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Muintir na Tíre - National Association for the Promotion of Community Development in Ireland

Muintir na Tíre is a national voluntary organisation dedicated to promoting the process of community development. Canon Hayes founded the organisation in 1937. Muintir na Tíre aims to enhance the capacities of people in communities, rural and urban, to become involved in local social, economic, cultural and environmental development.

 

Rural Ireland Fights Back

All over the country with Garda Stations closing and aggravated burglaries on the rise, the fear within communities is palpable. But old- fashioned community spirit coupled with modern technology people are making a difference.

Rural communities are attending meetings in unprecedented numbers to work closely with Muintir Na Tire and An Garda Siochana to set up Community Text Alert Initiatives in their area. The sole reason for this is that they want to stay one step ahead in the fight against rural crime. Those living in the countryside want to reduce the number of rural robberies, many of them vulnerable people, which can have a harrowing affect on their friends and neighbours.

Muintir Na Tire’s founder Canon John Hayes said the following all of 70 years ago: “ You can pray over the kettle for as long as you like, but unless you plug it in, it will never boil.” Communities across the country are doing just that. With the backdrop of rising rural crime rates and the closure of rural Garda Stations, communities need to empower themselves to protect and safeguard their way of life. In response to the increasing rates in rural crime Muintir Na Tire in partnership with An Garda Siochana have developed a crime prevention program involving texting.

On the 17th of May 2013, the Community Text Alert Initiative was launched in the Killenaule Sports Complex, Kilenaule, Co. Tipperary. TV3 midweeks programme televised a report on Wednesday the 22nd of May in relation to this launch. If you would like to watch this programme, click on the following link TV3 Midweek Programme- Muintir Na Tíre Community Text Alert Report

 

 

The Annual Report 2011/2012 is now available by clicking on the Publications Tab.

Click on here to download a copy of the The Guest Speaker Addresses at the 2012 Muintir na Tire AGM & Conference

Click on here to download a copy of the Community Alert Affiliation form

Click on hereto download a copy of the Community Alert Group Constitution form

Click on hereto download a copy of the Community Council Affiliation form

Click on here to download a copy of the Community Council Letter of Application

Click on here to download a copy of the Community Alert Letter of Application

  

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Community Alert Staying Well Tips

A list of Tips on how to stay well during the cold weather is available from the Community Alert Programme by clicking here

What you need to consider as an older driver

Click on here to download a Road Safety Message from An Garda Siochana


Muintir na Tire on RTE Radio 1 Countrywide programme

Click on the RTE Radio 1 button to hear Muintir na Tire's Vanessa Clarke interview about the Saorview digital switchover on the Countrywide programme. Her interview is 12 minutes into the programme.  


 

Muintir na Tire on RTE Nationwide programme

Click on the RTE player logo to view Muintir na Tire National Director of Community Alert Liam Kelly discuss Muintir na Tire's information campaign on the Saorview Digital Switchover.


 

Click on media to view a youtube presentation of the work done by Sligo Community Alert

 

Click on media to view Community Alert Development Officer Brendan Kearney's interview on RTE programme "Ear to the Ground".

 


 

 

     

Funding for the Community Development Programme is made available from the National Lottery through the Department of Community Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs

Patron:  Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland