Birdwatch West Cork - Buzzard soaring survey

Dear All,

The Irish Raptor Study Group is organising a Buzzard pre-breeding soaring
survey in RoI in 2011.

Fwd: Take Action with the National Newt Survey!

Dear IWT member,

We are delighted to announce that furthering our aim of increasing the knowledge and awareness of wildlife in Ireland the Irish Wildlife Trust is running our National Newt Survey once again this year.

iPedal Cycling Website now working online

One of the BIS (Business Information Systems) students in UCC, Aisling Hennessy, has done a website project called iPedal.  You can logon and create a profile so she would like people to add some comments, routes etc. Some parts still have to be fixed but you'll get the idea. 

http://www.ipedal.info/ 

(Courtesy of Cork Cycling Campaign)
 

Cork Bird Atlas - Only 4 Days Left

f.y.i. For those participating in the bird atlas event.

Dear Atlas Volunteer,


The finishing line is within sight and the species richness map is turning redder by the day http://blx1.bto.org/atlas-results/species-richness.html . Thanks to your tremendous support and ongoing hard work we are on course to producing a fantastic Winter Atlas that we can all be extremely proud of. With just 4 days of fieldwork remaining (28th February) we are asking for one final push this weekend to go 'Roving' to help find some of the missing species in 10-km squares.

'Start Your Own Green Business' course, Kinsale

Events at the INFF

Upcoming events at Irish Natural Forestry Foundation...

Seed Swap in collaboration with GIY Cork - Next Tuesday

Dear all,

 

Please see the poster for full information on what should be a great seed swapping event, taking place next Tuesday, March 1st at 7pm in "We Made This", South Presentation, Evergreen St.

 

The swap itself will be preceeded by a seed sowing demo and Transition Cork City's Local Food Group will be present for the evening adding valuable information to our local food map, so come along for more details on that!

 

All welcome and please forward the poster to anyone who you feel might be interested.

 

                                    Warmest Regards,

                                             Tom

Cork secondary students want cycle paths

http://www.irishexaminer.com/election/analysis/if-you-want-change-get-on-your-bike-and-peddle-hard-146226.html

Cork Cycling Campaign

www.corkcyclingcampaign.com

Part of www.cyclist.ie 

Invitation to Marine and Environmental Sensing Technology: Gaps & Opportunities March 29th DCU

Dear Colleague,

I would like to invite you to attend the workshop on Marine and
Environmental Sensing Technology: Gaps & Opportunities, on Tuesday, 29
March 2011 in Dublin City University (DCU).  

‘Chew On This’ Community Art Mini-Project March & April 2011

Lourdes Youth & Community Services (LYCS) and the Latin America Solidarity Centre present

'Chew On This'

Community Art Mini-Project

March & April 2011

Cork attraction wins best interactive event

Press Release: Immediate

Date: 23^rd Feb 2011

Cork Attraction wins Best Interactive Event Award

Water Open Day organised by Lifetime Lab has been selected as Best Interactive Event by The Heritage Council. The accolade was presented to Lifetime Lab at a ceremony at Heritage Council headquarters recently.   

Seminar: Marine and Coastal resources: Information, Conservation and Use. FRIDAY 28th February

Marine and Coastal resources: Information, Conservation and Use.

With 'Coastwatch 2010 coastal survey' results launch by MEP Nessa Childers.

When: Feb 28th 2011 – 9.30 am to 4 pm

Where: EP offices, Molesworth street, Dublin 2

Organised by Coastwatch and the Environment Pillar Natural Resource Working Group

CEF Newsletter: 'Politics & Economics'

ar Patrick, Politics and Economics... had enough yet?!

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	Newsletter: Politics and Economics February 2011 To foster and promote sustainable development    in County Cork

