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A NATIONAL gathering of concerned citizens is to be held in the summer with a view to re-invigorating Ireland’s democratic institutions and restoring trust in public life.We the Citizens, an independent national forum aimed at showing the benefits of public engagement with national decision making,…

Thousands of people in rural Vietnam will have their sight restored thanks to a new eye hospital in Phu Yen Province which opened its doors this month.Phu Yen Eye Hospital will serve around 44,000 patients per year from the rice-growing province, and surrounding areas. The…

SpunOut.ie’s Ruairí McKiernan talks about promoting positive mental health and booking the Dalai LamaWhy did you start SpunOut.ie? It started in my bedroom in Ballyshannon, in rural south Donegal, in 2004. I’d been an activist with ambitions to change the world. But I became tired of being anti-everything.…

by Werner KrüperA group of Foundations, composed of The Atlantic Philanthropies, the Fondation Médéric Alzheimer, the King Baudouin Foundation and the Robert Bosch Stiftung join their forces to launch the ‘Living well with Dementia in the Community - European Foundations’ Initiative on Dementia-Awards‘ in order…

A €60 million hospital providing palliative care and services for older people will open in Cork this September, reports Olivia Kelleher. Marymount/St Patrick’s Hospital is leaving its historic city home at Wellington Road, St Luke’s Cross, where it has been since 1870. The new hospice…

Factual media operation Ten Alps has today launched The Detail - an investigative journalism portal for Northern Ireland that the firm hopes will showcase a new model for the provision of local news and current affairs reporting. Ten Alps, which is headquartered in Cheshire, is…

(VOV) - The US Atlantic Philanthropies organisation has allocated US$2 million for improving health for ethnic minority women and children in Vietnam’s provinces of Dien Bien, Dak Lak and Yen Bai.The sum will be channeled to the project, called “Improving health for ethnic minority mothers…

By Niall Murray, Education Correspondent PUPILS whose teachers take classroom management training are better behaved and have a better chance in the education system, research suggests.The study examined the behaviour of 217 pupils in 22 infant classes at 11 Limerick schools, some of whose staff…

By GORDON DEEGANONE OF IRELAND’S best known children’s charities, Barnardos, has bucked the trend in the recession by increasing the amount it raised in 2009 through fundraising to €8.5 million.Figures by Barnardos Republic of Ireland Ltd show that the chief factor behind the 14 per…

The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is encouraging older people to take part in the arts with a range of new projects happening across the country. The three year £700,000 programme, which is jointly funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies, provides opportunities for older people to…