When: Wednesday, May 19, 2021 – 15:30 to 16:45 Where: online COVID-19 has caused us all to question the liveability of place – in terms of where we live, where we work and where we relax and unwind.  The idea of the ’20-minute neighbourhood’, ‘15-minute city’ and ‘10-minute town’ has grown with interest around the world. As a way of […]

COVID-19 has created severe economic challenges for businesses across the world, with lengthy closures, significant job losses and an uncertain road ahead.  As reported by the Irish Central Bank, the uneven nature of the shock across sectors has become apparent, with firms within the accommodation and food sector continuing to report the largest falls in […]

6th November 2019, The Great Hall, Ulster University – Mageee Campus, Derry/Londonderry  Focusing on the theme of “Planning for Change: Planning in Times of Change”, the 12th Annual Conference of the International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD) took place on the 6th November 2019 in Ulster University – Magee Campus, Derry/Londonderry. We live in changing and […]

PLANNING FOR 21ST CENTURY RURAL POTENTIALS AND CHALLENGES 26thApril 2018, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dundalk   The joint International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD) and Co-operation Ireland seminar on ‘Rural Society in Transition:  Planning for  21st Century Rural Potentials and Challenges’ took  place on Thursday, 26th April 2018 in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dundalk, Co. Louth. Rural […]

Conference Programme As part of its ten-year celebrations, the International Centre for Local and Regional Development’s (ICLRD) held its annual conference on the afternoon of 9th February 2017 in the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Sligo. The theme of this celebratory event was place-making; a subject matter that has lain at the heart of much […]

  Conference Programme On the 27th October 2016, the International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD) together with Co-operation Ireland, held a half-day conference on the theme of Revitalising Small Towns on the Island of Ireland: The Role of Local Government.  Held in the Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan, the event considered the general principles of […]

Conference-Programme The International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD) and the Centre for Cross Border Studies (CCBS) held their joint annual conference at the Killyhevlin Hotel, Enniskillen on 29-30 January 2015. The conference, Shared Services, Shared Opportunities: New Models of Public Sector Collaboration and Partnership, focused upon a critical component of the public sector […]