PAGE Chairman’s Address ............................................................................................................................2 Manager’s Report ................................................................................................................................3 IRD Duhallow Board Members ..................................................................................................4,5 COMMUNITIES IN DUHALLOW IRD Duhallow Ltd Company Structure .......................................................................................6 Staff ...........................................................................................................................................................7 LIFE+ SAMOK and RaptorLIFE ...........................................................................................8, 9, 10 EPA ..........................................................................................................................................................11 Agriculture .................................................................................................................................... 12,13 Environment ......................................................................................................................................14 Duhallow Angling Centre of Excellence .................................................................................15 Culture and Heritage ...............................................................................................................16, 17 Tourism .................................................................................................................................................18 LEADER ................................................................................................................................................19 LEADER Projects .......................................................................................................... 20, 21, 22, 23 Enterprise .....................................................................................................................................24, 25 Community Development ....................................................................................................26, 27 LCDP & SICAP .....................................................................................................................................28 LCDP Projects .....................................................................................................................................29 Equality and Social Inclusion (Carers, Disability, Domestic Violence, Pal and Migrants) ............................................30, 31 Employment and Training .....................................................................................................32, 33 Youth and Education ..............................................................................................................34, 35 Equality for Women ..................................................................................................................36, 37 Mental Health and Towards Occupation .........................................................................38, 39 Social Enterprise ...............................................................................................................................40 SAOI .......................................................................................................................................................41 Warmer Homes .................................................................................................................................42 CE Scheme ...........................................................................................................................................43 Rural Social Scheme .................................................................................................................44, 45 Tús ...................................................................................................................................................46, 47 DCFS ......................................................................................................................................................48 The Land & People The IRD Duhallow region includes North West Cork and South East Kerry. It is approximately 1,800 sq.km and has a population density of 16 per sq.km. It is a largely rural area. Over 85% of the population live in the open countryside or in Dublin settlements of less than 200 people. The Duhallow region has four market towns: Kanturk (Pop 2263), Millstreet (Pop 1574), Limerick Newmarket (Pop 988) and Rathmore (Pop 778) DUHALLOW and 36 villages. O’Connor and Eileen Fitzgerald Sheila O’Sullivan, Valerie Sheila Carroll Creative Republic Creative Carroll Sheila Kanturk Printers Cork hotographs by: by: hotographs rinted by: by: rinted Designed by: Designed by: P P James O’Keeffe Institute, Newmarket, Co. Cork, Ireland. Tel: 00-353-29-60633 Fax: 00-353-29-60694 CEO Maura Walsh pictured with Past and Present Chairmen of IRD Duhallow: Email: [email protected] Don Crowley (06-09), Tim Lucey (95-97), Michael Twohig (09-12), Cormac Collins (12-14), Jack Roche (03-06), John Moynihan (01-03) and Jerry Sheehan (89-95). Web Site: irdduhallow.com [Missing from Photo is Derry Fitzpatrick (97-00)] Chairman’s Address Manager’s Report IRD Duhallow was founded over twenty five years ago in community services to serve the entire region. He was a The year under review has been a hectic one as it saw This year saw IRD Duhallow successful in its tender to response to the needs of the various communities of the committed Cork man and devoted much of his free time the completion of 4 significant programmes – The SEAI for the Warmer Homes Scheme. It is delivered region, whether business, farming or local community to IRD Duhallow and the Duhallow region, for which we Local Community Development Programme, The LIFE as part of our community services brief led by Helen organisations. Successive Chairmen and Boards have are truly grateful. I was delighted that he was well enough + European Environment Programme, The Equality for O’Sullivan and managed by Colm Crowley. Our expanded and grown the organisation in response to the to open the refurbished Newmarket Pitch and Putt Women Programme and LEADER. The accompanying team of installers carry out their work to the highest needs, opportunities and threats of these communities and course and see the expansion of the Rural Meal Service audits and finalisation of reports put an additional standards. We also have engaged Cúnamh Energy in it has been my privilege to serve as the eighth Chairperson. and Community Laundry in operation. It has been my workload on working groups and staff. The final year Tralee to facilitate work in Kerry. We expect to insulate During my three years in office the company has seen privilege to know and work with him as a fellow volunteer of any programme also presents the opportunity and ventilate 200 homes, in addition to 7 community off what was undoubtedly the greatest threat to its very on the Board of IRD Duhallow. While we will miss him for to review what has been achieved and to focus on facilities. existence but more importantly we have not allowed a long time to come, he has left an indelible mark on our delivering the remainder of the strategy and in the case Our pared back Social Inclusion Community ourselves to be consumed, perplexed or paralysed by that organisation and on Duhallow itself. of LIFE+ to hold a closing conference and field trip. threat. The Board of IRD Duhallow has also steadfastly kept, Activation Programme (SICAP) for the Duhallow There are a number of Board members leaving this year We are delighted to have been awarded a second in equal focus, the opportunities offered to the region, regions of Cork and Kerry was granted in April. I having completed their terms of office. Community LIFE Programme, focusing on the Hen Harrier at a delivering the final phase of its seven year strategy. To me want to thank Niall Healy and Mike Scannell of Cork Representatives Sheila Crowley and John Kirwan and time of controversy over habitat constraints, proving this is a mark of a mature, confident and strong professional and Kerry LCDC’s for easing the process as much as Inspector Tony Sugrue from the State Sector, Councillors once again that the community will always have its organisation. Of course we are not alone in this sector, possible and Clodagh McDonnell Principal Officer Bernard Moynihan and Niall Kelleher along with Mr John finger on the pulse and diagnose the problems on there are other equally strong and professional bottom- along with Assistant Secretary Mary Hurley in the Breen and founder member Michael Doyle were obliged time to address them. The LIFE Programme is run as up community led organisations that have done exactly the same thing. To Department of Environment Community and Local to step down in order to take up seats in the two new Local Community part of our Enterprise Team managed by Eileen Linehan along with any outsider looking in, it must appear very peculiar that a government policy, Government for their support and guidance. Development Committees. Their voluntary contributions to the company and Dr. Fran Igoe, our Project Scientist. It reports to the Board through implemented with zeal, seeks to seriously weaken organisations like ours when the region have