CEF Online Latest News and Notices Facebook Twitter   Welcome to the CEF Newsletter.  This issue explores a subject that we've been tip-toeing round for some time, wondering how to approach, what new insight we might bring to the wall-to-wall coverage of 'politics' and 'the economy' and who best to do this.  Three great articles for you have emerged from this.  The first, a superb commentary on the upcoming election and its global backdrop by David Korowicz of FEASTA (the Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability).  Some of you may remember David's superb and (unfortunately) prophetic presentation to CEF members at our plenary session on Sustainable Economics in June 2008.  David's style and fresh perspective caught the eye, and we were delighted that he agreed to pen such a topical and pertinent update for us for this current issue. Secondly a very timely book review submitted by an emerging East Cork blogger, Lucy Pearce, who digested and reviewed the new FEASTA publication 'Fleeing Vesuvius' for our benefit.  Lucy's blog Dreaming Aloud has been nominated in two categories in the Irish Blog Awards 2011 for her fluent and insightful musings on natural parenting, living philosophy and domestic and community resilience. Finally, a short article penned by yours truly inspired by our Global Action Plan programme and the experience of the many people we encounter finding new (and refinding old) ways of building sustainable lifestyles and livelihoods.  It is not intended as a manual for self-sufficiency - merely as a helping hand for the majority of us starting from scratch. The full articles are hosted on our blog and are open to comments, so please feel free to contribute your thoughts.  We know that some of you may have difficulty accessing our blog in the workplace, so PDF versions are provided for you to read in your lunch hour. ;-) Next up will be a newsletter on 'Waste'.  If that catches your imagination and you have a story, insight or piece of analysis to contribute, we would love to hear from you. Patrick Treacy, Development Coordinator patrick@cef.ie 22nd February 2011 CEF Management Committee 2010-11 Michael Hobbs (Chair) Kieran McDonogh (Vice-chair) Bernie Connolly (Treasurer) Anna Aherne (Hon Sec) Ailish McGarry Barry Hurley Conor McManus Darren McAdam-O'Connell Helen Barrett Jennifer Franklin Martina Mercer Mary Barrett Tony Cain Patrick Treacy (Development Coordinator) Shadowlands: Ireland Election 2011 As we go to the polls a UN Food and Agricultural Organisation index measuring the price of a basket of food commodities surpasses the 2008 record and oil prices flirt again with $100 a barrel.  This is in the context of a battered world economy and a credit crisis that far from being resolved, has merely been displaced. Food and energy prices are pushing popular revolutions in the Middle-East, deposits are haemorrhaging from Irish banks, and debt re-structuring may be just around the corner. Yet we are not in a crisis, but at the edge of one. Read More (having trouble accessing our blog? Download the PDF instead.)   Book Review: Fleeing Vesuvius: Overcoming the risks of economic and environmental collapse. Fleeing Vesuvius is a book of its time, written by some of our brightest minds, for our people. Its stated aim "to arm its readers with the knowledge they need to develop new ways of doing things, instead of staggering from crisis to crisis" trying to patch up systems that are no longer viable. This, then, is a book of the moment, for the moment. It may hold many explanations for why we are where we are and what we might do about it. Read More (having trouble accessing our blog? Download the PDF instead.)   2011 2010 was a year to challenge us. It began with the exceptional flooding of Cork fresh in our memories, proceeded to an unfamiliar freeze which paralysed services and shredded road surfaces, a swine flu pandemic, a biblical outpouring of volcanic ash, financial meltdown in peripheral EU states, an application by Ireland to the IMF/EU for a vast loan to keep the show on the road and the 4th in a grim sequence of austerity budgets passed by a government with a tiny majority in Dail Eireann.  We then closed out the year amidst a return to prolonged icy conditions, water shortages and an early flu season! So as 2011 takes shape and an election looming, who could be blamed for a sense of trepidation?   Read More (having trouble accessing our blog? Download the PDF instead.)   CEF Members You will be receiving this newsletter as a result of being on our mailing list.  Did you know you can also join CEF as a member?  This brings all kinds of opportunities for getting involved in exciting work and meeting like-minded people.  Our members come from across the different pillars of society and all have a common interest at heart, which is to foster sustainable development in Cork.   Become a member of Cork Environmental Forum today! Subscribe from only €5 per calendar year. -- Join a working group -- Receive bi-monthly members mailings -- Meet like-minded people -- Take advantage of occasional discount offers -- Pay online

FOE Tip of the day: Buy recycled

Buy recycled Help create a demand for the stuff you recycle by buying products made with recycled materials. Search the Recycled Products Guide to find a fantastic range of innovative goods for home, garden and office - from cushions and kitchenware, to clothes and toys. Take a look at http://www.recycledproducts.org.uk/ Best Wishes, Rita @ Friends of the Earth
Shop for green books Check out past tips Discuss green stuff Support Friends of the Earth

 

Cork Harbour Cycle on April 3rd.

Annual Harbour Cycle on 3rd of April 2011 in aid of Africa Direct.

 

Hope to see you there!

