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Louth Local Development @louthlocaldev.bsky.social · 15h

Great evening at our final ASK.ie Project session in Ardee! 🌟
Thanks to Annemarie Watters, Healthy Louth, for sharing tips on finding reliable health info 💻🌿
More practical workshops coming in 2026! 🙌
#SiCAP #HealthyLouth #CommunityWellbeing #LouthLibraries

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Louth Local Development @louthlocaldev.bsky.social · 15h

🌱 Families in Dundoogan & Wadman Estates are growing together! The Grow & Learn Project by SICAP, Tuath Housing & Louth County Council inspires greener living 🌿 Thanks to Louth Gardeners & Growers Collective for a great No Dig demo! 🧅🧄 #GrowAndLearn #SICAP #CommunitySpirit

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Louth Local Development @louthlocaldev.bsky.social · 20h

🌟 Louth Social Prescribing Connection Café 🌟

Join us for a morning of connection, conversation, and community! ☕✨

📍 Venue: Creative Spark, Dundalk, A91 HF77
🗓️ Date: Tuesday, 21st October 2025
⏰ Time: 10:30 AM

Everyone is welcome! 💬🤝

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Louth Local Development @louthlocaldev.bsky.social · 3d

⚽ Week 3 of our Football for Connection project was a blast! 🌟 New faces, growing friendships & a fun futsal game to finish! 🙌
💃 Women only, 18+ — join the fun, fitness & connection! ❤️
#FootballForConnection #WomenInSport #LouthLocalDevelopment #FutsalFun

Louth Local Development @louthlocaldev.bsky.social · 3d

🌍 The Community House, 80 Rathmullen Park, #Drogheda, was delighted to host the Dunleer Energy Team for #ClimateActionWeek! 💡 Residents from Rathmullen & St Finians learned about energy saving, grants & supports. 💚♻️ #GoGreen #Sustainability #CommunityPower #SICAP

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Louth Local Development @louthlocaldev.bsky.social · 3d

🌍💚 Great work from our #SICAP Community House, St. John’s 2nd Class & St. Paul’s 5th Class during our #ClimateActionWeek litter pick in Rathullen & St. Finian’s Parks, #Drogheda on Mon 13th Oct! 🗑️♻️ Thanks to Louth County Council for the pickers! 🙌 #CommunityAction #GreenCommunities

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Louth Local Development @louthlocaldev.bsky.social · 4d

♻️ Louth manufacturers — cut waste & costs with expert help that’s 90% funded! 🌍
Our Zero Waste Action Audit gives you:
✅ A deep dive into your waste
✅ A tailored action plan
✅ Access to funding & sustainability experts
🚨 Only 4 spots left!
📩 [email protected]
| 📞 087 2592098
#ZeroWaste

Louth Local Development @louthlocaldev.bsky.social · 5d

🍂 Leave the leaves — and let nature rest! Those fallen leaves are more than garden mess — they’re a cozy blanket for insects, frogs & hedgehogs to shelter through winter. Skip the rake and let your garden care for its wild residents. 🦔💚
#LeaveTheLeaves #Biodiversity #EcoGardening

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Louth Local Development @louthlocaldev.bsky.social · 5d

🎉 Louth Social Inclusion Week 2025 was a huge success with 40+ events! Closed & open activities brought the community together 🤝 We also received a Highly Commended Award for SMART Café – Digital Learning for Older People 🏆 Watch highlights 👉 youtu.be/p0wqRulvO7c
#SICAP #Inclusion

Louth Social Inclusion Week 2025

YouTube video by Louth Local Development

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Louth Local Development @louthlocaldev.bsky.social · 5d

Great evening at the #ASKie Project in Ardee! 💡
Elaine Keogh shared tips on spotting misinformation online 🌐, followed by Gerry McCaughy (#INOU) on social welfare & #Budget2026 💶.
A #SICAP project with Louth Library Service
#SocialInclusion #LouthLocalDevelopment #SICAP

Louth Local Development @louthlocaldev.bsky.social · 5d

🌱 Growing Together! 🌿 #SICAP’s Dara MacGabhann, with Tuath Housing & Louth County Council, launched the Grow & Learn Project in Dundoogan! 9 families are learning No Dig gardening & greener living 🌍💚 Next session: Oct 18th! 🧄🧅 #GrowAndLearn #SICAP #CommunitySpirit #Sustainability

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Louth Local Development @louthlocaldev.bsky.social · 6d

🚨 Final Call – LEADER Programme 2025! 🚜🍴 Funding up to €50k for local food projects in Louth! Support for marketing, festivals & culinary training. Apply by 15 Oct, 12 noon. Don’t miss out! 💚
🔗 ow.ly/env050WUnOo

#LEADER #LouthFood #LocalFood

Louth Local Development @louthlocaldev.bsky.social · 6d

👏 Meet Declan Mills, a proud Rural Social Scheme participant for 11 years! His phenomenal work in Bush, Cooley Peninsula makes a real difference. 🌾 Congrats Declan on your amazing contribution! Learn more: [email protected]

