The Department of Social Protection has today announced funding for 8 national and local projects under an initiative to support and improve the employment opportunities for Family Carers. The initiative, under the Dormant Accounts Action Plan 2024, will place a special focus on empowering family carers to re-enter or remain in paid employment, education and […] The post Department of Social Protection announces funding of €1.2 million for 8 projects to support Family Carers appeared first on Pobal. […]
4 December, 2024: Today, Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, officially launched Pobal’s Annual Report and Annual Financial Statements for 2023. The launch, attended by Pobal Chairperson Rosarii Mannion and CEO Anna Shakespeare, highlighted a substantial increase in funding and supports administered by Pobal on behalf of Government in 2023. The 2023 Report […] The post Minister Heather Humphreys officially launches Pobal’s 30 Anniversary Annual Report appeared first on Pobal. […]
Pobal is excited to announce our participation once again, in Charity Trustees’ Week, taking place from 11 to 15 November 2024. This annual event, hosted in collaboration with the Charities Regulator, Boardmatch Ireland, Carmichael, The Wheel, Volunteer Ireland, Charities Institute Ireland, and Dóchas, aims to honour the vital contributions of trustees in the governance and […] The post Pobal Celebrates Charity Trustees Week 2024 with Special Radio Show appeared first on Pobal. […]
Minister of State for Community Development, Integration and Charities, Joe O’Brien, TD has today, Tuesday, 5th November 2024, officially launched a new video which aims to support local decision makers, to ensure that disadvantaged communities have real opportunities to be heard in local planning and decision-making processes. The video features a wide range of stakeholders […] The post Minister Joe O’Brien officially launches new video to support the Guide for Inclusive Community Engagement in Local Planning and Decision Making appeared first on Pobal. […]
Grants of up to €25,000 to be provided for wide range of works Taoiseach, Simon Harris, and the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, have today announced funding to deliver enhancement and refurbishment works at 399 community centres nationwide. The Community Centres Investment Fund 2024 was launched in June 2024 to provide […] The post Taoiseach and Minister Humphreys announce funding to upgrade 399 community centres across the country appeared first on Pobal. […]
Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy, Colm Burke, has today published the Healthy Ireland Fund Round 4 2023 Progress Report. With a total budget of €15.7 million, the Healthy Ireland Fund Round 4 successfully reached 154 target groups, supporting enhanced health and wellbeing in communities all over Ireland. Adopting an outcome-based […] The post Minister Burke publishes the Healthy Ireland Fund Round 4 2023 Progress Report appeared first on Pobal. […]
The Minister for Community Development, Integration and Charities, Joe O’Brien has officially launched three training needs assessment reports for the Community and Voluntary Sector. The assessments of training needs were undertaken within the framework of the government’s five year strategy to support the community and voluntary sector in Ireland 2019 – 2024, Sustainable, Inclusive and […] The post Minister Joe O’Brien officially launches Training Needs Assessment Reports for the Community and Voluntary Sector appeared first on Pobal. […]
New ESF+ programme called ‘Achieve Together’ offers bespoke Mentoring and Coaching services to existing Community Services Programme organisations Over €4 million in funding over the lifetime of the programme Up to 225 organisations to benefit Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development, Joe O’Brien TD, has today, 4 October, launched the ‘Achieve Together’ Social Innovation Coaching […] The post Minister Joe O’Brien announces Social Innovation Coaching and Mentoring Programme appeared first on Pobal. […]
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has today announced funding of over €1 million to support and improve 517 walking trails across the country. Under the initiative, some 203 community groups will receive grants ranging from €1,500-€35,000 for the development and upgrade of their local trails. Funding is also being provided under […] The post Embracing Ireland’s Outdoors: Minister Humphreys announces over €1 million investment in 517 walking trails appeared first on Pobal. […]
Pobal research shows people in deprived areas four times more likely to report not having good health People living in areas of deprivation across Ireland are significantly more likely to report poor health or disability, new research from Pobal has revealed. According to Pobal, the findings demonstrate the need to address health inequality gaps and […] The post Poor Health and Disability Higher in Deprived Areas appeared first on Pobal. […]