 

http://africadirect.ie/cork-harbour-cycle

Adam D'Arcy
Cork Cycling Campaign
www.corkcyclingcampaign.com

Part of www.cyclist.ie 

Environmental Pillar Press Release: Ireland to be fined E26 million and daily fines of E33000

17th February, 2011 Environmental Pillar of Social Partnership PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Environmental Pillar calls on the Government: to take seriously its role as protector of the natural resources that are fundamental to all life, including human; to fully implement the Water Framework Directive, the Habitats Directive, the Birds Directive, and the EIA Directive; and in so doing to avoid the Irish taxpayer having to face huge fines.

IWT calls on Fine Gael to reverse its policy on turf-cutting

Press Release  16th Feb, 2010

The Irish Wildlife Trust is calling on the Fine Gael party to reverse its policy of allowing turf-cutting on some of Ireland's most valuable nature reserves (Special Areas of Conservation and Natural Heritage Areas). According to its manifesto Fine Gael says it "will allow an exemption for domestic turf cutting on the 75 National Heritage Area sites, which are designated under Irish Law". This amounts to an assault on our wildlife and fails to recognise the value of our bogs for purifying water, storing carbon and alleviating floods.

Consultation launched on Joint Spatial Strategies Collaborative Framework

Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Éamon Ó Cuív and Minister for Regional Development Conor Murphy MLA announced today that a joint consultation on a Framework for Collaboration on Spatial Strategies for the Island of Ireland will commence on Tuesday, 15 February for an 8-week period.

As the press release states: 'The consultation document identifies key planning challenges faced by both jurisdictions and discusses the potential for collaboration in spatial planning. It sets out a non-statutory framework for collaboration at different levels within the public sector which should result in mutual benefits.'

In Election 2011, where do the political parties stand on the environmental issues that matter?

In Election 2011, where do the political parties stand on the environmental issues that matter? We have asked them!  (and recorded their answers)  If you are affected right now by unemployment, loss of earnings or loss of hard earned savings, then the economy is going to be in the forefront of your considerations regarding who you should vote for in the upcoming General Election. However, the long term sustainability of employment and a thriving society depends on having a healthy environment.    Our society (and the economic systems that we have created and can amend) is entirely dependent on the fundamental resources of healthy soils, clean water and air, a stable climate, and a healthy biodiversity.   Without these services provided by nature, the elaborate social structures and economic systems that we have created cannot function.  No value is put on them, and their protection and enhancement features nowhere in the media coverage of the elections.    Let's change that. There is almost no mention of the environment in the vast majority of the party manifestos.  Here is your opportunity to see what their spkespersons have to say in response to our questions.   Spokespeople from An Taisce, Friends of the Earth, BirdWatch Ireland, Irish Doctor's Environmental Association, and the Environmental Pillar of Social Partnership are asking the candidates where they stand on six environmental issues. You can see them at The E Word  Please forward this email to as many people as possible and ask them to ask the questions that are not being answered On the home page you can send messages to the parties that refused the opportunity to respond to our 6 main questions. The E Word Team   ps: you can upload your own video comments, or simply share your opinions on the issues being discussed by text.  The E Word website is published by the Environmental Pillar of Social Partnership.

FOE Tip of the day: Slick solution

Slick solution Get rid of oil stains on clothes by rubbing chalk onto the affected area before washing. This should get the job done without resorting to chemical stain removers or petrol. Best Wishes, Rita @ Friends of the Earth
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Loss of Wetlands - Irish Wildlife Trust/Coastwatch

Hello all,
IWT and Coastwatch are trying to gather some information to help our  campaigns relating to halting wetland loss. If you have any information on the two areas below please let me know:

1. Have any cases you have been involved in regarding wetland loss been resolved?
2. Are you aware of continued wetland loss in your area? if yes, do you have an example/evidence.

Thanks,
Joanne

Joanne Pender
Development Officer
Irish Wildlife Trust

Ph: 01 860 2839
Fax: 01 830 8914
E-mail: enquiries@iwt.ie
Web: www.iwt.ie

Cork Branch IWT next event and newsletter

Hi the next event is 6th March Meeting at 12noon at Roches Point. Introduction to seashore life.

Bring warm waterproof clothing and pack lunch. Contact 0872282040 to check if it is going ahead just in case the weather is unpredictable..!

The lichen event this month has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for later this year. Paul our lichenologist (hope this is correct!) is moving house. However please do check out his website www.biology.ie for interesting news and to help out with any surveys.

