Upcoming courses from Comhlámh

Volunteering Overseas – Where do I Start?   This one day participatory course offers people who are thinking of going to the global south the opportunity to explore key issues in depth, including the questions to ask both themselves and volunteer sending agencies before making any decisions.  For more information or to book please click here or contact Susan T. 01 478 3490, E: susan@comhlamh.org

Date: Saturday, November 1st, 9:45am to 4:30 pm
Venue: Comhlámh, Freire Room, 12 Parliament Street, Dublin 2
Cost: €15 Comhlámh member, €30 non-member,  €1 asylum seeker

Comhlámh Coming Home Weekend:  This residential weekends are a chance to carve out that space to reflect on the time spent overseas, to explore the transition of coming back home and to have the chance to debate, share and hear from others as well as get to know what is happening in Ireland in the development, community and activist scene. For more information or to book please click here or contact Susan, T: 01 478 3490, E: susan@comhlamh.org

Date: The weekend of the 1st and 2nd November 2014
Venue:  Stella Maris Retreat Centre in Howth, Co. Dublin
Cost: The fee for the weekend is €50 and includes all meals and overnight accommodation, all facilitation by experienced returned development workers and an optional social gathering on Saturday night. 

Comhlamh Trade Justice Course, – Starting Oct 23rd in the Comhlámh Office, 12 Parliament St, Dublin 2.  There are still places available on this 6 week evening courses which aims to get you up to speed on some of the key issues, perspectives and debate around trade and the developing world, and reassure you that you don’t need a degree in economics to have an opinion on these issues!. The fee for is €60 for non-member, €30 member and €2 asylum.  For more information or to book a place, please click here or contact Susan on 01 478 3490 or susan@comhlamh.org

May 28, 2025
IDEA Members Honour Michael D. Higgins at Annual Conference
May 12, 2025
IDEA to Honour President Higgins with Inaugural Global Voice for Humanity Award at Annual Conference
May 2, 2025
Dates: Thursday 10 July,10.00am-6.00pm and Friday 11 July, 10.00am-3.00pm Location: An Tairseach, Wicklow IDEA is thrilled to open applications for our second iteration of the IDEA's Lab. In this first of its kind residential Lab, we will create space where members can bring their ideas for projects and try out new planning and design methods. Participants will have the opportunity to work on an idea from scratch to (almost) finish with the support of expert trainers and learn through group exchange in a welcoming and inspiring setting. Participants will come out of the training with: An early project design proofed, tested and built through group feedback, iteration, trialling and support. New approaches in designing innovative projects they can apply to their workplace Headspace and time to work on the design of an innovative project A chance to actively learn through group exchange and strengthen the sense of an innovative community of practice in Ireland How? Please email anya@ideaonline.ie to request an application form. Requesting an application form does not commit you to applying. The deadline for returning application form (including organisational sign off letter) is Friday 23 May, midnight . You will find further details in the application form. Participants must register as a team of 2min.- 4 max. Participants without a team member will be asked to pair up with other individual participants or find a partner outside their organisation. Cost : This training is funded by Irish Aid at the Department of Foreign Affairs and offered at a reduced rate. This training is only available to IDEA members. Non-IDEA members can participant as part of an IDEA member team. Fees for members of IDEA is €50  Irish Aid is the Government’s overseas development programme which supports partners working in some of the world’s poorest countries. Irish Aid also supports global citizenship education in Ireland to encourage learning and public engagement with global issues the ideas, opinions and comments expressed in this training are entirely the responsibility of its author(s) and do not necessarily represent or reflect DFA policy. Timeline: Applications open: 07 May Applications close: 23 May, midnight Preparatory session with trainer (30min, online): Mid June Lab arrival: Where possible we advise arrival on Wednesday 09 July in the evening. Accommodation and food will be provided from 09 July, 5.00pm - 11 July, 3.00pm Lab: 10 July,10.00am-6.00pm. 11 July, 10.00am-3.00pm Please don’t hesitate to get in touch at anya@ideaonline.ie if any of the above pose a barrier to your participation, or if you have any other questions.