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Six board members sought in
Inishowen
09.10.07
ELECTIONS will take
place next month to find six people to sit on the
board of a new funding and development company in
Inishowen.
The company has been formed from the merger of two
existing bodies: the Inishowen Partnership Company (IPC)
and Inishowen Rural Development Limited (IRDL).
The new company will continue to deliver existing
services and programmes covering all aspects of
social, economic and cultural development in the
peninsula.
It will also be in a better position to apply for
additional funding for the region. The two companies
are currently forming a joint board of management
and are seeking, through community elections, to
appoint six community representatives.
They will be drawn from the local community or
voluntary sector who are being urged to put forward
suitable candidates who understand what their
community or group needs.
“It is crucial for continued progress that community
interests are effectively represented on the new
board. The dynamic contributions from the diverse
community sector in Inishowen are fundamental in
achieving social, economic and cultural development
within the peninsula” said IPC manager, Shauna
McClenaghan. |
IRDL manager, Andrew
Ward added: “We are looking for people who can
represent not only the issues in their respective
local communities but who are also willing and have
the capacity to work in close collaboration with
others to achieve common aims and objectives which
will benefit the Inishowen Peninsula as a whole."
To ensure that all areas are properly represented,
Inishowen has been divided into three areas - North,
South and East. |
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Each area will elect
two representatives with each registered group being
entitled to one vote. Nominations open on Tuesday,
October 9th and close at 1pm on Friday, October
26th. To ensure that your organisation is on the
register and gets the opportunity to nominate a
representative, please contact Kay at 074 9362218.
Public meetings will be held in the following three
areas to explain the process further. Monday,
October 15 (North): The Strand Hotel, Ballyliffin,
at 8pm; Wednesday, October 17 (East): Foodys Lodge,
Quigley’s Point, at 8pm and October 18 (South): An
Grianan Hotel, Burt, at 8pm.
The elections will be conducted with the assistance
of Donegal County Council on Thursday, November 8 in
the Carndonagh Public Service Centre at 8pm. |
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