Ballyhaunis Inclusion Project

22/05/2026

Louth Volunteer Centre are looking for experienced Knitters and Crocheters to participate in a project tagged: Blankets Of Care.

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Blankets of Care is an initiative by Louth Volunteer Centre to provide opportunity for volunteers to come together and support a great cause in the community of Louth.
We are calling for experienced knitters and crocheters to come together to knit blankets for those in need in the community.

Join us from June to support this initiative
individuals or groups can knit or crochet remotely and arrange to Drop In blankets to any of our offices in Dundalk or Drogheda.
Own materials are needed. Louth Volunteer Centre do have a limited supply of wool and needles that can be given to volunteers that are not in a position to use their own materials.

This is a social inclusion initiative. We therefore invite people of all ethnicities and nationalities to participate in this volunteer role.

Click the link in the comment section for more details.

10/02/2026

*Are you a single parent living in Direct Provision, or have you recently moved out?*

We are group of single mothers who lived in Direct Provison and are now organising a one-day, women-led community event in *Dublin on Friday 13 March (10.00–15.00)* for lone parents to come together, connect, and hear from women and experts who’ve been in your shoes. The event will be supported by ActionAid Ireland with AkiDwA are partnering with us. If you would like to read more about our recent work, see here: https://actionaid.ie/lone-parent-migrant-families-face-discrimination-racism-and-unaffordable-rents/

✨ It will be a day to:

* Meet other lone parents in similar situations

* Get clear, practical information on rights and entitlements

* Focus on care, wellbeing and community

* A chance to rest, reflect, and feel supported

💛 €50 will be provided to cover your travel & childcare costs
🥗 Lunch and care packages included

If you’d like to take part, please sign up here (short form - take max 5 minutes):
👉 https://forms.office.com/e/VjCtWmmj26

We’ll be in touch with more details once you fill out the form.

Any questions, feel free to message.

28/01/2026

Changes to naturalisation laws in Ireland

https://www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-become-a-citizen/become-an-irish-citizen-by-naturalisation/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAPmnJljbGNrA-acj2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHrxVoqa-e6iOkjDJBVYlxS3PGDOB0tBIRQUHrR0qwoxqlI9SqYR8ioy27sse_aem_4FVMarANuQ2koIDpp3H2fw

14/01/2026

This exhibition is open to public from the 14th of January to the 16th of January at Flux studios, Dublin 2.
You'll also get a QR code that gives you the video link to learn more about the women and their hope for the future

Next week, ActionAid Ireland is hosting a photography exhibition in collaboration with Flux Studios: Meet Them is a celebration of lone parents who have experienced the Direct Provision system.

The exhibition will run over 14, 15 and 16 of January 2026, from 12noon to 6pm.

The exhibition features six women who are part of Paving the Way, an ActionAid Ireland project.

Photographed by Beta Bajgart, each portrait reflects how the women chose to be seen, with the accompanying guide written by the women themselves.

There is a great deal of public conversation about migration in Ireland, but too often it is framed through statistics, policy debates and soundbites, rather than through people’s lived experiences. This exhibition is a response to that absence. Through Meet Them, each of the women tell their own stories, on their own terms.

Are you planning to visit the exhibition?

14/01/2026

Our Volunteers Rispa and Ola were part of this project. We absolutely proud that these women are out there great things and being a great addition to the country

14/01/2026

https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-justice-home-affairs-and-migration/press-releases/minister-jim-ocallaghan-receives-government-approval-to-strengthen-migration-legislation-and-introduce-new-rules-on-asylum-and-citizenship-minister-jim-ocallaghan-and-minister-colm-brophy-publishes-family-reunification-review/?fbclid=IwdGRzaAPU3KJjbGNrA9Tch2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHhAkwc9akPQ7yQJ_NQHAjeBvmOXhDhOzeUXmJfyIFueRrojki10lQ0K0gaLE_aem_asGcTcx5t4dEKq-z5llQWw