The event will feature speakers from the Department of Education, Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Aontas and Education For Sustainability.

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has published a research report which finds that a significant proportion of community & voluntary organisations which receive State funding are curtailing their advocacy & campaigning efforts due to implicit and explicit restrictions associated with the funding they receive.

Join our volunteer group! We are offering this unique opportunity for members of the public to help to shape the future of palliative care services across the island of Ireland.

The Mental Health Engagement Framework: 2024 – 2028 aims to promote the involvement of staff, people with lived experience, their families, carers and supporters in the continuous improvement of mental health services.

Managing change effectively will allow us to harness the benefits of transition to transform our society and our economy. While much is changing, many of the problems facing our society are longstanding: inequality, poverty, and under-investment in our social infrastructure remain major challenges.

The Irish Development Education association (IDEA) is collaborating with Comhlámh to host a webinar on ‘Social Inclusion in times of rising Xenophobia’ #4 on their webinar series : Exploring Contemporary Crises and Issues through Global Citizenship Education on Wednesday, 15 May, 12.30-2.00pm, online via zoom.

This workshop will offer practical insight on why it’s important to become aware of the digital backdrop of grieving today. With everyday examples and exercises, we will explore how these new contexts touch us all and influence how we understand and experience digital-age grief, and support others within it.

Often Pet Bereavement falls into the category of disenfranchised grief. Pet bereavement is felt differently by everybody, even those within the same household as our pets mean different things to each of us. However, grief, in all its forms, deserves compassion, consideration, and respect.

Attendees will learn practical ways they can support the person during this process, as well as signs that the individual is struggling to cope. Attendees will also be invited to reflect on their own experiences of loss and how these may interact or colour the ways in which they support others.

This Irish Hospice Foundation Bereavement Workshop will explore the nature of some of the losses experienced by Family Carers, provide insight into elements that impact on how these losses are experienced and provide guidance on supporting a Family Carer who is grieving.

This Irish Hospice Foundation Bereavement Workshop will explore the devastating effect homicide has on the family. Homicide holds no boundaries and affects all aspects of Irish Society. For many bereaved by homicide, the immediate aftermath of the death is only the beginning.

This is a free event for anyone who is bereaved, supporting someone who is bereaved, or works in the community supporting those who are bereaved. Speaker Bryan Nolan will give a talk on bereavement, and there will be a Q&A session with a panel of people with lived experience of bereavement.

This fund will be available to support community-based projects and programmes across Ireland & Northern Ireland that are focused on cultivating inclusive communities by empowering young people aged 16-25 to become skilled and engaged citizens under the pillars of learning and sustainable development.

Trinity College Dublin and Belong To published a new report on the mental health and wellbeing of LGBTQI+ people. The report, Being LGBTQI+ in Ireland, is the second iteration of the 2016 LGBTIreland Report. It is the largest sample of Ireland's LGBTQI+ population, with over 2,800 participants.

ICCL, in partnership with the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ), will host its inaugural annual policing conference ‘Police Reform in a Changing Ireland: Next Steps After the Commission on the Future of Policing’ on Thursday 16 May in the Renehan Hall, Maynooth University.

Must be able to provide a non-judgemental listening ear for the victim. Empathy & confidentiality are most important & awareness of and adherence to the boundaries of the role.

We are particularly interested in finding a person with a book-keeping, accounting or similar financial background to take on the role of Treasurer.

Are you a parent / guardian, teacher or club / camp leader (sports, scouts, girl guides etc) living in Ireland? We'd like views on food messaging for children and adolescents.

Following on from the success of last year bursary the college is offering a bursary again this year reducing the cost of our MA programmes in Childhood and Adolescent studies by €3000 as part of the college’s commitment to affordable access to education.

Emerging treatments and recent investment in services are providing new hope for people throughout Ireland living with a neurological condition. However, the current recruitment moratorium and other delays in appointing key frontline staff risks undermining the commitment to neurological care

M.E / CFS Awareness and Educational Talks. A leading International ME expert, Dr. Nigel Speight will give talks in Dublin (May 7), Sligo (May 9), Galway (May 11), Limerick (May 13) & Cork (May 15). These events are organised as part of ME Awareness month by The Irish ME / CFS Association.

The Managing a Team & Group Dynamics short course is designed to give students an introduction to group dynamics, teams and teamwork, an overview of key leadership skills, and an understanding of how to manage and motivate teams.

This course is designed to give students an understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of grant making trusts and foundations as a source of fundraising, an overview of best practice in researching and building relationships with trusts and foundations, an understanding of the grant cycle and an understanding of the reasons why grant applications fail.

The Digital Fundraising short course is designed to give students an understanding of how to build a digital fundraising strategy and integrated digital campaigns. In this context and a backdrop of accelerated fundraising digitisation, it includes a deep dive into peer to peer fundraising and advertising campaigns.

You will hear of the latest academic research and the very best of professional experience and practice. Critically, this course will also showcase new learning for legacy fundraising from the science of philanthropic psychology.