th September

Time: 10.30 am – 11.15 am

Location: Buswell’s Hotel, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2

Financial Capabilities for All is a toolkit for services to empower individuals in developing their financial skills and enhancing their capabilities.

This innovative financial capabilities toolkit supports people with learning disabilities, people at risk of financial exclusion and young people aged 16+. It contains a Users’ Workbook and Facilitators Manual.

Nessan Vaughan, Chairperson, Northside Partnership will facilitate the launch where we will hear from Angela Shafer, Community Education Coordinator, Northside Partnership as well as representatives who have used ‘Financial Capabilities for All’ to speak about the impact of the programme. This will be followed by a short Q and A session.

Event Registration – By Invitation

EcoPocket Garden Visit

Visit our EcoPocket Garden to see the work of our Tús and Community Employment teams

Date: Wednesday 25th September 2024

Time: 12.00 – 3.00pm

Location: Northside Partnership, Coolock Development Centre, Bunratty Drive, Coolock

Visit our EcoPocket garden with tours of the different pockets of the project, including crop production which provide fruit and vegetables to the food bank; learn about plant propagation skills demo in the nursery; walk the eco garden to see the new pond; and see the different nesting boxes for birds and wildlife. Free demonstrations of garden skills and giveaways!

Register here

Advantaged Thinking Webinar

Co-hosted by Northside Partnership and Dublin Northwest Partnership

Date: Thursday 26th September 2024

Time: 11.00am – 12.00pm

Location: Online via Zoom

To celebrate Local Development Week, Dublin Northwest Partnership & Northside Partnership invite you to Advantaged Thinking Webinar.

Advantaged Thinking (AT) is a practice approach which was first developed by Colin Falconer, in 2011, when part of the UK youth charity, The Foyer Federation. It represents a shift in the way we think about and respond to people experiencing disadvantage. It challenges us to move away from a deficit, disadvantaged or problem-focused lens and recognise that all people have a vital contribution to make to the social, cultural and economic life of our communities and society.

As a primary goal, Advantaged Thinking seeks to reframe how the government and community sectors invest in people, and how employers and the community see people and their capacity to contribute. It calls upon us to re-direct investment into building the abilities of individuals and communities, thus enabling them for both personal and societal good.

Register here

For further details of events, please contact Sarah Clohessy: sarah.clohessy@nspartnership.ie