Also now is the time if anyone has any interesting photograph or news or ideas to go into the next branch newsletter. Please reply to this email if you are interested in contributing (corkbranch@iwt.ie).

Thank you
Gill

Climate Inspirations

'Climate Inspirations' is an international Challenge Europe event which aims to energise the climate debate and inspire action towards a low carbon future. The event will be held on the 25th of March in the The European Commission Representation in Ireland 18 Dawson Street, Dublin 2. More details can be found here.

 

 

Niamh Kirwan,
Policy Analyst,
Comhar Sustainable Development Council,

niamh.kirwan@environ.ie

Tel: 00 353 1 888 2734

Mob: 00 353 87 7762608
www.comharsdc.ie

Soil Science Society of Ireland Spring Meeting, Friday 11th March 2011

The Soil Science Society of Ireland will hold its Spring Meeting on Friday 11th March 2011 in UCD Agriculture and Food Science Centre. The programme is outlined below. We are interested in accepting posters presenting any aspect of soil science including early-stage projects. The meeting is open to all. There is no fee to attend, and coffee will be provided. Please let us know if you plan to attend, and if you wish to submit a poster, by email to sharon.orourke@ucd.ie

ENFO competition award

Scartleigh NS will be presented with an award for their entry in the ENFO Showcase your Place competition this Thursday at Midleton Library at 11am. Dr. Mary Stack will present the award and the Mayor of Midleton, Cllr. Niall O'Neill, will also say a few words. Karen Morrissey, who organized the video for Showcase your Place, and student members of the Green School Committee will attend. For more details, click here.

 

This will be quite a relaxed event, there are no formal invitations going out.

You would all be most welcome to attend, as would any friends, family or acquaintances with an interest in all things green. Please pass this email on to anyone who may be interested.

 

Many thanks,

Eileen

 

Eileen O'Brien

Cork County Library HQ

Carrigrohane Road

Cork

Ireland

+353 (0)21 4546499

eileen.obrien@corkcoco.ie

www.corkcoco.ie/library

 

SMILE Resource Exchange

Please see below invitation to the upcoming SMILE Resource Exchange Event  This free event is open to all organisations to attend and registration has just opened on www.smileexchange.ie  For more information click on the invitation below and feel free to pass it on to any organisation who you think might benefit and would like to attend.

 

 

You are invited to attend the upcoming SMILE Resource Exchange event on Wednesday 2 March 2011 in the Montenotte Hotel from 8.45am - 14.00pm. This is a free business event that encourages the sharing and exchanging of resources in order to reduce costs and help the environment. Guest speakers include Simon Coveney T.D, and businesses that have already benefited from the initiative. Visit www.smileexchange.ie to register or email irymer@smileexchange.ie for more information

Tel: 00353 ( 0) 26 20520

 

www.smileexchange.ie// www.macroom-e.com  //

 www.greenshootscork.ie  // www.wastematchers.com

 

Conference Notification: Ireland's Energy Opportunity - Cork's Response

Cllr Jim Daly, Mayor of the County of Cork, will be hosting a Conference at the Inchydoney Hotel, Clonakilty, Co. Cork, on Friday March 4^th 2011 entitled "Ireland's Energy Opportunity – Cork's Response".  The aim of the conference is to showcase a new era of energy projects coming on-stream from Cork, and to highlight the opportunity for a strategic response from the Cork region, to the national energy agenda.

 

Link to Conference Notice. Details are as follows:

8.30am Registration & Tea/Coffee.

9.00am Official Opening by Cllr Jim Daly, Mayor of the County of Cork.

The following speakers have confirmed and they will make presentations on the following:

Session One "The National Context for Developing the Energy Sector"

•  "National Overview– SEAI" by Eoin Sweeney, Ocean Energy Development Unit
• "A National Level Industry Perspective – Focus on Marine Renewables" by Peter Coyle, Marine Renewable Industry Association

Session Two  "Shaping Cork's Future Energy Trajectory"

• "Creation of Ireland's First Energy Park" by Neil Carroll, Conoco Phillips
• "Maritime and Energy Research Campus & Commercial Cluster" by Valerie Cummins, MERC.
• "Renewable Energy Opportunities – BordGais", by John Mullins, BordGais
• "Grid 25: An Enabler for Regional Development" by Dermot Byrne, EirGrid

Session Three  "Small to Medium Enterprises in the Emergence of Cork as an Energy Hub"

• "SME Perspective on Wave Energy Potential: Ocean Energy Ltd" by John Keating, Ocean Energy Ltd.
• "SME Perspective on Polygeneration Technology: Organic Power Ltd" by Maurice McCarthy, Organic Power Ltd.
• "The Consultancy Sector: Case Study of  Carbon Capture and Storage, Kinsale Gas Field" by Nick O Neil, SLR Consulting Ltd.

