Co-operation Ireland in association with the International Centre for Local and Regional Development and Queen’s University, Belfast hosted a seminar entitled, Planning and Local Government on the Island of Ireland on Friday 30 September, 2011 in Dundalk. The seminar was very well attended with delegates travelling from across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. […]
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The National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis (NUI Maynooth) as ESPON Contact Point for Ireland hosted a seminar on Wednesday 28th September 2011 in Dublin city centre. The seminar focused on the development of indicators and monitoring for the National Spatial Strategy and Regional Planning Guidelines. In particular, the seminar provided an opportunity to […]
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Addressing the annual conference of the Institute for British-Irish Studies at University College Dublin on 26 May, The Taoiseach, Mr. Enda Kenny TD, paid tribute to the work of the International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD) and the Centre for Cross Border Studies (CCBS) in supporting cross-border initiatives by local authorities in the […]
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Louth local authorities and Newry and Mourne District Council took a major step forward in the promotion of cross border partnership in the border region. At a special event hosted by the Northern Ireland office in Brussels on March 2, 2011, the local authorities from Newry and Mourne District Council, Louth County Council, Drogheda Borough […]
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By: Robert Curry, Harvard Business School Class of 2011 At the January 2011 ICLRD conference, one of sessions focused on Planning for Homes and Communities and featured Prof. Nic Retsinas of the Harvard Business School. Prof. Retsinas subsequently supervised a final year research project by Mr. Robert Curry at the Harvard Business School. ICLRD helped […]
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AIRO at NIRSA has developed an interactive mapping and querying tool for housing market indicators combining data from both Northern Ireland and The Republic of Ireland.
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The International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD) is delighted to announce the publication of a series of reports on cross-border and inter-jurisdictional planning and governance.
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On 15 February 2011, the Department for Regional Development in Northern Ireland and the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government in the Republic of Ireland jointly released the The Spatial Strategies on the Island of Ireland—Framework for Collaboration for public consultation over an 8 week period. As the press release states: “The consultation document […]
Read More...ICLRD is in the process of delivering an Executive Training Programme for public/private sector representatives and elected members in the Northwest. Primarily working with both Donegal County Council and Derry City Council, this programme is focusing on the theme of Fostering Growth through Cooperation in the Northwest Region. It will take place over a series […]
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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, regional and local government, elected representatives, policy-makers, cross-border networks, community activists, academics and representatives of the business community, the theme of […]
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