Traveller Culture Awareness Training

Traveller Culture Awareness Training  taking place in North Cork in March. 

The training is open to staff/volunteers of agencies and community groups working in North Cork who would like to know more about Traveller Culture and how to ensure that your services are reaching Travellers.

Places are limited so please book early to ensure a place. 

There is a cost of €30 to participate and CPD points are available to nurses/ health professionals taking part.

Bec Fahy

Primary Health Care Co-ordinator

Travellers of North Cork (TNC)

Riverside,

Doneraile,

County Cork

Tel. 022 71035 / 022 71032

mobile: 087 2931364

email: travellersnorthcork@live.com

Training Information

Want to get an insight into Traveller Culture?
TCAT is a two hour Traveller led workshop. The workshop is generic and is open to anyone with an
interest in learning more about the uniqueness of Travellers and their culture. It aims to promote a
better understanding of Traveller culture among the wider community in Cork.
DATE: Tuesday 10th March
TIME: 10.30am
VENUE: Mercy Centre, Mallow
Learn about:
􀁸 The importance of Traveller culture to the Traveller community.
􀁸 Traveller customs and traditions.
􀁸 The laws and policies that affect Travellers.
􀁸 How to support Traveller service users.
What other participants have said:
􀂾 I now know the importance of communication and openness. I won’t be afraid to discuss Traveller
culture in front of young Travellers and challenge attitudes of some settled people to Travellers.
􀂾 I understand the shift needed for services to be accessible.
􀂾 I intend to encourage young Travellers be proud and celebrate their culture.
Interested?
To book a place of find out more please contact:
Bec Fahy, (Travellers of North Cork) on 022 71035 email: travellersnorthcork@live.com
or
Bridget Horgan, on 087 1114 6585 email corktcat@gmail.com
Closing date for applications is Thursday 5th March 2015.

School Garden Competition Launched

Frozen’s Olaf hosts Ugly Veg Picnic for School Gardening Kids

Frozen’s Olaf hosted a special ugly vegetable Picnic to launch the Muintir na Tire School Garden Competition yesterday. Children from Canovee, Rusheen and Rylane National Schools were invited to the picnic by Olaf in Griffins Garden Centre Dripsey where they enjoyed all sorts of goodies. Even Deputy Mayor Councillor Aindreas Moynihan dropped in to wish all the schools taking part in this year’s copmpetion well. There were plenty of ugly veg were on display and Olaf reminded us  that this is perfectly good food and should not be wasted. The competition is now in its third year and continues to grow with many schools recognising the benefits of having a school garden. Schools have all sorts of options when it comes to choosing which type of Garden they can enter.

Garden Categories include Edible Garden, Biodiversity/Wildlife Garden, Up-Cycling Art and colour Garden, Mixed Garden,   Small Garden, Best New Garden , Innovation and Creativity and the overall best  Pride of County Cork Garden  All  schools all automatically judged for this Award.

 Mary Stack Environmental Awareness Officer of Cork County council encouraged schools to rethink, repair, refurbish along with reusing & recycling items in their garden as this is very important for the environment. Conor Nelligan Heritage urged schools to think Biodiversity when gardening. He particularly suggested the inclusion of natural hedges, log piles, bird boxes, bird tables, wildflower meadows, nature-trails and the use of native flora.

Sean Holland of Muintir na Tire who co-ordinate the competition thanked Cork County Council and Griffins Garden Centre for all their support in organising the Competition.

Olaf urged all schools to try and enter online at muintircork.com as this is kinder to the environment and Deputy Mayor Moynihan said that information packs can also be ordered online at the Muintir na Tire Website.  

For Full details of the competition

From Muintircork.com

Email admin@muintircork.com

Telephone 0214500688

Sendmode Irish Company Community Text Alert Information

Our company Sendmode www.sendmode.com provide full Text for business worldwide.  We are an Irish company based in Ireland.  We have recently become Muintir Na Tíre accredited for Community Text Alert http://muintir.ie/about-us/community-text-alert/.

We have designed the system to accept incoming alerts from either the Garda or an Account Manager.  

The Account Manager also has the ability to send out non crime related text, perhaps for the AGM, monthly clean up etc.  

 We provide credits at 6c (ex vat) for bundles up to 5000 credits and reducing in cost for larger bundles.  

If you would like further information or would like to have a trial account set up please feel free to contact me in the office on 076 603 0197 or email myles@sendmode.com.

Clann Credo Loans to Voluntary Groups.

Many groups need affordable loan finance for community projects and enterprises. Where do they go?

Clann Credo provides affordable loan finance to community, voluntary and charitable organisations, community businesses and social enterprises throughout Ireland. We have also supported projects in Kosovo, Romania, Slovakia and South Africa. 

We consider loans up to €500,000.

