A NEW health and wellbeing programme designed specially for farmers is being rolled out in Buncrana and Carndonagh this month. FIT4FARMLIFE, a free initiative, funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, but managed locally by Inishowen Development Partnership, will run weekly workshop and information events focusing on issues blighting the farming community. In… Read more »
COMMUNITY and voluntary groups across Donegal are being invited to apply for a small grant for a project that aims to address a local issue but one that has a global theme. ChangeMakers Donegal is offering groups the chance to be awarded a Seeds of Change grant of up to €650 to carry out a… Read more »
AROUND 350 people attended a special information session with officials from SEAI for homeowners with Defective Concrete Blocks in Buncrana last Monday night. The event, which took place in the Inishowen Gateway Hotel, was attended by predominately, by DCB homeowners but also a constituency of local contractors and tradespeople came out on the night. SEAI Head… Read more »
some of our Inishowen Springtime quitters (three missing) with facilitator Sheila Keyes THE SMOKERS of Inishowen are being urged to take part in a new FREE stop smoking programme which aims to help them give up the nicotine for good. Beginning on Tuesday 8th October in Carndonagh and Thursday 11th October in Buncrana, We Can… Read more »
The list of activities for October 2024 has just been released and its packed full of activities all over Inishowen to help get you out and about. Included is a range of services and supports for children, young people, families and the community across the entire Peninsula. Feel free to share this information. If you… Read more »
COMMUNITY organisations in Inishowen are being invited to apply for the IDP 2024 Small Grants Fund for Integration Supports to help ‘contribute towards building a more sustainable, inclusive and empowered community’. The SICAP [Social Inclusion Community Activation Programme] Small Grants Fund supports community groups and smaller social enterprises to reduce poverty and promote social inclusion… Read more »
THIS Autumn IDP is kicking off its Sláintecare Healthy Communities Parents Plus Programmes with a new ADHD Children’s Programme. The ADHD programme is a new programme which addresses the needs of parents of children with ADHD aged 6-12 years and helps them to support their child through life. The course facilitators will help parents support… Read more »
The list of activities for September 2024 has just been released and its packed full of activities all over Inishowen to help get you out and about now that the kids are back in school! Included is a range of services and supports for children, young people, families and the community across the entire Peninsula.… Read more »
A NEW cross-border project, which aims to connect women from different areas and cultural and religious backgrounds, is being rolled out in Inishowen and Newtownabbey. There will be two programmes delivered in the next 18 months. The project will develop women peacebuilders, peer leaders and mentors in the community by creating cross-border and cross- community links,… Read more »
COMMUNITY organisations in Inishowen are being invited to apply for the IDP second round of 2024 Small Grants Fund to help ‘contribute towards building a more sustainable, inclusive and empowered community’. The SICAP [Social Inclusion Community Activation Programme] Small Grants Fund supports community groups and smaller social enterprises to reduce poverty and promote social inclusion… Read more »
The list of activities for August 2024 has just been released and its packed full of activities all over Inishowen to help get you out and about during the summer! Included is a range of services and supports for children, young people, families and the community across the entire Peninsula. Feel free to share this… Read more »
When Clonmany woman Rose McGuigan tried to get into the workforce after taking sometime out to have children of her she found it very difficult to get something suitable. Times had changed in the years she had spent at home with her son and daughter and her previously qualifications in children and experience were no… Read more »
Inishowen Family Action Network (IFAN) was set up in 2007 in response to research commissioned by the HSE and carried out with children, young people, their families and the agencies and organisations supporting them across Inishowen. Hosted by Inishowen Development Partnership (IDP), IFAN demonstrates a high level of interagency working and meaningful collaboration. IFAN is… Read more »
A UNIQUE opportunity for people in the wider Buncrana area to find out more about their local community groups and organisations is being offered later this month. On Tuesday, July 9th, local groups will gather at St. Mary’s Hall in Buncrana to showcase their organisation at the first Buncrana Volunteer fair. The fair, which is… Read more »
DO YOU enjoy walking and cycling in Inishowen? Or would you like to become more active in your community? If the answer is yes then Inishowen Development Partnership want to hear from you! As part of the new Active Inishowen Project, IDP in collaboration with Donegal Sports Partnership (DSP) aim to establish a new dedicated… Read more »
Inishowen Family Action Network (IFAN) was set up in 2007 in response to research commissioned by the HSE and carried out with children, young people, their families and the agencies and organisations supporting them across Inishowen. Hosted by Inishowen Development Partnership (IDP), IFAN demonstrates a high level of interagency working and meaningful collaboration. IFAN is… Read more »
