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Kerry Public Participation Network is the best way your group or community can become involved in shaping the future of Co Kerry. Membership of the PPN provides opportunities for better representation, networking, information sharing and input into policy development Read more
Registration is easy. Simply click here and complete the Registration Form. There is no charge. Registered groups receive regular updates, information on funding opportunities and also benefit from the group insurance scheme.
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With the support of the Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage, this fund has been devised to enhance biodiversity in communities throughout the country by combining the expertise of qualified ecologists with the skills, experience and enthusiasm of local community groups. There are currently two grant rounds open to applications: – Developing Community Biodiversity Action Plan and Projects (CBAPPs) – Implementing recommendations from a previous CBAPP Organisations can apply once to one of the grant rounds above. All applications must meet the criteria for the Fund, any organisation or project that does not meet the eligibility criteria will not be successful in this grant round. We recommend that organisations read through each criteria document before making a decision about applying. Developing Community Biodiversity Action Plan and Projects (CBAPPs): A grant to engage an ecologist and develop a Community Biodiversity Action Plan and Projects (CBAPP) for their local area. Within the scheme, three levels of grant funding will be offered: Strand 1: Grants of up to €5,000 for community groups to work with an ecologist to classify their local habitats, assess their condition and extent, map them, and define a suite of actions to enhance biodiversity. Strand 2: Grants of up to €7,500 for community groups who carry out the work outlined in Strand 1 in collaboration with one or two land managers/owners and particularly farmers, to classify habitats at landscape scale with a focus on field boundaries (hedgerows, treelines and stone walls), assess their condition and extent, map them and define a suite of actions to enhance biodiversity. Strand 3: Grants of up to €10,000 for community groups who carry out the work outlined in Strand 1 in collaboration with three to five land managers/owners and particularly farmers, to classify habitats at landscape scale with a focus on field boundaries (hedgerows, treelines and stone walls), assess their condition and extent, map them and define a suite of actions to enhance biodiversity. Implementing recommendations from a previous CBAPP: This year, any organisation with a Community Biodiversity Action Plan is invited to apply for grants of between €1,000 and €5,000 to implement recommendations emerging from their Community Biodiversity Action Plans (CBAPs). These grants will only be available to those groups who have submitted their full Community Biodiversity Action Plans and their full data set to the National Biodiversity Data Centre. Timeline Closing date for applications: 7 October 2022 Grants will be awarded: December 2022 Work should be carried out: January 2023 – December 2023 Progress report due: 26 August 2023 Outcome Report due: January 2024 |
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In recent months Community Gardens Ireland presented to an Oireachtas Committee on the huge benefits that come from community growing spaces in Ireland, and how changes are needed to help more communities in Ireland grow their own produce. In September we will be meeting with Minister Peter Burke and Minister Malcolm Noonan about this. We will be asking for changes so that community growing spaces must be provided by local authorities where there is sufficient demand and for the doubling of the numbers of allotments & community gardens by 2025. Our full list of recommendations are here. And we need your help! We are looking for every single person in Ireland interested in community growing to do the following: 1. Email TDs Email all your local TDs (every party) and ask them to support this and to relay their support to Minister Burke and Minister Noonan. A draft email template is below but feel free to use your own. See here to get your local TD contact details: https://www.whoismytd.com/ 2. Share it! Share this request with local growing groups, friends, family members, on social media etc. 3. Email Ministers Email Minister Peter Burke and Minister Malcolm Noonan directly to let them know how this would be beneficial to your community group. Minister Burkes email addresses: peter.burke@oireachtas.ie Minister Noonans email addresses: malcolm.noonan@oireachtas.ie The more emails that are sent in, the stronger our position will be. Please help us make this change so that more communities can grow their own produce together in local areas throughout Ireland. Cut and paste the template email below: Dear (TD), During September, Community Gardens Ireland will be meeting with Government Ministers to ask for their support to double the numbers of allotments & community gardens in Ireland by 2025. In addition, Community Gardens Ireland are asking for changes to require local authorities to provide community growing spaces where clear demand is present. Community growing spaces such as allotments and community gardens are proven to be helpful for biodiversity and as a good local climate action. There is ample evidence that they help with mental and physical health, community cohesion, reduce flooding risk, reduce food waste, and so much more. Despite this, there are fewer allotments & community gardens in Ireland then there were 100 years ago. Ireland has fewer allotments & community gardens per capita compared to Denmark, Poland, Germany and other EU countries. There is currently no national policy on allotments & community gardens and the legislation supporting them is weak. I also ask that you relay your support for these changes to enable more allotments & community gardens to Minister Peter Burke and Minister Malcolm Noonan. Best regards . Thank you. |
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These are the 20 groups shortlisted for gold and silver awards in 2022 Kerry Community Awards by the independent panel of Judges.
In alphabetical order 10 gold and 10 silver were selected from the following groups with one overall winner from the gold winners
The Silver awards have a plaque and €500, the Gold a Plaque and €1000
the overall winner gets an additional €1500
Ballybunion Community Forum CLG
Ballylongford Playground Development Committee
Cahersiveen Festival of Music & the Arts
Comharchumann Forbartha an Leith Triúigh Teo
Fenit Changing Tides
Firies Business Hub DAC T/A The Kerry Food Hub
IRD Foilmore Kells CLG
Kerry Comhairle na nÓg
Killarney Water Rescue
Killarney Men’s Shed
Knocknagoshel Over 55s Social Club and Women’s Group CLG
Listowel FRC / Trans Kerry Support Group
Lyrecrompane Heritage Group
MacGillycuddy Reeks Mountain Access Forum
Sliabh Luachra Boxing Club
Sneem Development / Sneem Tidy Towns
Tralee International Resource Centre
Transition Kerry
Valentia Island Development Company CLG
Waterville Eventerprise and Marketing Network
THE OVERALL WINNER WAS : TRALEE INTERNATIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE
THE PRESENTATIONS WERE BE MADE AT THE CELEBRATION DINNER AT THE DROMHALL HOTEL KILLARNEY
ON THURSDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER 2022
Our thanks to the nearly 100 groups who entered unfortunately there could be only 20 winners the standard gets higher each time. If you were unsuccessful this year try again next year !!!!
A chara, this may be of interest to you:
Irish Environmental Network - Series of lunchtime webinars, starting tomorrow!
Feel free to share with your network.
IEN Lunchtime Biodiversity Webinar Series
www.eventbrite.com