Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 12045 connect 2016 | Groundwork Northern Ireland Groundwork Northern Ireland was established in the face of political, social and economic challenges to overcome barriers and to help com- munities cope with change and work together.They invest in and work with local communities in areas of high social and economic need using environmental regeneration as the catalyst to engage with and provide opportunities for local communities to improve their quality of life. Ederney and Kesh villages are two neighboring villages. Ederney (Predominantly Catholic) and Kesh (Predominantly Protestant) situ- ated in the North West tip of Fermanagh and border Co Donegal. Both villages are only 2 miles apart and are connected by the busy road which carries approximately 9,000 vehicles per day. Funding from The Ireland Funds helped Groundwork Northern Ireland bring Ederney Community Trust and Kesh Development Association together to create a combined shared space in each village, linking both communities through sport, education and recreation. The interac- tive and participatory training prompted participants at individual and committee/community level to explore the concept of shared space as evidenced in their local environment. Participants were challenged to demonstrate how shared space would be evidenced in their facility, how this could be perceived in the wider community and what can be done at a practical level to address any issues identified. Irish Community Rapid Response Irish Community Rapid Response is a voluntary group working in partnership with and supporting the existing Emergency Services in Ireland. Their team of specialist doctors, General Practitioners and Advanced Paramedics voluntarily support their community by responding to life threatening emergencies as declared assets of the National Ambulance Service. The grant from The Ireland Funds allowed them to accomplish their goal of training and equipping almost 100 volunteer General Practitioners under University College Dublin’s Centre for Emergency Medical Science, Merit 3 programs in 2015. Over 135 patients in life-threatening emergencies were cared for by those volunteers. Doctors have been so impressed with the equipment provided by Irish Community Rapid Response that they have recruited 405 more medical professionals to volunteer to help to save lives in their own communities.