(Speakers to be confirmed include a representative from The Lower Harbour Energy Group and The IDA/Enterprise Ireland)

Followed by Panel Session, Questions & Discussion.

Final details and conference brochure will be issued shortly. Conference Fee €50 (includes lunch)

 

Please forward this email to the relevant personnel in your organisation.

 

Kind regards,

Mary

Mary Murphy

Secretary to the Mayor

Cork County Council

Tel: 021-4285457

 

 

 

 

 

 

IWT calls for an end to over-fishing and no cull of seals in Kerry

Press Release

14th Feb, 2011.

IWT calls for an end to over-fishing and no cull of seals in Kerry

 

The IWT is calling on the government to introduce measures to protect the marine environment and to resist calls from fishermen to cull seals off Kerry. Irish waters are and now over-fished and the marine ecosystem has been severely damaged due to trawling and other commercial fishing practices. This long-term damage is the cause of dwindling fish stocks and culling seals, a European protected species, should not be used as a scapegoat for fishermen's problems.

 

Pádraic Fogarty, IWT chairman said, "Fishermen must start working with nature if there is to be a continuing supply of fish for future generations". For instance:

 

·      Cod is listed as 'endangered with extinction' by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

·      The Marine Institute estimates that the Haddock fishery off the west of Ireland discards 66% of the total catch, which in 2011 will result in nearly 6,000 tonnes of unwanted fish and other marine life being dumped.

·      Landings of Whiting from the Celtic sea and west of Ireland have decreased steadily since the 1990's from a high of about 22,000 tonnes in 1995 to only 5,000 tonnes in 2009.

·      Landings of Pollack across Europe have declined steadily since the 1980's but despite this there is no information about the state of this fish in waters off the west of Ireland. The Marine Institute has recommended that total catches should be reduced in light of this lack of information.

 

These facts point to an on-going decline in the quality of our marine environment which some scientists have suggested will leave us without commercially exploitable stocks of fish by 2050.

 

The IWT, along with 12 other Irish conservation organisations that are part of the OCEAN2012 coalition, has been working since 2009 for a reform of the Common Fisheries Policy that puts the environment first. Pádraic Fogarty said "without fish there will be no fishing. If we want fish on our plate 30 years from now we must start protecting our oceans. Shooting seals will do nothing to restore the long-term health of the marine environment in Kerry or anywhere else in Ireland".

ENDS

 

Contact:

For further information please contact Joanne Pender IWT Development Officer Ph: 01 860 2839 or E-mail: enquiries@iwt.ie

 

Editors Notes:

 

The Irish Wildlife Trust was founded in 1979 as a charitable conservation body. We provide the public with information about wildlife, run education and training programs like SAC Watch and the Outdoor Classroom Programme, carry out habitat and species surveys like the IWT National Lizard Survey and Newt Survey, campaign and lobby around biodiversity issues, restore natural habitats, consult with industry, agriculture and Local Authorities to maintain our natural heritage and contribute to national and international forums for the protection of biodiversity. The IWT is a nationwide organisation with a strong membership base, staff and Board of Directors, with branches in Dublin, Limerick, Waterford, Clare, Cork, Louth, Monaghan and Tipperary.

 

 

Can Kinsale Feed Itself?

Transition Town Kinsale Presents an Open Forum Discussion

CAN KINSALE FEED ITSELF?

TIME: Wednesday 23rd February at 7.30pm

VENUE: Carmelite Friary Space

CHAIR: Dr. Colin Sage, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Geography, UCC

PANEL: 

Philip Ward, Ecology & Plant Science Teacher, KFEC

Colm O'Regan, Organic Farmer, Kinsale

Michael Smith, Manager, Supervalu, Kinsale

Aimi Pinder, Kinsale Green Growers CSA/Veg Box

All Welcome.

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Working with horses

Hello everybody!

New dates for our work horse courses run throughout 2011 are set!

For beginners and advanced.

