2024 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Advocate training.
Call for Adult and Community Educators to participate in the 2024 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Advocate training.Development Perspectives (DP) has launched the 2024 SDG Advocate Training...
View ArticleIRL meeting with Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection, Community...
IRL were in front of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands today, Wednesday 21st February 2024 to present on Energy Poverty, Fuel...
View ArticleNational Lottery Good Causes Awards are now open for applications
National Lottery Good Causes Awards are now open for applications Apply here
View ArticleMinisters announce new €25m Breeding Waders EIP
Ministers Hackett and Noonan announce €25 million nationwide project on Breeding Waders under the European Innovation Partnership programme From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine...
View ArticleIrish Rural Link Delighted to Lead Consortium in new EIP Project
8th March 2024 Irish Rural Link Delighted to Lead Consortium in new EIP Project Irish Rural Link (IRL) – the national network representing the interest of rural communities, are delighted to be leading...
View ArticleCLÁR Funding Scheme 2024 Now Open for Applications
The CLÁR programme for 2024 is now open for applications. €8.7 million is available in funding for small scale projects in rural areas that have experienced significant levels of population decline....
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Final Transnational Project Meeting – MICRO2
This week Irish Rural Link participated in the final transnational project meeting for MICRO 2 – Enhancing Digital Entrepreneurship of Micro Enterprises in Rural Areas in a Post Pandemic World, in...
View ArticleIRL CEO Speaks with Claire Byrne on Bottle Return Scheme
Our CEO Seamus Boland spoke with Claire Byrne on RTE Radio 1 on Wednesday 17th April about some of the challenges rural communities face with the new Bottle Return Scheme. While IRL have welcomed this...
View ArticleMICRO 2 Project Publish Practical Guidelines on Training Material
While the Micro 2 Digital Project reaches a formal conclusion, it’s legacy will be measured by the future uptake of its training offering. To help with this uptake of the training material, the project...
View ArticleFarmPEAT Project Feature on RTE1 News
The FarmPEAT project, in which Irish Rural Link is a partner, is a locally-led, innovative, results-based pilot programme for farmers who manage lands that surround some of Ireland’s finest remaining...
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IRL welcome a delegation from the Hebei province of China
Irish Rural Link was delighted to welcome a delegation from the Hebei province of China on Tuesday 2nd July. The Delegation was made up of the 1st Counsel of the Department of Agriculture and Rural...
View ArticleBudget 2025 must Invest in Lifting People out of Poverty
Irish Rural Link (IRL), the national network representing the interest of rural communities, will attend the Department of Social Protection Pre-Budget Forum today, 11th July, in Dublin Castle. With an...
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Meeting of IRL and Rural Action NI Boards – Synergy Project
On Tuesday, 10th September, some members of the Board and Staff of Irish Rural Link were hosted by our colleagues in Rural Action NI as part of the Synergy Project. The project, funded through the...
View ArticleIrish Rural Link Broadly Welcome Announcements made in Budget 2025
While IRL welcomes some of the announcements today in relation to social protection; such as the €12 increase in core social welfare rates, including the contributory and non-contributory pension and...
View ArticleSummary of Budget 2025
We have put together a summary of some of the measures announced in Budget 2025 from each of the Departments relevant to our work and our members. Full summary is available to read here. The Department...
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IRL CEO Appointed to Just Transition Commission
Irish Rural Link CEO, Seamus Boland, has been appointed to the Just Transition Commission by the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications. The Commission will have a key role in advising...
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IRL CEO elected Designate Candidate for the next EESC Presidency
On 4 December, the Civil Society Organisations’ Group of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has elected Séamus Boland as its designated candidate for the next EESC Presidency. At the...
View ArticleChristmas Greetings
To all our members, supporters and followers, the Board and Staff of Irish Rural Link would like to wish you and yours a very Happy and Safe Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. It has been another...
View ArticleMICRO 2 Project Publish Practical Guidelines on Training Material
While the Micro 2 Digital Project reaches a formal conclusion, it’s legacy will be measured by the future uptake of its training offering. To help with this uptake of the training material, the project...
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