April 28 2011 NUI Maynooth The second of a jointly hosted NIRSA-ICLRD-Border Regional Authority event, this one day roundtable discussion focused on Land Banking and Housing Development. Speakers and contributors considered the state of housing development and the potential of land banking across the island of Ireland with respect to housing need, unfinished estates, the […]
Read More...9 March 2011, Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone Jointly hosted NIRSA-ICLRD-Border Regional Authority this one-day event brought together over 120 local authority planners, elected representatives, private sector delegates and policy makers to exchange experiences and lessons in adopting core strategies as required by new planning legislation in Ireland. The case of how Aberdeen City and Shire […]
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2011 Conference >> Session 1|Session 2|Session 3|Session 4 ICLRD Sixth Annual Conference: Doing More with Less – Challenge and /or Opportunity? The International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD) has just hosted its Sixth Annual Conference on the 20-21 January 2011 in the Radisson BLU Hotel, Ballincar, Sligo. Attended by 110 people representing central, […]
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The Conference Programme is available here. ICLRD hosted a very successful and engaging conference on rural development strategies, Rural Restructuring: Local Sustainable Solutions to the Rural Challenge on Friday, 8 May at the Blackwater Learning Centre in Emyvale, Co. Monaghan. There is growing recognition that rural areas – and their balanced development – are an […]
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Letterkenny, Co. Donegal 22-23 January 2009 In January the ICLRD held its annual conference in Letterkenny, Co Donegal under the title Achieving Balanced Regional Development: Dynamic Regions, Spatial Strategies and Collaboration. Letterkenny was chosen as the venue in order to highlight the ongoing efforts with Derry/Londonderry to develop the cross-border Northwest Gateway. The conference was […]
Read More...Title: Post-Conference Report: Fourth Annual ICLRD Conference – Achieving Balanced Regional Development: Dynamic Regions, Spatial Strategies and Collaboration Publication Date: February 2009 Summary: The report summarizes the presentations and discussions that took place during ICLRD conference in February 2009. Related Documents: All conference material
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Cork, Co. Cork April 24-25, 2008 Creating sustainable communities is a major challenge facing housing programmes on the island of Ireland, the UK and elsewhere. The ’08 Conference of the Isles was held in Cork and featured speakers offering interesting case examples on promoting sustainable communities. ICLRD helped to sponsor this event as part of […]
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Armagh, Co. Armagh 17 January 2008 The International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD) third annual conference was held in collaboration with InterTradeIreland at the Armagh City Hotel on January 17, 2008. The conference focused on how long term economic success coupled with high quality of life on the island of Ireland can be achieved by harnessing the potential […]
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Dundalk, Co. Louth 15 November 2007 On 15 November, 2007 in Dundalk, the ICLRD together with the Regional Studies Association, the National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis, the National Centre for Geocomputation and the All-Island Research Observatory held a conference on Supporting Evidence-Informed Spatial Planning and Analysis—Towards the Development of Spatial Databases on the Island […]
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Lille, France 8-9 November 2007 In November, 800 persons from 36 countries in Europe attended the MOT conference in Lille on Cross-Border Territories: Day-to-Day Europe. ICLRD facilitated the attendance by councillors and officials from Dundalk Town Council and the Newry and Mourne District Council. Charlie Casey, Deputy Mayor of the Newry and Mourne District Council […]
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