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IDP delighted at awards for Inishowen social enterprises 19.12.19

INISHOWEN Development Partnerhip (IDP) has congratulated Carndonagh-based Spraoi agus Spórt Family Centre, Greencastle Community Centre and Tullyarvan Mill Community, Cultural & Hostel Centre on winning prestigious national awards in recent weeks. The IDP said they are all excellent examples of the “drive, commitment and ambition” of social enterprises throughout the peninsula who have grown from strength to strength in 2019.
Co-founder and Director of Spraoi agus Spórt Helen Nolan receiving the highly coveted ‘Social Enterprise of the Year’ 2019 award at the prestigious Charity Impact Awards.
Social enterprises are community centres, groups and organisations who have a clear social purpose, generate a significant proportion of their income from trading and reinvest the majority of their profits in their social mission.
For the second year in a row, Carndonagh based Spraoi agus Spórt picked up the highly coveted ‘Social Enterprise of the Year’ award at the prestigious Charity Impact Awards in the Mansion House, Dublin on 10 December.
Greencastle Community Centre won the runners up award in the competitive ‘Islands & Coastal Communities’ category of the 2019 Pride of Place Awards in Kilkenny on 30 November.
Tullyarvan Mill Community, Cultural & Hostel Centre in Buncrana were also recognised nationally with the ‘Best Budget Hotel of the Year’ accolade at the glamorous ‘Hotel Awards Ireland 2019’ in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dublin on 21 October.
Manager Susan McAleer (front centre) with staff and volunteers from Greencastle Community Centre who won the runners up award in the competitive ‘Islands & Coastal Communities’ category of the 2019 Pride of Place Awards.
Shauna McClenaghan, Joint CEO of Inishowen Development Partnership, which supports a range of actions and activities with all three social enterprises, said: “As 2019 draws to a close, I’d like to take this opportunity to reflect on the tremendous achievements in recent weeks of Spraoi agus Spórt, Greencastle Community Centre and Tullyarvan Mill who have all won prestigious national awards."
“Congratulations also to iCARE and Artlink who were successful in their applications for the Department of Community & Rural Development small capital grants programme recently announced."
The team from Tullyarvan Mill Community, Cultural & Hostel Centre in Buncrana who were recognised nationally with the 'Best Budget Hotel of the Year' accolade at the Hotel Awards Ireland 2019.
Shauna added “Indeed, across Inishowen there has been a remarkable growth in the sector in recent years with community centres, groups and organisations becoming more entrepreneurial – as well as supporting the gaps identified in public service provision. Such is the increase in activity that we are delighted to announce that the work will now be supported by a new post in community development and social enterprise development within IDP.”
“Examples of a growing entrepreneurial spirit in recent weeks also include the opening of a new Craft Fabric Shop at Clonmany Community Centre and the new ‘Crafts & Creations’ shop at the iCARE centre in Buncrana offering a wide range of unique gifts made by young adults with autism."
To find out more on upcoming opportunities contact Inishowen Development Partnership on 074 93 62218.
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