Author Archives: Anne HamiltonBlack
PLANNING AND GOVERNING METROPOLITAN REGIONS AND CITIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY – 24th & 25th October 2024 About this event There is a growing recognition within metropolitan cities and regions that these spaces are characterised by fragmented planning and governance arrangements and are typically reliant on inadequate urban-economic infrastructure. The pace of urban change poses […]
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October 9 2024 – A comprehensive study conducted by the International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD) sheds new light on the growing phenomenon of commuting from rural settlements to urban centres. The InPLACE (Investigating Planning, Place-Making, and Commuting) report, which studied seven rural towns in Ireland and Northern Ireland, along with two in […]
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A major new research report on public safety messaging on the island of Ireland by the International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD) at Maynooth University was launched today, 19th June, by Minister for Housing and Local Government, Darragh O’ Brien, in Clones Fire Station, Co. Monaghan. The report, Advancing a Focused Cross-Border Approach […]
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A major new research report on the evolving role of councillors in Ireland by the International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD) at Maynooth University was launched by Minister for Housing and Local Government, Darragh O’ Brien. Also in attendance were Minister Kieran O’Donnell, Minister of State with responsibility for Local Government and Planning and Minister […]
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In February 2024, the ICLRD Executive Board was delighted to welcome its newest member, Mr. Kevin Lynch. Kevin is Assistant Director/Senior Planner with the Southern Regional Assembly, with responsibility for the development and implementation of the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES). He has over 30 years’ experience in planning, ranging from national and regional […]
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The British-Irish Council, in partnership with the Welsh Government, the Design Commission for Wales and the Department for Infrastructure NI held a 1-day symposium on ‘Placemaking in Practice’ in Cardiff on Friday 8th September. Following an invitation from the Department for Infrastructure, the International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD) was invited to speak […]
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The International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD) is one of three cross-border agencies invited to sit on the Planning Advisory Forum which was been established by the Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage to inform the first revision of the National Planning Framework (NPF). The Forum is chaired by the Minister for […]
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The International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD) and Monaghan County Council have secured funding under the Shared Island Research Funding 2023 as part of the All-Island Disaster Risk Reduction Research Programme. This 10-month programme will examine current public safety messaging in border communities on the island of Ireland, specifically as it relates to […]
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The North West Metropolitan Spatial Strategy – A Scoping Paper, developed by the International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD), in partnership with Donegal County Council and Derry City and Strabane District Council, constitutes an overview of emerging strategic issues which provide a context for the concept of a cross-border spatial strategy in terms […]
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On 18th January 2023, three reports co-authored by the International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD) were launched by the Southern Regional Assembly (SRA) as part of its journey to becoming a ‘Smart Southern Region’. Commissioned in Summer 2021 and concluded in Summer 2022, the reports prepared by a team from Maynooth University and […]
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