#RuralSocialScheme #CommunitySpirit #LLD

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Louth Local Development @louthlocaldev.bsky.social · 10d

🌍 Join us for Climate Action Week! 💚
In partnership with St. John’s N.S. & St. Paul’s N.S., our #SICAP team invites you to a Community Litter Pick in Rathmullen 🧤
📅 Mon 13 Oct ⏰ 11am–1pm 📍 The Community House
Let’s keep Drogheda clean & green! 🌱✨
#GoGreen #CommunitySpirit

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Louth Local Development @louthlocaldev.bsky.social · 11d

Only 4 spots left! 🌍
Manufacturers in Co. Louth — cut costs & reduce waste with a 90% funded Zero Waste Action Audit. Get expert support, tailored plans & funding advice. Don’t miss out!
📩 [email protected]
| 📞 087 2592098
#ZeroWaste #Sustainability #CoLouthBusiness

Louth Local Development @louthlocaldev.bsky.social · 11d

🌞 Positive Ageing Week wrapped up yesterday in #Drogheda with Mayor Michelle Hall joining the Boyne Women’s Shed for a talk on local women’s history and a tour of the new Civic Offices on Fair St. A beautiful morning of stories and smiles! 💚✨

#PositiveAgeingWeek #CommunitySpirit #CelebratingWomen

Louth Local Development @louthlocaldev.bsky.social · 12d

Great to see Co. Louth’s TMO’s at the Trails Maintenance & Monitoring Workshop in Bailieborough, Co. Cavan on Oct 6th! 🌿 Thanks to Sport Ireland Outdoors & Rural Recreation Officers for supporting trail care across Louth, Monaghan & Cavan. 👏 #LouthTrails #SportIrelandOutdoors

Louth Local Development @louthlocaldev.bsky.social · 13d

🚜 LEADER Programme – Targeted Call 2025
Louth LCDC invites EOIs for projects promoting local food! 🍽️
💶 Up to €50k funding (€147k total).
👥 Community: 75% | 🏢 Enterprise: 50%
📅 Apply: 12 Sept–15 Oct 2025
✨ Support: marketing, festivals, training
👉 Apply: ow.ly/q7jH50WUnOp

Louth Local Development @louthlocaldev.bsky.social · 13d

Delighted our SMART Café Digital Learning for Older People project won a Highly Commended Award at the Media Literacy Ireland Awards! 🏆💻 Thanks to our amazing team & partners for making it happen! 💛
#SocialInclusion #DigitalLearning #LouthLocalDevelopment #SICAP #EUInYourRegion #sicapstories

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Louth Local Development @louthlocaldev.bsky.social · 14d

🚨 Funding Alert! The 2023–2027 LEADER Programme – Strengthening Community & Volunteering is OPEN in Louth!

✔ Community & volunteering orgs
✔ Training & capacity building
✔ Elderly care services

💰 €5k–€50k | €147k fund
📅 Apply by 15 Oct: ow.ly/7lox50WUnIu

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Louth Local Development @louthlocaldev.bsky.social · 14d

A fantastic evening at Droichead Arts Centre with The Red Door’s inspiring production! 🎭 Funded by #SICAP, developed with Little Duke Theatre — a celebration of creativity, recovery & community. 🌟 Huge congrats to all involved! 👏
#TheRedDoorProject #SocialInclusion #Louth

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Louth Local Development @louthlocaldev.bsky.social · 17d

🌱 Ag smaoineamh ar mhaoiniú LEADER? Tacaíonn sé le grúpaí pobail & gnólachtaí tuaithe: ionaid phobail, FBManna, áiseanna spóirt, oiliúint, TFC, gairdíní, lóistín, bia & sráidbhailte cliste. D’fhéadfadh sé do thionscadal a chur beo! 👉 [email protected]

Louth Local Development @louthlocaldev.bsky.social · 17d

📚 What a great start to our 4-week ASK.ie at Dunleer Library! Thanks to Leona Burgess for an insightful overview of library services & online resources 💻. Big thanks to Eilish & Rachel for the warm welcome 🤗. Libraries = more than books, they’re community havens! 🌟

#ASKie #LouthLibrary #SICAP

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Louth Local Development @louthlocaldev.bsky.social · 17d

🧠🥦 Yesterday in Community House, Rathmullen Park, Drogheda we hosted Food for the Brain – a talk on reducing Alzheimer’s risk as part of Positive Ageing Week 💛. Huge thanks to Ann Shortt, Tredagh Lodge for sharing their valuable services 👏✨

#PositiveAgeingWeek #BrainHealth #Drogheda #SICAP

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Louth Local Development @louthlocaldev.bsky.social · 17d

☕💛 A wonderful morning at the Monthly Coffee Morning in The Market House, Dunleer, celebrating Positive Ageing Week. Huge thanks to guest speakers Rita & Musaffa from Community Services Centre Drogheda and Brian Hanratty for sharing stories & memories 🌸✨ #PositiveAgeingWeek

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