Media Advisory: 27 May 2010
Building a Better Ireland: National Conference of the Community, Voluntary and Charitable Sector in Ireland
Thursday, 27 May, 915.am - 4.45pm
Croke Park Conference Centre, Hogan Mezzanine II
Ireland's leading charities gather to discuss the key issues facing Irish soeciety and the charity sector.
Speakers include:
Pat Carey TD, the new Minister of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs;
Ingrid Srinath, Secretary General of CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation (South Africa);
Seamus Boland, Chief Executive of Irish Rural Link and Chairperson of The Wheel;
Mary Doyle, Secretary to the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure and Public Private Partnerships and the Cabinet Committee on Social Inclusion;
Seamus McAleavey, Chief Executive of the Northern Irish Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA);
Deirdre Garvey, Chief Executive Officer of The Wheel; Fintan O' Toole, author and journalist
and many others.
The conference is organised by The Wheel, the national support and representative body for the community, voluntary and charitable organisations.
Interview and photo-opportunities on the day.
Contact: Gert Ackermann, M: 086 176 92 87, or email gert@wheel.ie
