Upcoming and Ongoing Events
Information Evening
Louisburgh Community Project will be running a series of talk/workshops over the autumn in order to ehance earning power, employability and to generate interest in self employment.
The first talk will take place on September 9th at 8pm in Louisburgh Community Project and will be given by Sue O'Toole and Lorraine Toner from South West Mayo Development Company. This talk will cover enterprise develoment, start ups and expansions, training opportunities and grant funding available under the Rural Development programme (also know as Leader funding). There will also be information available on the Local Community Development Programme, which provides small scale grants to promote enhancing employment.
The second talk will take place on Thursday September 16th at 8.00pm in Lecanvey Hall. The talk will cover training and other supports available to small business or those considering the establishment of their own small business. The speaker will be Padraig McDermott from the Mayo Country Enterprise Board. For further details please contact Louisburgh Community Project on 098 66218 or see www.louisburghproject.org.
Citizens Information Centre
A new Citizens Information Centre is now open at the Courtyard, James Street, Westport. The office provides information, advice and advocacy services on a range of topics including , employment rights, social welfare, consumer issues and disability Information.
The office is open every morning Tuesday to Friday from 10am to 1pm. The service is free, independent and confidential: Tel. no: 098 26299.
Citizen's Information have recently launched a new website with public service information for those who are currently unemployed or are becoming unemployed in Ireland www.losingyourjob.ie.
MABS Clinic
MABS (Money Advice and Budgeting Service) is a national, free, confidential and independent service for people in debt or in danger of getting into debt. MABS are currently running an outreach service in the old Convent in Louisburgh on the first Tuesday of every month from 10.30 – 1 pm. For more information about MABS, or to make an appointment, please ring the MABS office in Castlebar on (094) 9028888, the MABS helpline number 1890 283 438 or look up the MABS website www.mabs.ie.
Cura Outreach Service
Cura is now offering an outreach service in Louisburgh Community Project. Cura offers free and confidential crisis pregnancy counselling, pregnancy testing, information and support and post-abortion counselling. To make an appointment for this free and confidential service please contact the Castlebar Cura office on 094 9024866, or call Louisburgh Community Project on 098 66218.
'Learning Lessons from Our Past'
In Spring of 2009, Louisburgh Community Project organised a project where the children from Louisburgh, Killeen and Lecanvey schools studied the global problem of hunger by examining the Great Famine of 160 years ago. At the end of the project, the children in each school created a visual interpretation of their experiences and results from this are on display in the Famine Museum of the Granuaile Centre in Louisburgh. The Granuaile Centre is open from Monday - Friday during the summer months.
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