Module 1: Introduction to building sustainable communities

Located on the beautiful of Árainn Mhór Island (Arranmore) three miles off the Donegal coast on the Wild Atlantic Way. MODAM is Ireland's first offshore shared digital workspace. Onsite accommodation, 11 desks and a dedicated meeting space make MODAM ideally suited for short and long term rental for remote work, projects or just a change of scenery.

In contrast to other Irish small towns, which experienced rapid immigration during the 2000s, the international community in Ballyhaunis has grown gradually over 40 years.

Tackling Brain Drain, Collaboration & Diaspora Communications. How have Arranmore Community worked together to come up with creative solutions to provide com...

The Food Hub is a best practice food production and education facility based in Drumshanbo. Co. Leitrim. Since it’s establishment in 2004, it has emerged as Ireland’s premier artisan multi tenant food production enterprise centre, established by a social enterprise.

In this video we talk with Fergal McPartland, Manager of The Food Hub in Drumshanbo, County Leitrim, Ireland.

We invite all businesses, start-ups, entrepreneurs, creatives and artists to collaborate with us and join our innovative West Cork community.
Ludgate provides a space for you to network, expand and scale your businesses in a beautiful part of Ireland

Cloughjordan Ecovillage is a registered educational charity and an internationally recognised destination for learning about sustainable living. We have over 100 residents living in high-performance green homes, over 20,000 newly planted trees and Ireland’s largest renewable energy district heating system. Construction is ongoing to complete the planned total of 130 homes.

Bringing Cloughjordan Ecovillage to you...

Discovering the old labour exchange (social welfare office) in Castle Avenue was up for rent changed the “what if?” to “what about?” We organised an outing to tour the shabby building, complete with its boarded-up windows and government-issue carpet tiles. That first sight was not encouraging.

In this video, we talk to Fiona Boyle about her work as the of the Ray Community Centre in County Donegal, Ireland.

The world population has surpassed the 7 billion mark and is projected to grow to over 9 billion by 2043.

Colm Kelly - Enterprise Department, Roscommon County Council. Talk held at an IWTN training event at The Heritage Council, Kilkenny on September 13th, 2017.

Asset Mapping Toolkit

Introduction to "Building Communities from the Inside Out:
A Path Toward Finding and Mobilizing a Community's Assets,"
by John P. Kretzmann and John L. McKnight.

This is a positive movement of citizen-led action focussed on creating connected, resilient communities and better places. Town Teams are proactive, non-profit organisations that include businesses, landowners, residents and others working collaboratively with their local government (or equivalent) to improve their local place or area. The Town Team approach is innovative,
creative and fun!