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Online Magazine Summer 2021 Issue 33 Moate Action Group Online Magazine Summer 2021 Issue 33 Moate Action Group Regeneration and Innovation in a Midlands Irish Town Bounce Back Recycling Social Change, Innovation & Forward Thinking Community Finance Ireland Social Enterprise Profile Launch of €10m Recovery Loan Yvonne Kieran Tully looks at Package Equal Ireland. Photograph: Gaurus Beach, Waterford. By Aine McCarthy-Kent Contents Editorial by Dr. Senan Cooke ................................................................................................................... 3 Moate Action Group Regeneration & Innovation of an Irish Town by Peter Dolan ............................... 5 Community Finance Ireland Launch of €10 Million Recovery Loan Package .......................................... 9 Trish’s Honey Products New Products & Partnering with SuperValu by Malcolm Paull Murphy ......... 10 Bounce Back Recycling Innovation & Forward Thinking ....................................................................... 12 Covid-19: Where to Now? by Prof Luke O’Neill .................................................................................... 14 Rubizmo & Irish Rural Link by Brendan Mulry ...................................................................................... 17 Social Enterprise Profile Equal Ireland by Yvonne Kieran Tully ............................................................. 19 Spotlight: Focusing on the Future Developing & Demonstrating 21ST Century Skills by Emer O’Keeffe23 Trish’s Honey Products Prof. Luke O’Neill Spotlight More Awards, Bigger Expansion Covid-19: What Now? Focusing on the Future Editorial protecting living standards for those facing additional difficulties due to the pandemic by Dr. Senan Cooke was a relief to the political class in its time When the first round of vaccinations is of greatest need. This same community complete by the resource can play a key role in the autumn and herd national recovery programme over the immunity is achieved coming decade if facilitated to do so. many of the adaptations that we Social enterprise with its mass of local had to make in our voluntary resources on health, recreation, lives, at home, in work education, employment, environment, and at play will social and cultural projects will become continue in some form even more pronounced in developing and or other into the future. maintaining the well- being of the people The old ways are gone in their communities. forever. One of the major ‘revelations’ during the Covid period was the importance of the ‘Local’ the neighbour, Now is the time for Public friend, service, club, pathway, shop and so Representatives to step up much more. It was revealing to see how for the betterment of local and national government turned to communities and the the people in their communities as self- sufficient entities. people – the voters! Government and its agencies drew on the good will, expertise, and resources of local communities to protect, support, Social enterprise engages so many encourage, include, communicate, share dormant resources and expertise to use it with, and motivate the young, elderly, innovatively and entrepreneurially to women, men, employed, unemployed, able better lives. It is an effective way to and those with underlying conditions, provide new services, solve problems, migrant and native in coping with the grasp opportunities, help people, improve global pandemic. The old Irish saying of landscape, restore derelict buildings, and people living in each other’s shadow was provide those most in need with a hand never truer. Communities of interest and up rather than a handout which just geographical spaces has always been a maintains inequality and control. strong feature of Irish life. It apparently Social enterprise empowers, motivates, took many by surprise at how true it st and creates good vibes through offerings remained in the 21 century which had of hope and possibility within seen some disastrous outcomes as a result communities. Social enterprise is a of the Celtic Tiger and banking and socio-economic transforming concept with developer led excesses. positive life- long consequences for those Individualism and greed were allowed to involved. Many thousands of social infiltrate the body politic, business, and enterprises in rural and urban communities other aspects of Irish life to the detriment are making life much more bearable and of the Irish people. The power and enjoyable for individuals and families. capacity of the local in securing lives and Many are under additional pressure due to 3 health and employment as a result of the Designer and Editor pandemic. It is time for Government Malcolm Paull Murphy agencies to reach out and support those After leaving school at 15 who want to help