About Irish Rural Link
Strategic Objectives
- To reflect the views of IRL rural community members to policy makers at local, regional, national and European policy levels.
- To influence local and community development in our changing rural areas.
- To collate, support and disseminate models of rural development to all relevant stakeholders.
- To develop the organisation and management of IRL in a manner that is inclusive, participatory and sustainable.
OVERALL AIM
- To help support viable communities in rural Ireland where every person would have meaningful work, adequate income and social services, and where infrastructures needed for sustainable development would be in place.
- To highlight, publicise and respond to key rural issues through operational projects and programmes Irish Rural Link is run by a small and dedicated core of professional staff members which aims at all times to drive forward the rural agenda, aid our members and influence the various political levels on rural issues. They are supported by a voluntary Executive Board.
IRL Executive Board
Tara Farrell
Chairperson – Longford Women’s Link
Michael Kenny
Secretary – NUI Maynooth
Maria O’Gorman
Treasurer – Duagh FRC
Miriam McKenna
Flexibus – Louth, Meath, Fingal Locallink
Billy Murphy
Enniscorthy
Gerald Quain
Vice Chairperson – Ballyhoura Development
Elizabeth McDonnell
S.W.E.E.T.S.
Kieran McEntee
Kenagh Coop, Kenagh Co. Longford
Dermot Leavy
Westmeath Community Development
Alan Kerry
Rural Transport Network
Veronica Barrett
RHS Homecare, Galway
Barry Caslin
Teagasc
Maura Canning
IFA
Thomas Cooney
IFA
STAFF
Seamus Boland
James Claffey
Deputy CEO,
CAP Network Manager
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Maria Pettit
Administrator
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Mary Keyes Cornally
EU Projects
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Louise Lennon
Policy & Media Officer
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PROJECT STAFF
Farmers4Safety EIP Project
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farmers4safety.ie
Tracey Noone
National Meals on Wheel Network
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mealsonwheelsnetwork.ie
Maria Jackson
National Meals on Wheels Network
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mealsonwheelsnetwork.ie
Aoife Kirk
Connecting Communities with Peatlands
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communitywetlandsforum.ie
Brendan Mulry
EU Projects
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Katie Smirnova
FarmPEAT Project
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www.farmpeat.ie
Daniel Bennett
CAP Network Ireland
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www.capnetworkireland.eu
Evelyn Slevin
CAP Network Ireland
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www.capnetworkireland.eu
Paddy Malone
CAP Network Ireland
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www.capnetworkireland.eu
Niamh Nolan
CAP Network Ireland
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www.capnetworkireland.eu
John Murphy
CAP Network Ireland
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www.capnetworkireland.eu