page 1 PAGE Chairperson’s Address ........................................................................................................................2 Manager’s Report .................................................................................................................................3 IRD Duhallow Board Members ...............................................................................................4, 5, 6 IRD Duhallow CLG Company Structure ........................................................................................7 Staff ................................................................................................................................................8,9, 10 Environment........................................................................................................................................11 Raptor Life (After LIFE) ..............................................................................................................12, 13 Duhallow Farming for Blue Dot Catchments ..........................................................................14 Agriculture ...........................................................................................................................................15 Enterprise .............................................................................................................................................16 Duhallow Skillnet ..............................................................................................................................17 Tourism..................................................................................................................................................18 Culture & Heritage ............................................................................................................................19 Community Development ......................................................................................................20, 21 Rural Regeneration Fund ................................................................................................................22 LEADER .................................................................................................................................................23 LEADER Projects ..........................................................................................................................24, 25 SICAP & Projects ................................................................................................................................26 The Saoi Network ..............................................................................................................................27 Equality and Social Inclusion (Carers, Disability, Domestic Violence, Pal & Migrants) ..... 28, 29 Employment and Training .......................................................................................................30, 31 Local Training Initiative ...................................................................................................................32 Resilient Youth Programme ...........................................................................................................33 COMMUNITIES COMMUNITIES IN DUHALLOW Youth and Education .................................................................................................................34, 35 Mental Health and Disability Inclusion .....................................................................................36 Ability.....................................................................................................................................................37 Equality for Women & Childcare ...........................................................................................38, 39 Warmer Homes Initiative ................................................................................................................40 Duhallow Furniture Revamp .........................................................................................................41 Duhallow Community Laundry ....................................................................................................42 The Land & People Community Employment Scheme ..............................................................................................43 Rural Social Scheme ..................................................................................................................44, 45 The expanded IRD Duhallow region includes Tús ....................................................................................................................................................46, 47 North West Cork and South East Kerry and Duhallow Community Food Services .........................................................................................48 Mid Cork. It is a largely rural area. Over 85% of the population live in the open countryside or in settlements of less than 200 people. Dublin Productions Crag Crow The expanded Duhallow region has five market towns: Curtin, Tadhg Fitzgerald, Sheila Macroom (3738), Kanturk (Pop 2263), Millstreet (Pop 1574), Republic Creative Carroll Sheila Kanturk Printers Newmarket (Pop 988) and Rathmore (Pop 778). Limerick DUHALLOW Designed by: Designed by: by: Printed by: Photographs BourkeChristopher & Neily Curtin by: Photo Cover Front Cork James O’Keeffe Institute, Newmarket, Co. Cork, Ireland. Tel: 00-353-29-60633 Fax: 00-353-29-60694 Email: [email protected] Website: irdduhallow.com IRD Duhallow CEO Maura Walsh, Michael Creed TD Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and IRD Duhallow Chairperson Mary Wallace Chairperson’s Address Manager’s Report I was honoured to accept the role of becoming the 10th support and the confidence they have placed in IRD The performance of the company over the past twelve to biodiversity and improving habitats for pollinators. chairperson of IRD Duhallow, and thank my fellow Board Duhallow’s Rural Skillnet. Paul was a very popular Keynote months has exceeded expectations and we look forward When coupled with our Raptor LIFE programme; EIP Agri; members for this vote of confidence in me. During my speaker at our biggest ever Enterprise Awards attended to capitalising further, on some new initiatives targeted to Furniture Revamp, which redirects furniture from land fill; term of office, I have and will continue, to serve the Board by over 240 local business people last November. benefit specific communities, individuals and businesses in Warmer Homes Retrofit tackling fuel poverty and reducing and the greater Duhallow region to the best of my ability. I the coming year. The performance of all our programmes carbon emissions, IRD Duhallow’s contribution, role and want to thank all of the Board members and former chairs An intensive period of community consultation was and initiatives are detailed in full, throughout this Progress impact in tackling Climate Change is significant. IRD for their support, time, and their generosity in sharing undertaken by board members and staff from all Report. Duhallow welcomes the publication of the Governments their vast knowledge and experience and I must take programmes and disciplines during late spring. Over 30 Climate Action Plan 2019 and the related Annex of Actions. While the Duhallow region has seen unemployment fall, the opportunity to thank my very able, supportive, and community meetings were held right across the region, We particularly note Section 12 on Citizen Engagement, underemployment is still a problem, we continue striving dedicated Vice Chairperson, Breeda Moynihan Cronin. which proved to be a valuable two-way process with Community Leadership and Just Transition and the communities learning of the many supports and services to find new approaches to meet and address social needs company is gearing itself for a more significant role in the As part of its ongoing development programme, IRD available through IRD Duhallow and we learned more efficiently and sustainably, however a restoration of funding coming years. Duhallow invests the time of our voluntary Board, Working about the concerns, challenges, plans and aspirations of to pre-recession levels would enable IRD Duhallow to extend Group chairs, management and staff in an annual, the communities. This was particularly valuable in our the reach of SICAP and include many more communities IRD Duhallow is involved in a long term, labour intensive structured two days of strategic planning. This past year, extended area in Mid Cork around Macroom. Thank you and individuals than we currently can. business. We are committed to working with the various Departments to implement government policy at a local following a review of our principle risks and opportunities, to all the people who came out and actively participated Likewise, our LEADER programme which suffered a severe we tasked the management team and staff to pursue new and to my fellow board members who chaired and helped level. We hold contracts with EU, National and Local funding cut after the recession is over 85% committed and Government, Public bodies and agencies to deliver vital programmes that will deliver to our communities and facilitate the meetings. A big thank you also to the staff for urgently needs to be restored to the previous level of funding. The value of businesses and which can be structurally integrated as well as adding value to their enthusiastic engagement in the process. services. We welcome