Joint ICLRD & CCBS Conference, Killyhevlin Hotel, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh – 29-30 January 2015
Shared Services, Shared Opportunities: New Models of Public Sector Collaboration and Partnership The International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD) and the Centre for Cross Border Studies (CCBS) will be holding our joint annual conference at the...
Evidence-Based Planning: New Online Resources
The International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD), in collaboration with a range of partner organisations in 2014, has successfully developed and launched several powerful online tools utilising data from the 2011 censuses in Ireland and Northern...
New All-Island HP Deprivation Index Provides Powerful Tool for Researchers and Policymakers
The new All-Island HP Deprivation Index, presenting a consisted area-based deprivation measure for the island of Ireland based on the 2011 censuses, is now accessible to researchers, policymakers and others concerned with socio-economic issues in the Irish...
All-Island Digital Atlas Available to Support Evidence-Based Planning in the Irish Border Region
The All-Island Research Observatory (AIRO) and ICLRD have collaborated in the development of an All-Island Digital Atlas utilising data from the 2011 censuses in Northern Ireland and Ireland. The Atlas is a user-friendly online mapping tool containing datasets on...
Borderlands Journal April 2014
Borderlands: The Journal of Spatial Planning in Ireland ICLRD's informative annual journal includes timely articles on cross-border and inter-jurisdictional cooperation on the island of Ireland – and beyond. The journal, made possible by funding received from INTERREG...
Shared Services: Learning from Experiences in Integrated Working and the implementation of Community Planning in Scotland
The third ICLRD Shared Services Learning Network seminar takes place in the Ballymascanlon Hotel, Dundalk on 25 November, beginning at 16.00 (concluding at 18.00). The seminar will be addressed by Professor Deborah Peel, The Geddes Institute, University of Dundee, who...
Shared Services on the Island of Ireland: Departmental perspectives on prospects for enhanced shared services across local government
The second ICLRD Shared Services Learning Network seminar takes place on Thursday 16th October at the Armagh City Hotel. The seminar, which begins at 16.00, will be addressed by Paul Dunne (Principal Officer, Local Government HR & Services, Department of the...
NIRSA/ESPON One-Day Conference
The National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis (NIRSA) in association with ESPON is hosting a one-day conference on 26 September 2014 at NUI Maynooth focused on Creating the Regions of Tomorrow: Maximising Ireland’s Reform Opportunity. The conference aims to...
Upcoming Joint Co-operation Ireland / ICLRD seminar
Title: The Role of Development and Area Plans in Economic Growth and Regeneration Venue: Armagh City Hotel, Armagh Date: 26 June 2014 Access the seminar programme here With the ongoing reform of local government in both jurisdictions on the island of Ireland, and the...
ICLRD launches Shared Services Website
The ICLRD is proud to announce the launch of a new website dedicated to exploring shared services among local governments. This website has been developed as part of the EU INTERREG IVA Programme, Cross-Border Spatial Planning and Training Network (CroSPlaN...
Ninth Annual Conference: Cross Border Economic Development and the Border Development Zone Concept
The International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD), together with the Centre for Cross Border Studies, held its Ninth Annual Conference on 30-31 January 2014 at the Cavan Crystal Hotel in County Cavan. Attended by 110 delegates and speakers, the...
Shared Services: Working Together for the Common Good
This report outlines the attributes of shared services and documents current shared service initiatives as well as the potential areas of collaboration through shared services for councils across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Title: Shared...
Briefing Paper 10: Biomass Resources in the Island of Ireland
Title: Biomass Resources in the Island of Ireland Publication Date: September 2012 Team: Michael Doran Funding: CroSPlaN Initiative, an INTERREG IVA funded-project which is being administered by the SEUPB. Summary: The objective of this paper is to analyse the biomass...
Briefing Paper 11: Implementation of River Basin Management Plans – Current Issues and Future Needs
Title: Briefing Paper 11: Implementation of River Basin Management Plans - Current Issues and Future Needs Publication Date: December 2012 Team: Dr. Ainhoa Gonzalez, John Driscoll, and Padraig Maguire Funding: ICLRD Summary: Since the adoption of River Basin...
Briefing Paper 12: Small Island, Big Marine Challenges Ahead for the Blue Economy
Title: Briefing Paper 12: Small Island, Big Marine Challenges Ahead for the Blue Economy Publication Date: September 2013 Author: Dr Heather Ritchie Funding: ICLRD Summary: The island of Ireland faces big institutional challenges in relation to the delivery of a...
Borderlands Journal Summer 2013
Borderlands: The Journal of Spatial Planning in Ireland ICLRD's informative annual journal includes timely articles on cross-border and inter-jurisdictional cooperation on the island of Ireland – and beyond. The journal, made possible by funding received from INTERREG...