Irish Rural Link held its annual Information Day on Rural Services in Buswells Hotel, Dublin on the 14th November. A number of organisations including Meals on Wheels from Castlebar and Longford, Local Link, Louth Meath Fingal Local Link/Flexibus, Moynalty Mens Shed, Longford Women’s Link, African Caribbean Diaspora Centre, Community Wetlands Forum and National Rural Network. Projects IRL are involved – Getting Citizens Online, IT Skills for Farming, Local Public Banking, The Next Chapter and European projects – Rubizmo, DELSA and Sustain it.
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring, TD addressed attendees and spoke with all the groups who were there. Around 50 TD’s and Senators dropped into the event throughout the day.