Also private tuition, talks and work demonstrations as well as a range of horse powered farm services available.

Have a look on:

www.horsepowerinireland.com

Kind regards,

Sandra

Notice of Cork Claiming our Future meeting Feb 17

Dear All,

Cork Claiming our Future will meet again this week, on February 17th and we hope you will be able to join us. Clodagh Harris of the Dept of Government in UCC will  be present to discuss the complexities of the voting system and to share the findings from Reformcard - a scorecard ranking the political parties on their reform proposals.

Making Your Vote Work – Voting strategically in the PR System

Clodagh will take us through options for getting the most from our vote, guiding us in how best to vote to support  the  principles and values outlined in Claiming Our Future.

Ranking the Political Parties on their Reform Agenda:  Last time Cork Claiming Our Future met it was generally acknowledged that a change of government was not necessarily equivalent to a change in how we are governed. Now that election campaigning  has begun in earnest, each Political Party has proposed electoral and political reform. Clodagh Harris is working as part of an academic panel who will rate the manifestos of each political party on their reform proposals. She will introduce us to Reformcard, a scorecard indicating which party's manifestos will produce more democracy, accountability, effectiveness, legitimacy. 

When: February 17^th @ 7pm

Where: St Nicholas House, Simon Community, Cove Street Cork (Street behind Quay Co-op & Government buildings)

We hope to see you on the 17th and  would really appreciate it if you could email to say if you are attending so's we can plan for numbers

Contact: Siobhán - cork@claimingourfuture.ie, 

Claiming our Future is a progressive movement for an equal, sustainable and thriving Ireland, and is not aligned with any political party. To learn more we  encourage  you to check out the website and to join Claiming our Future. See  www.claimingourfuture.ie

 

Looking forward to meeting you on the 17th February,

Siobhán O' Dowd

Local Convenor - Claiming our Future Cork

NATIONAL TREE WEEK Sunday 6th March to Saturday 12th March 2011

Cork County Council Recreation & Amenity

 

I would like to draw your attention to the National Tree Week from Sunday 6^th to Saturday 12^th March this year. 

 

Please remind your friends and associates who are involved in local community groups, schools, etc. and may be interested in applying for free saplings that the details are available on the website on www.treecouncil.ie

 

Local residents groups, schools, community groups etc. may contact Recreation & Amenity, to request trees from Cork County Council.  As we get a limited number of saplings for distribution they are offered on a first come first served basis.  These trees are intended for planting in a public/community area.  

 

Our gardening section will endeavour to deliver the saplings to your local area office for collection on a suitable day and time.  Your area office will ring you to let you know when the trees are available for collection.

 

Please note that deliveries will be made as soon as possible around Tree Week but you are advised not to arrange public plantings until you have confirmed with your local area office what day and time you may collect the trees.

 

The contacts in Cork County Council are:

                                                                       

North Cork     phone      022 30420       e-mail       mary.oriordan@corkcoco.ie

 

South Cork     phone     021  4285102   e-mail       angela.deasy@corkcoco.ie

 

West Cork      phone      028  22123      e-mail        john.tobin@corkcoco.ie

 

 

 

Volunteer Management Training

 

 

Volunteer

Management Training

 

This training course will increase your organisation's understanding of

how to support and manage volunteers effectively.

 

It is hosted by SECAD and facilitated by Cork Volunteer Centre.

 

The four week course focuses on the following topics:

 

·       Planning for volunteer involvement

·       Advertising for volunteers

·       Interviewing volunteers

·       Screening

·       Induction/volunteer agreements

·       Developing a volunteer policy

 

Who should attend?

Representatives from Community/Volunteer groups

 

Why?

To increase the understanding of how to support and manage volunteers effectively.

 

Where?

SECAD Office, Owennacurra Business Park, Knockgriffin, Midleton, Co Cork

 

When? Every Wednesday, starting 2^nd March and finishing on 23^rd March 2011

 

Time: 10.00 a.m. – 2.00 p.m.

 

Charge: FREE

 

For more information contact Sinéad Conroy, SECAD on 021-4613432

 

 

 

 

Sinéad Conroy

 

South & East Cork Area Development Ltd.

Midleton Community Enterprise Centre

Owennacurra Business Park, Knockgriffin

Midleton, Co Cork

T: 021 461 3432

F: 021 461 3808

W: www. secad.ie

E: sconroy@secad.ie

Company Registration Number: 8233937