Dublin City Community Cooperative

Congratulations to Co-op member organisation, Inner City Enterprise, on securing a substantial grant under the Community Recognition Fund, for its enterprise centre, The Hub on the Hill, in Dublin 7. The securing of this invaluable funding is testament to the amazing work, foresight and dedication of the ICE team and especially its legendary CEO, Evanne Kilmurray..!!!!!! Evanne also happens to be Vice-Chairperson of the Co-op and for that we are very lucky!! We thank all the officials and public representatives who have supported this project from conception to fruition. The Hub on the Hill is a fantastic example of State and Community Sector partnership and collaboration. Inner City Enterprise Department of Rural and Community Development Paschal Donohoe Senator Mary Fitzpatrick Dara Calleary Jerry Buttimer Local Development Companies Network

We fully endorse the statement issued by Marie Sherlock, Labour Party TD, regarding the government's heartless and callous decision to uproot 240 Ukrainian women, children and men in the middle of the school year. Moving them from Dublin 1 where they are well settled into work and school life to an equestrian centre in Co. Kildare upends months and years of positive integration work. Inflicting such hardship and upset on innocent people fleeing brutal conflict flies in the face of all humanity and compassion. Marie Sherlock Department of Rural and Community Development Local Development Companies Network https://lnkd.in/eTC2a86i

Co-op CEO, Noel Wardick, interviewed on RTE 1 pm TV News regarding the disgraceful decision by the Government to upend the lives of 240 Ukrainian refugees who have been living, working and going to school and college in Dublin for the last three years. Moving 240 people who are well integrated to an equestrian centre in Kildare.......the sheer lack of humanity is shocking. Interview at 9 minutes and 55 seconds. https://lnkd.in/en-pKcic

The Co-op's CEO, Noel Wardick, was interviewed on RTE's Morning Ireland radio programme today expressing his dismay at this totally unacceptable, callous and inhumane decision by the government. It never ceases to amaze how one arm of government undermines and upends the good work of another arm of government. https://lnkd.in/eREDFvJ8

A big thank you to the National Gallery of Ireland for hosting us today for a Cultural Art Therapy CPD session for Co-op staff. We thoroughly enjoyed it. We have recently incorporated Art Therapy into the services we provide for the communities we work with. The team at the National Gallery are fantastic!!! National Gallery of Ireland

Great to have our first meeting of 2025 with the Co-op's member organisations today!! Excellent discussions on all things SICAP as well as community safety, advocacy, integration and the rapidly changing geo-political situation and its potential impact on communities in Ireland.

The Co-op was thrilled to be part of yesterday’s launch of the new name for our national network, from ILDN to the Local Development Companies Network (LDCN). Pic: Martina Earley - Chair of LDCN, Noel Wardick - Co-op CEO, Katie Holohan - Co-op Policy & Programmes Officer and Catherine Heaney - Co-op Healthy Communities Project Coordinator Local Development Companies Network

The Co-op was delighted to join our Local Development Company colleagues from across the country, Minister Dara Callery, Minister Jerry Buttimer and many TDs and Senators for the launch of our network's new name and logo. Congratulations to all our hard working colleagues at the Local Development Companies Network (LDCN) who made today's launch such a success!!

We in Dublin City Community Co-op were delighted to be active co-designers in this important research: Research In Action: Engaging Communities to promote Cervical Screening Sophie Mulcahy Symmons Health Service Executive Irish Cancer Society

Important message contained in the North Inner City Community Safety Partnership statement regarding the multiple stabbing incident in Stoneybatter in Dublin 7 on 9th February 2025.