2020 - 2021
IRD DUHALLOW | PROGRESS REPORT
30 Years of LEADER 10% of Pillar ll in Ireland. Furthermore, we would like to see CLLD implemented with LEADER as lead programme.
North Cork LAG Chairman Bernard Moynihan signing a contract for LEADER funding for the development of Kanturk Astro Turf Pitch – Mick Breen, Cllr Gerard Murphy, Padraig Breen, James O’Keeffe, Maura Walsh, PJ Cremin, Michael Twohig, Eileen Linehan and Tom O’Callaghan.
EC Evaluation
Knowledge sharing, networking and collective lobbying is a key part of the work of ILDN, allowing all the Local Development Company CEOs to meet on a regular basis.
The Commission is keen that Member States have regard to the seven Specific Features of LEADER to ensure its authenticity in the next round, with Smart Villages and Communities as a core theme. IRD Duhallow entered into a cooperation project with independent LAGs Kilkenny LEADER and Galway Rural Development to jointly develop a Smart Village curriculum that can be rolled out to all communities so that rural communities and villages are strategically positioned to maximise the possibilities the next LEADER programme brings. ILDN The Irish Local Development Network CLG (ILDN) is the representative body for Ireland’s Local Development Companies. These 49 (35 Rural and 13 Urban) not-for-profit groups are building inclusive, vibrant communities and better life chances for people in every part of Ireland. IRD Duhallow has been a member of ILDN since its inception. Through its working groups, Local Development Companies can meet and network and discuss important issues surrounding the Programmes we administer and learn from each other. The ILDN executive meets with Department officials regularly to discuss issues of its members and achieve better outcomes of the programmes we deliver. It is ILDN policy that reinstating LAG status for all Local Development Companies like IRD Duhallow is the only real way to deliver LEADER in its intended format going forward.
Mags Atkin and Torren Ellis participating in the Water Biodiversity programme which was funded by LEADER.
Earlier this year Dr Katarina Kubinakova and Dr John Powel of the University of Gloustershire, presented the preliminary findings of their Evaluation of the Current LEADER Programme. IRD Duhallow with the two other Implementing Partners in North Cork, along with the LAG in Clare and Implementing Partner in Wexford were chosen to participate in the study look forward to receiving the final report. Evaluation of LEADER 14-20 Maambo Chifwepa is an international student at University College Cork (UCC) and is studying on the MSc. in Co-operatives, Agri-Food and Sustainable Development Programme We are delighted to welcome him to Duhallow as part of his programme. He is conducting a research study on sustainable rural development that assesses the impact of the IRD Duhallow LEADER 2014-2020 programme through tracking and Maambo Chifwepa, profiling the progress of the project promotors. international student at University College Cork (UCC) When he returns to Zambia to his Civil Service researching role, he hopes to transfer the knowledge and LEADER in Duhallow. skills gained in Ireland to the Rural Development Department. LEADER 2021-2027 The European Commission proposed in May 2018 the new EU budget for the 2021-2027 period, including for a reformed, modernised Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The new CAP will have a budget of € 365 billion and continue to support direct payments to farmers and rural development. It will place a greater emphasis on the environment and climate, support the transition towards a more sustainable agricultural sector and the development of vibrant rural areas. It is hoped that LEADER will get its budget restored to
Martin Murphy of Cumann Luachra with the book that was funded by IRD Duhallow under the LEADER programme with Maura Walsh, Eileen Linehan and Nollaig Murphy. The photo is taken at the entrance of the Donal Murphy Board Room in the James O’Keeffe Institute. Donal was Martin’s brother and a founding member of the James O’Keeffe Institute.
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