Northside Community Forum

Call for a Process of Facilitated Dialogue on behalf of the Northside Community Forum

We are the secretariat for the Northside Community Forum which brings together 75 community groups that operate in our catchment area. The Forum collectively develops actions, campaigns and works on issues affecting the community and community based organisations. The Forum was established in 2002.

The work of Northside Community Forum is overseen by a Steering Committee, which is elected by the Forum members. If you are a local community organisation or a group working in the area and are interested in joining Northside Community Forum, contact greta.keegan@nspartnership.ie for further information.

  • It offers a safe space where ideas and views on issues and prospects can be exchanged.
  • It affords opportunities for cooperation to take place between organisations or groups.
  • It provides a collective voice for members.
  • Through the Forum, Directors are elected to the Board of the Northside Partnership on an annual basis.
The current members of the Northside Community Forum include:

The current members of the Steering Committee are:

  • Dorothee MeyerHoltKamp – Near FM (Chair)
  • Roslyn Palmer –  Community Law & Mediation
  • Greta Keegan – Northside Partnership (Secretariat)
  • Patricia Dunne – Aster Family Support
  • Anita Whelan – Doras Buí
  • Sarah McDonald – Kilbarrack Community Development
  • Sarah Murphy – Kilmore West Youth Project
  • Cristina Santamaria – Aoibhneas

Coordination of the Northside Community Forum is funded through the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP).