Cooperation Ireland
| Motto | The peace building charity |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1979 |
| Legal status | Charity |
| Purpose | Promoting reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the promotion of Anglo-Irish relations |
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Region served
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Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland |
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Patrons
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Queen Elizabeth II, President Michael D. Higgins |
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Leader
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Peter Sheridan, CEO and Christopher Moran, Chairman |
| Website | http://www.cooperationireland.org |
Co-operation Ireland is a non-political and non-denominational charity dedicated to peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Much of Co-operation Ireland's work focuses on bringing the two main communities in Northern Ireland together through programmes such as the Civic-Link programme.
Co-operation Ireland is a charity, which is run by a voluntary board . The Chairman of Co-operation Ireland is Christopher Moran a position he has held for over a decade having previously been Chairman of the Co-operation Ireland GB Executive . He was awarded a doctorate by Ulster University for his contribution to peace-building in Ireland and for supporting Anglo-Irish relations. The Board meets on a quarterly basis. The board is supported by five sub-committees – audit, finance and governance, chairman’s, programmes and projects and communications and fundraising. The organisation has charitable status in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Co-operation North was founded by Irish businessman Brendan O'Regan in 1979. His objectives then, as now, were to promote reconciliation between the Protestant and Catholic communities in Northern Ireland and to promote dialogue and understanding between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Co-operation North quickly became well known for their annual Maracycle between Belfast and Dublin. The first Maracycle was held in July 1984. Since then over 50,000 cyclists have taken part.
Co-operation North was renamed Co-operation Ireland to reflect the All-Island nature of the charity's work.
Civic-Link
Co-operation Ireland’s Civic-Link Programme is an education-based project which links schools on a North-South basis and gives the students the opportunity to work collaboratively on projects based around citizenship and civic-responsibility.
Student Journalism Conference
Co-operation Ireland runs an annual conference for journalism students from colleges and universities from Northern Ireland the Republic of Ireland. Each year, the conference examines a theme which is timely and relevant. The last conference was held in February 2010 and the theme examined the role of the media in the transition from Peace to conflict. The former BBC War Correspondent Kate Adie spoke at the conference.
Pride of Place
Pride of Place is an annual competition run by Co-operation Ireland and a consortium of Local Authorities representatives known as the All-Island Local Authority Steering Forum. Through the competition, local people work together to create civic pride in their local community. The competition has a number of categories ranging from small villages to cities.. The most recent awards took place in late November of last year and Chairman Christopher Moran launched the nights events.
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