Clare Local Development Company News
Stay up to date with our most recent news and updates
May Highlights
Check out all the upcoming events, locally hosted by ourselves as well as national summits and conferences! Find info about funding, grants, and training, and see some CLDC staff news as well.
CLDC seeks new Board members!
Nominations must be made by members of CLDC. Please visit our Membership page to find out more! For more info, please email members@cldc.ie.
Let’s make sure that ALL voices are heard!
**Everyone who lives in Clare can vote in the Local Elections!** In preparation for the June 7th Elections, we (along with some of our other community organisation friends!) will be running two public stalls in Clare, for National Voter Registration Day on April 30th,...
Poetry shows us what is possible
The poem you see here was written by Daniel Meehan, a participant in our “Stepping Stones” programme. Stepping Stones is a personal development programme that supports people to develop both personally and professionally. Daniel shows us poetically the impact that...
Transforming Lives Through Horses: A Clare Social Enterprise delivers positive change
In the tranquil Clare countryside, Niamh and Máire are providing an innovative approach to personal development and mental health support, with the help of some unlikely partners - horses. Combining Niamh Harney's expertise as an equine professional with Máire...
April News! Clinics, Research, Pilot Projects & Photos, oh my!
Check out the goods!
Recruiting volunteers for your organisation: Free workshop April 24th!
The next workshop in our Connecting Clare Communities: Public workshop series.
What’s Happening in March
CLDC is selected to deliver LEADER programme for next 5 years!
We are so excited to share that we at CLDC have been selected to deliver the LEADER programme for the next 5 years in Clare!
[Pictured: Doirin, our CEO, and Agnes O’Shaughnessy, our LEADER coordinator]
Financial Resilience Training
FREE 2 day training course. 10th & 17th April at CLDC
Prevent Minimise & Mitigate Invasive Species
Free training course. Comprehensive 3 day programme. Book your place today.
Unlock the Funding Potential for Your Business
Free training for businesses in Clare. Running from end of January to end of March 2024.
CLDC is selected to deliver SICAP programme for next 5 years!
CLDC is thrilled to have been awarded the SICAP programme in county Clare! SICAP stands for Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme, and CLDC has been selected as the organisation to design, implement and deliver the programme at a local level. So, for...
FREE home energy trainings start this week!
Online courses open to all! Upcoming courses will look at topics such as: How we can use simple devices to monitor and manage our energy use, our choices and behaviours around our transport energy and how working together as communities can lead to innovative renewable energy projects.
ILDN Social Enterprise IMPACT Awards- Open for Applications
Winners will receive a grant of €10,000, runners-up receiving a grant of €5,000 each.