themselves as well as and working in a variety of making special provisions for jobs, including cinema disadvantaged communities to stand up projectionist, builder’s and take control of their destinies. It is labourer, pub & craft shop time for our public representatives to manager, and as a TEFL take a lead in this regard and visit social teacher in Paris, Malcolm enrolled at NUI enterprises in their constituencies to find Maynooth as a Mature Student and out what is happening there. If they were achieved degrees in History and English. to visit them and listen, they would be in a He worked for a time with ‘innuendo’ position to effect the changes required magazine in Dublin. He has worked with from the agencies. This would enable Dr. Senan Cooke in the Dunhill EcoPark social enterprises to achieve much more for two years and last year assumed with the same resources and better still responsibility for the design & editing of with new and additional resources. NOW the CCJ Online Magazine. He is a is the time for our public representatives to published poet and is currently working on act in helping social enterprises to achieve A History of the people of Castlerea as a wider range of improvements in their well as continuing to write poetry. He communities for the betterment of the plans to continue working in the EcoPark people – the voters! where there are several new projects under development for 2021-2025. Social Enterprise Policy Objectives & Definition Policy Objectives Growing & Building Achieving Better Strengthening Awareness Policy Alignment Social Enterprise Department of Rural & Community Development New Social Enterprise policy was launched on July 18, 2019, by Minister Michael Ring, TD, in Speedpack, Coolock, Dublin. Social Enterprise Definition A Social Enterprise is an It pursues its objectives by It is governed in a fully enterprise whose objective is trading on an ongoing basis accountable and transparent manner, and it is independent of to achieve a social, societal, or through the provision of the public sector. if dissolved, it environmental impact, rather goods and/or services, and by should transfer its assets to reinvesting surpluses into than maximising profit for its another organisation with a achieving social objectives. owners and shareholders. similar mission. For social enterprise volunteer directors, volunteers and staff, support agency staff, private sector, colleges, and civic society to know and understand. Moate Action Group The Irish Hawking Society in Regeneration & Innovation of an Irish holding a 4-day Festival in Moate Town by Peter Dolan in November 2016 and Since Its formation, in April 2014, Moate subsequently hosting the Action Group (MAG) has achieved the International Sniping following: - Championship in 2017. • Setting up a modern, fully • Winning the All Island ‘Pride of equipped, Community Office Place’ competition in 2016 operating 5 days a week. • Establishing a Code of • Preparing a 5-year Plan for Governance, Tax Compliance, Action. Constitution, Garda Vetting and registering as a charity. • Preparing a Community Needs Assessment. • Securing grants for Moate Action Group from a variety of sources • Preparing a Feasibility Study on and assisting groups such as Tidy Moate Railway Station. Towns, Men’s Shed and Dún na Sí • Establishing ‘Partnerships of Heritage Park in securing grants. Respect’ with the Westmeath • Securing the following grant aid: County Council, Westmeath 2020 – 2021 €70000.00 from the Community Development, Local Heritage Council, Westmeath TD’s and Councillors and State Community Development, Agencies. Creative Ireland, Peatlands • Acting as an ‘Umbrella’ body providing effective and relevant support to groups such as Tidy Towns, Men’s Shed Group, Dún Na Sí Amenity Park, Resident Associations, Foróige, Moate GAA, Moate Soccer, Moate is Open, Moate Historical Society and Tuar Ard Theatre. • Creating a 1916 Centenary Park The Men’s Shed Project in association with Foróige, Clara Road Residents and Moate Tidy Enhancement Scheme, Towns. Westmeath Co. Co. Covid – 19 • Setting up a Men’s Shed Group. supports as well as smaller grants • Securing and running a One Act and donations. Drama Festival as a qualifier for • The Harbour Project -phase 1 the All Ireland One Act Drama • Events: Festival. Christmas Market • Hosting a ‘Bike Fest’ in ` Christmas lights association with the official St Patrick’s day opening of the Mullingar/Athlone Tim Ross Memorial Cycle Rally Greenway in 2015. • Preparing a 5 – Year Project Plan • Hosting the Irish Kennel Club, • Lobbying at National and Local The Connemara Pony Society and Level 5 • Publishing Moate Soldiers book – acting as an umbrella body made up of World War 1. representatives of groups in the town. MAG has the form, structure, and
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