PEOPLE took a special walk down memory lane at Buncrana Cinema last week as we dove into our cultural past through film as part of the Bealtine Festival – An Age and Opportunity arts initiative. Hosted by the Inishowen Development Partnership, in collaboration with ChangeMakers Donegal, ‘Destination Donegal’ took place at Buncrana Cinema, St. Mary’s… Read more »
Inishowen Family Action Network (IFAN) was set up in 2007 in response to research commissioned by the HSE and carried out with children, young people, their families and the agencies and organisations supporting them across Inishowen. Hosted by Inishowen Development Partnership (IDP), IFAN demonstrates a high level of interagency working and meaningful collaboration. IFAN is… Read more »
RDS Finding Common Ground Festival 2nd/3rd May 2024 IDP would like to congratulate Ross Buchanan’s woodland in Carndonagh and Living Green Health in Quigley’s Point on their recent nominations at the RDS Finding Common Ground Festival. Ross was shortlisted in the Production Forestry Category which aims to recognise excellence in the management of production forestry.… Read more »
Learn more about voting ahead of local elections with ChangeMakers A FREE four week on voter education aims to equip people with more knowledge on the importance using your vote wisely ahead of the Inishowen local elections in June. ChangeMakers Donegal and Inishowen Development Partnership are offering people the chance to take part in their… Read more »
The aim of the LEADER Rural Development Programme 2023 – 2027 is to promote social inclusion, poverty reduction and economic development in rural areas. It does this through targeted supports that focus on themes and priorities identified in the Donegal Local Development Strategy – a community-led action plan for Donegal. Over the period 2023 –… Read more »
The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced funding to four Inishowen groups under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS) The investment will see the IDP being the lead partner and will be key to enhancing our mountain trails, forest walks, cycleways, rivers, lakes and beaches. It will also provide a… Read more »
AN INTERAGENCY event to support members of the Black and Minority Ethic communities in Donegal into employment is being held in Letterkenny next week. The purpose of the interagency group is to support effective and appropriate pathways to work, including entrepreneurship and self-employment, for women and men from Black and minority ethnic communities in County… Read more »
ARE you ready to take the next step in your career journey? Or are you keen to get back into the local workforce? Then look no further The Inishowen Jobs Fair could be just what you are looking for. Hosted by Inishowen Development Partnership on Saturday April 20th in the Inishowen Gateway Hotel in Buncrana,… Read more »
Inishowen Family Action Network (IFAN) was set up in 2007 in response to research commissioned by the HSE and carried out with children, young people, their families and the agencies and organisations supporting them across Inishowen. Hosted by Inishowen Development Partnership (IDP), IFAN demonstrates a high level of interagency working and meaningful collaboration. IFAN is… Read more »
National Free Stop Smoking Programme being delivered in Inishowen We Can Quit is a FREE stop smoking programme, being delivered by Inishowen Development Partnership, and funded by Sláintecare Healthy Communities. We Can Quit is a community and peer led programme available for adults (18yrs+) living in Inishowen, who want to quit smoking. It follows the… Read more »
AN EVENT bringing women from various backgrounds and ethnicity together in Carndonagh aims to ‘Inspire Inclusion’ ahead of International Women’s Day. Taking place in Carn’s Colgan Hall on Tuesday March 6th between 10.30am and 12.30pm, the event entitled ‘Connecting Communities: A Celebration of Women Food and Culture’ aims to bring together women from all communities… Read more »
COMMUNITY groups and social enterprises in Inishowen are being invited to apply for the 2024 Small Grants Fund to help ‘contribute towards building a more sustainable, inclusive and empowered community’. The SICAP [Social Inclusion Community Activation Programme] Small Grants Fund supports community groups and smaller social enterprises to reduce poverty and promote social inclusion through… Read more »
INISHOWEN’S newest Community Employment Supervisor said the new CE Scheme will open up more opportunities for people to gain employment in the evolving Healthcare Sector in the peninsula. At the end of last year, the Department of Social Protection (DSP) in collaboration with Inishowen Development Partnership (IDP) launched the new Health and Social Care Community… Read more »
PEOPLE of Inishowen will be flocking to a free fun afternoon of drama, music, song and Highland dance in St Mary’s Hall, Buncrana this coming Friday. Taking place at 1pm on Friday [26th January] “Not So Serious Burns” is a short drama on the life and work of the national bard of the Scots and… Read more »
IDP event on Defective Block Scheme is a sell out THE CONSTRUCTION sector in Inishowen is being invited to an information session on the Defective Concrete Block (DCB) Scheme in a bid to allay some concerns which exist within the industry. The session will outline the operation of the scheme and overview on the various… Read more »
CONSTRUCTION workers and Senior Cycle Students in Inishowen will receive a unique opportunity this January as the NZEB [Near Zero Energy Building] Mobile Training Unit has now arrived in Buncrana and will remain here for three weeks. This is the first time that this unique innovative training unit has come to Donegal following negotiations between… Read more »
