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Haiti Earthquake: How Can You Help?
On January 12, a magnitude 7.0 quake struck about 10 miles southwest of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince.
The most affected area is Haiti's West Province with a population of 2.2 million and one of the poorest economies in the world.
The country’s most urgent needs at this time are search and rescue, field hospitals, emergency health, water purification, logistics and telecommunications.
Along with the unfortunately usual human losses that occur in these natural disasters, the most...
Volunteering Photographic Exhibition On!
“Volunteers in Action” is a photographic exhibition organised by the Dublin City North Volunteer Centre and supported by Allianz. Photographs highlight the assortment of people volunteering and the ways people can give back to their community. Many of the photos are candid shots of volunteers in action.
After the exhibition's launch on International Volunteer Day, it is now travelling around Dublin libraries. Download the Exhibition Calendar.
Congratulations to Christine Buckley, European Volunteer of the Year 2009!
Christine Buckley was named European Volunteer of the Year at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 5th December.
Read all about Christine's story.
Welcome to Volunteering Ireland
Volunteering Ireland, the National Volunteer Development Agency, is a peak body for all organisations involving volunteers in their work and a representative voice for volunteering in Ireland. We are an independent membership-based organisation that inspires, promotes, supports and celebrates voluntary activity in Ireland. Our work includes:
• Advocacy
• Organisational development
• Research
• Promoting volunteering
• Inclusive volunteering
• Infrastructure development
What can our Volunteer Centre do for you?
I want to Volunteer
If you would like to volunteer in Dublin city north or central areas, then simply check out our Volunteer Centre You are only a few clicks away from a volunteer opportunity.
We need Volunteers
If your organisation meets a number of specified criteria and has given thought to what volunteers may do and how they might be supported within your organisation, we can add it to our database of volunteering opportunities. Potential volunteers who consult our register (Dublin City) may then be placed with your organisation. For more information visit our Dublin City North Volunteer Centre pages.
Volunteering Ireland is a company limited by guarantee not having a share capital,
Registered Office: 18 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
Registered in Ireland No. 362625. Charity No. CHY 15474
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Latest News
Winter Workshops at the Dublin City North Volunteer Centre Following the success of last summer's workshop series, the Dublin City North Volunteer Centre will be running a series of information workshops related to volunteering for organisations in its catchment area. Click for more details. 2nd February 2010 Engineers Week is 8 - 13 February! Engineers Week is a week long programme of nationwide events with the aim of celebrating the world of engineering in Ireland. 2nd February 2010 Royal National Lifeboat Institute spotlighted for courageous work A member of Volunteering Ireland, the RNLI in Ireland have lifeboats based at the 43 stations around the country. In 2009, these boats were launched 976 times and rescued some 1,008 people. 26th January 2010 Ireland Involved Awards category awardee honoured at Limerick Person of the Year Awards Liam Burke was recognised for his work with Concern as the October recipient of the monthly awards. 26th January 2010 Clann Credo's work commended in United Nations report The Irish charity and member of Volunteering Ireland, which provides repayable finance for community and voluntary projects, is to be commended in a forthcoming United Nations (UN) report for promoting social integration and inclusion. 26th January 2010 3,500 volunteers needed for 2010 Special Olympics Ireland... Special Olympics Ireland needs to recruit 3,500 volunteers to help run the 2010 Special... 21st January 2010 Age Action Ireland and Irish Aid are holding a joint interactive workshop Age Action Ireland and Irish Aid are holding a joint interactive workshop which will explore the world through the eyes of older people and the work of Irish Aid... 14th January 2010 Call for Blood Donations The prolonged freeze has resulted in a strain on blood supplies, which could impact on... 12th January 2010 Comhlamh's Code of Practice sets guidelines for sending organisations Comhlámh has developed a Code of Good Practice for Sending Organisations in consultation with Irish sending organisations. Music Theatre 4 Youth (Ireland) Holding Auditions for Young People! MT4Uth is the only all-Ireland youth arts organisation providing top level music theatre education and training to 11 – 25 year olds from a team of International professionals. MT4Uth are delighted to offer young people throughout Ireland a chance to book onto the 2010 auditions. Volunteering Ireland celebrates International Volunteer Day Volunteering Ireland, through its local service of the Dublin City North Volunteer Centre, marked International Volunteer Day 2009 by holding a photo exhibition launch entitled “Volunteers in Action.” 8th December 2009 Christine Buckley named European Volunteer of the Year! Christine Buckley was honoured for her volunteer work as Director of the Aislinn Education and Support Centre for Survivors of Institutional Abuse, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Saturday, 5th December. 7th December 2009 Christine Buckley spotlighted on TV3, Newtalk and Dublin's 98 Irish Volunteer of the Year Christine Buckley has received numerous coverage after being announced European Volunteer of the Year on 5th December. 7th December 2009 Volunteering Ireland on RTE Volunteering Ireland's conference on The Value of Volunteering will be spotlighted on News on 2 on RTE Network 2 tonight. Tune in at 11:15 pm to watch interviews with Elaine Bradley, CEO of Volunteering Ireland, Deirdre Murray, CEO of Comhlamh, and shots from today's conference. Tune in tonight or watch online. 3rd December 2009 Kidnapped aid worker honoured with humanitarian award Freed aid worker Sharon Commins spotlighted in recent Irish Examiner article for her receipt of humanitarian award. 1st December 2009 more news... |
