Fall / Winter 2016

14th December, 2016

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Business Plan Competition
SOTHIC Bioscience wins The Ireland Funds 2016 Business Plan Competition
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Chernobyl Children International
Founder and voluntary CEO of Irish charity Chernobyl Children International, reflects on the 30th Anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster and how The Ireland Funds have saved lives by helping Chernobyl’s children in need.
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Cooperation Ireland
As the foremost peace-building organization in ireland, the charity co-operation Ireland has been leading the way in improving relations between the main Catholic and Protestant communities in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland for nearly 40 years.
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Dogs for the Disabled
Helps children and adults in Ireland lead lives with greater independence and confidence.
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The Kennedy Centre
Celebrating a Century of Irish Arts & Culture on June 5, 2016. The centerpiece of the Irish government’s 1916 centenary program in the United States, IRELAND 100 featured more than 600 artists from Ireland and the United States in more than 60 performances, many of which were presented free of charge thanks in part to support from The Ireland Funds.
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Lyric Theatre
The Ireland Funds have long-supported Belfast’s Lyric Theatre rooted in the belief that its work and worth stretches far beyond just entertainment.
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Music Generation
2015 marked the culmination of Music Generation’s first five-year phase. punctuated by exciting milestones and achievements, this seminal year saw music generation increase participation and continue to provide hundreds of employment opportunities for musicians in 12 areas of Ireland.
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Nasc
Immigrants and refugees arriving in Ireland are often at a disadvantage due to language skills, lack of information about their rights and in many instances the traumatic experience of leaving a home country due to war and conflict.
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Social Innovations Fund
An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, TD announced the first four Award winners, a diverse group that represent the range and quality of innovative solutions to critical social issues that can be found in Ireland.
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St. Ultans School
The Ireland Funds are helping to provide comprehensive care for the children of Cherry Orchard.
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Women For Election
In 2011, just 15% of TDs elected at the general election in Ireland were women. This dismal number—25—was the highest number of women we had ever seen to date in our Parliament’s main chamber. Driven by the need to solve this problem we set up Women for Election to train, mentor and support women to get involved in politics and achieve our vision of an Ireland with balanced participation of women and men in political life. This work would not have been possible without The Ireland Funds’ support.
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