News & Events
Are Churches Central to the Community?
Maxwell’s Courtyard, Kircubbin was the venue for the launch of a major research report which seeks to explore the relations between churches in the Ards Peninsula and the role they can play individually and collective in local communities. The research was fully...
‘Women Together’ Louth & Ards Women’s Network
In an ongoing series of meetings this group spent a week-end together in Dublin in September as part of their “Building Bridges” project. The two groups met up in Dundalk and travelled on to Glasnevin, Dublin where they had lunch and a tour of the National Botanic...
Portavogie Receives a Visit from a Southern Minister
Eamon O’Cuiv Minister of Social Protection of the Government of Ireland paid a recent visit to Portavogie to meet with community group representatives. The Minister was the guest of Portavogie Culture & Heritage group, who along with the Monreagh Centre in Co...
Successful Launch of the Rural Enabler programme for County Down
The County Down Rural Enabler Programme had a successful launch on Monday 20th September at the Market House, Ballynahinch. The Rural Enabler Programme is a partnership approach between Rural Community Network (the lead partner), Irish Rural Link (IRL), the Department...
Sharing Cultures Event a Success.
Una Turbitt, Ethnic Minority Development Officer with East Down Rural Community Network organised a Sharing Cultures event in the Queens Hall, Newtownards on the 11th June 2010, as part of her project which is funded by Peace III. Una shared that ‘this event is an...