The Famine Walk gives us an opportunity to commemorate, learn and act. It is a poignant journey echoing the past and striving for a more peaceful future, giving us an opportunity to stand for humanity and against injustice. Let’s walk together with purpose and determination.

A new initiative to promote the importance of voting and combat misinformation and disinformation about democracy, politics and political representatives was launched. Voting Matters Ireland is an initiative of award-winning agency Alice Public Relations, spearheaded by its Chairperson, Dermot Ryan.

The ICCL are publishing a new research report into the use of pre-trial detention (remand) and the denial of bail in Ireland. The report, titled ‘Improving Judicial Assessment of Flight Risk’, finds that in general the operation of the rules surrounding bail applications respects people’s right to liberty and the presumption of innocence.

Sage Advocacy has invited contact from survivors of institutional abuse – following the extension of its information, support and advocacy service. The service is open and survivors affected by institutional abuse can contact Sage Advocacy. The service is free of charge and confidential.

The Shaping Futures programme is a QQI accredited programme with participants working towards a QQI Level 4 major award in Employment Skills. The course includes 9 modules, volunteer work and an 8-week workplace internships. While on the programme participants receive one to one support and guidance to help in identifying their ideal career path.

€1,090,700 in funding announced for the Music Capital Scheme 2024, along with two new awards. The regular scheme, which comprises three different awards, provides funding for the purchase of musical instruments to individual professional musicians and to non-professional performing groups, and is now open for applications.

In this free webinar for nonprofit organisations, we will discuss: Deciding when to take on your first staff member. Preparing to become an employer. Managing expectations of board members and volunteers when taking on the first staff member. Setting boundaries as a nonprofit’s first staff member.

The Advisory Group works with the Culture Company to help strengthen its ideas, make connections and provide insights to support their work to experiment and create meaningful experiences with people and communities across Dublin.

Want to learn more about how you and your organisation can support people with unmet literacy, numeracy or digital literacy needs? These free training webinars for community and voluntary organisations will help you better understand the issues.

At Irish Hospice Foundation, we recognise that volunteers can sometimes encounter grief as part of their work. As part of National Volunteers Week, we're hosting this webinar for volunteers to thank and support all their brilliant and hard work in our workplaces and communities.

Are you looking to develop a career working in the community? If so the INOU are offering an exciting programme designed to help participants develop a career using their life experiences and skills. The Building Futures programme is a full time 48-week accredited programme with participants working towards a QQI Level 5 major award in Community Development.

The Chair is responsible with committee members for ensuring that there is an effective risk and financial management framework at the HAI. The FARC is a formal subcommittee of the Board.

Last Week (25 April 2024), The Wheel, Ireland’s national association of charities, has called for local election candidates to sign a pledge to champion the work of the community, voluntary, charity and social enterprise sector at local government level.

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.

Organised by the European Parliament Liaison Office (EPLO) in Ireland, the “Use Your Vote” campaign is bringing a European Elections 2024 Roadshow to each of Ireland’s three European Parliament constituencies.

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 16th International Dementia Conference will be held in Mullingar. The conference, titled "Diversity in Dementia: Embracing Differences, Connecting Minds”, will include many interesting speakers. The conference will also be open to the general public on the afternoon of May 8th from 3:15pm.

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.