Loans are generally granted for a period of up to seven years, but longer repayment periods (up to 15 years) may be considered. 

Our finance packages include:

•    bridging loans against grant income or other funding

•    finance for property purchase, construction or refurbishment 

•    working capital loans
•    matching funding loans
•    loans to purchase equipment and vehicles

Our beneficiaries include:

•   community owned enterprises

•   social housing initiatives

•   accessible transport

•   community childcare

•   arts, culture & heritage projects

•   environmental projects

•   social enterprises.

Clann Credo - the Social Investment Fund 
Irish Social Finance Centre, 10 Grattan Crescent, Inchicore, Dublin 8, Ireland 
Tel 353-1-400 2100, Fax 353-1-453 1862 

News from Conna Community Council and Tidy Towns

Lorna Dunlop has been on to tell me about the newly elected Community Council in Conna.
Lorna says that they have inherited a very clear plan of action from their predecessors who have put in place strong foundations on which to build.
Lorna goes on to say .....'
2014 saw Conna placed 9^th in its category in the Tidy Towns Competition despite major disruption to the appearance of the village due to the extensive work carried out to improve the area’s water supply with a new reservoir and connecting pipes.
Our lovely village suffered road and pavement resurfacing causing many of the trees on the main street to be lost.  It is our intention to replace these with posts and hanging baskets in bloom and to pay urgent attention to derelict buildings.
 Also in 2014 Conna hosted its first Highland Games.  This took place in the Community Sports Field and was very successful follow up to The Gathering the year before. Previous committees have worked tirelessly to endow the sports field with lighting and we are proud to see stage one completed with six lights in place.
We newly-elected members, along with the many volunteers, will continue the excellent work and also plan a footpath from village to the field, promoting the safety, health and well-being of the local people and our visitors.
There is a wonderful community spirit in Conna and its people have achieved great things by coming together and working together. The community Hall and Sports Complex, the Senior Social Centre and housing along with the Community Sports Field are all testament to this fact. We currently have funds to tackle some of the work but our resources are limited and without further assistance not all the work can be carried out. Yet we are convinced that these measures are essential in ensuring the prosperity of our community.Lorna Dunlop is a member of Conna Community Council and Secretary of Conna Tidy Towns Committee.

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The Lantern Community Project

A new community project aimed at developing skills and promoting education and social inclusion in Cork city.

The Lantern Community Project 

has been established by the Presentation Sisters to support individuals and groups in developing skills and promoting education and inclusion in the city.

"It draws its inspiration from Nano Nagle who was known as the Lady of the Lantern, as she went about visiting families and setting up schools in this area of Cork. The Lantern also represents hope and direction for people in their lives," said Norma Roche, project co-ordinator.

The Project has been evolving over the last number of years and it began as ‘The We Made This’ initiative based in South Presentation convent. Some of the free services provided include Community Education Courses in Personal Development, Effective Communication, Health, Well-being and Empowerment for Older People.

"The Lantern is a very special project, where I felt listened to, understood and accepted. I’ve been on a few courses and attended a couple of events on in the space and it's great fun, the staff are lovely and there’s always something new happening there," said Mary a participant in the project.

Over the last seven years many events, initiatives and courses have happened within the space when it was based in South Presentation Convent. The Lantern Project is also home to The Cork Migrants Workers Centre, the Greenmount Youth Café and Foroige’s Big Brother Big Sister Programme.

The Lantern Drop In  Project starts on February 16th on Monday afternoons 2-5pm and on Wednesday nights from 7-10pm.

Free Internet Access (5 Pc's) Pool - Darts - Tea Coffee Sandwiches_ Champions League and other Soccer on TV. Meet new people have a chat get involved have the craic.

Information - advice - Solidarity

For more Contact Conor  Mens Outreach worker on 0860200848.

Over 18's Friendly atmosphere 

Framework Policy for Local and Community Development in Ireland

Framework Policy for Local and Community Development in Ireland

The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Mr. Alan Kelly T.D., is preparing the Government’s Framework Policy for Local and Community Development in Ireland.  The policy will reflect the shared commitment of national and local government to engage with communities and work with partners in the planning and delivery of local and community development programmes.

The policy will provide a framework for promoting, supporting and investing in community development actions and approaches that will bring communities together, empower them to identify their own needs and priorities and provide them with the skills and knowledge to influence, shape and participate in decision making processes and bring about change for the benefit of people within those communities.

Draft framework policy (pdf, 717kb)

Members of the public, local communities and all interested persons are now invited to make written submissions on the draft framework policy.  Submissions received will be considered and will assist in completion of the policy.

Written submissions may be e-mailed or posted to:

Consultations on the Framework Policy for Local and Community Development
Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government,
Ballina, Co Mayo.
Email: comm-pol.submissions@environ.ie

The closing date for receipt of submissions is 5pm Friday 10 April, 2015.