Rethink Ireland to build €100m social innovation fund, helped by philanthropists
New €650,000 Ignite Midwest Fund, and plans to fund Ireland’s first dedicated climate justice fund, training for 70,000 people, and engaging 35,000 people in mental health programmes
Minister of State for Community Development and Charities, Joe O’Brien, and Deirdre Mortell, CEO of Rethink Ireland, launch the new €650,000 Ignite Midwest Fund, which is open to projects that empower communities, tackle poverty, and promote social inclusion in counties Clare, Limerick and Tipperary. Picture: Marc O Sullivan
Fri, 19 Feb, 2021 - 08:59
Joe Dermody
Innovators whose ideas can help empower communities, tackle poverty, and promote social inclusion are being sought to propose projects for a new €650,000 Ignite Midwest Fund.
Limerick projects sought as €650k Ignite Midwest Fund is launched
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Minister of State Joe O’Brien with Deirdre Mortell, CEO of Rethink Ireland, at the launch of the Ignite Midwest Fund | PICTURE: Marc O Sullivan );
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A NEW €650,000 social innovation fund has been launched by Rethink Ireland for innovative projects in Limerick, Clare and Tipperary that empower communities, tackle poverty, and promote social inclusion.
The Ignite Midwest Fund, the first of its kind specifically for the Midwest, has been created by Rethink Ireland in partnership with several private donors from the region including the well known Parkes Family in Limerick, the Community Foundation for Ireland.
Due to popular demand, Cultural Companions - The Diary Entries from the Hawk s Well Theatre will run for an extra week in conjunction with First Fortnight Festival.
With public health restrictions keeping everyone locked down for extended periods, Hawk s Well Theatre s popular Cultural Companions initiative has come into its own!
Cultural Companions was an initiative set up in 2019 with the aim of providing increased opportunities for older people to engage with Sligo s vibrant cultural and arts scene by setting up a network of people who would accompany each other to cultural events at the theatre.
With the 2020 pandemic closing the theatre for most of the year, and the fact that older people cocooned alone during lockdown, the Hawk s Well was inspired to revisit the project, acutely aware that connecting with and supporting each other in new ways became more important than ever before in 2020.
Updated / Thursday, 31 Dec 2020
09:20
As with everything else this year, the pandemic played havoc with the world of entertainment. However, it was both a curse and a blessing as 2020 proved a fascinating year for the business of show. Here s our 2020 revision
January
The late, great Larry
The month got off to a tragic start with the worlds of media and entertainment mourning the passing of two broadcasting greats
Following her sudden death at the age of 69, the nation remembered veteran RTÉ presenter Marian Finucane for her trailblazing feminist legacy and for being a formidable, wise, sensitive broadcaster .
Tributes also poured in for RTÉ radio legend Larry Gogan following his death, aged 85. President Michael D. Higgins said Gogan made an indelible impact on Irish music, having promoted both up-and-coming and more established Irish musicians and sharing his infectious enthusiasm and passion for pop and rock music of all kinds.
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