Peace and Reconciliation Partnership Committee

EU Peace III Programme Sligo

Overall programme objective To reinforce progress towards a peaceful and stable society and to promote reconciliation

The Peace III Programme in Sligo was formally announced by the Special EU Programmes Body ( SEUPB ) at an Information Roadshow held in the Glasshouse, Sligo on 27th January.

EU PEACE III PROGRAMME (2007 – 2013)

Overall programme objective –  to reinforce progress towards a peaceful and stable society and to promote reconciliation Building Positive Relations at the Local Level
Priority 1 Reconciling Communities

Theme 1.1

Theme 1.1   Building Positive Relations at the local level
Aim of Theme 1.1 Building Positive Relations at the Local Level aims

‘to challenge attitudes towards sectarianism and racism and support conflict resolution and mediation at the local community level.  The Priority also aims to establish meaningful cross-community and cross-border initiatives that will improve trust and tolerance, and reduce levels of sectarianism and racism’.

For information on the EU PEACE III Programme in Sligo contact the Office of Community & Enterprise, Sligo County Council, 071 91 11800

SLIGO Peace & Reconciliation Partnership Committee

In February 2008 Sligo County Development Board established as a sub-committee Sligo Peace & Reconciliation Partnership Committee.

Sligo County Council is the Lead Partner in the Sligo Peace & Reconciliation Partnership Committee and secretariat support is provided to the Partnership by the Office of Community and Enterprise. 

Through a process of extensive public consultation, the Sligo Peace & Reconciliation Partnership Committee developed a Peace & Reconciliation Action Plan for Sligo (2008 – 2010).  This plan was submitted to the SEUPB for approval and funding up to €1.9 million was approved in November 2008

Sligo Peace & Reconciliation Partnership Committee October 2009
Pictured with Mayor, Cllr McGarry, Brenda Hegarty, SEUPB, Ann McGeeney & Liam McKeever, Pobal.
Missing from the picture, Cara O’Neill, Janette Gillen, Hugh MacConville, Brian Scanlon, Tom McGettrick, Piotr Rachwald & Rev Alan Mitchell

Membership of the Sligo Peace & Reconciliation Partnership Committee was, in the first instance, drawn from agencies represented on the CDB - Local Government, Local Development, State Agencies and Social Partners.  In keeping with the ethos of the Peace III Programme and to ensure that the perspectives of programme ‘target’ groups were represented on the partnership committee it was agreed that membership be extended under the umbrella of the Community Forum. 

Membership

Local Government

• Hubert Kearns    Sligo County Council – County Manager
• Councillor Veronica Cawley   Sligo County Council and Sligo Borough Council – Elected Member
• Councillor Gerard Mullaney   Sligo County Council – SPC Chairperson
• Councillor Pasty Barry   Sligo County Council – SPC Chairperson

Local Development

• Michael Quigley    Sligo Leader Partnership Company – CEO

State Agencies

• Cara O’Neill    HSE – Acting General Manager
• Jack Lynch    VEC – Education Officer
• Janette Gillen    Institute of Technology – Centre Manager

Social Partners

• Hugh MacConville   ICTU – Trade Union
• Gerard Queenan    ICSMA – Agricultural & Farming
• Brian Scanlon    Community Forum –Community Development
• Tom McGettrick    Community Forum –Community Development

Community Forum Nominations 

• Bernadette Maughan   Sligo Traveller Support Group – Travellers
• Piotr Rachwald    Sligo Immigrant Organisation – New Communities
• Mildred Gilmore    Individual – Protestant Community Perspective
• Chris Mac Manus    Tus Nua Sligeach – Displaced People, Ex-Political Prisoners & Former Combatants

Sligo Peace & Reconciliation Action Plan - Diary of Events

The Project has been  supported by EU’s PEACE III Programme managed for the Special EU Programmes Body by Sligo County Council on behalf of Sligo Peace and Reconciliation Partnership Committee