All Past Events:
Launch of Conference Proceedings Report: Rural Society in Transition: Planning for 21st Century Rural Potential and Challenge
Posted on November 18, 2019On 26th September 2019, the International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD) and Co-operation Ireland jointly launched the proceedings of their previous conference, Rural Society in Transition: Planning for 21st Century...
RURAL SOCIETY IN TRANSITION
Posted on August 26, 2018PLANNING FOR 21ST CENTURY RURAL POTENTIALS AND CHALLENGES 26thApril 2018, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dundalk The joint International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD) and Co-operation Ireland seminar on...
ICLRD: Celebrating Ten Years with Annual Conference focused on Place-Making
Posted on March 22, 2017Conference Programme As part of its ten-year celebrations, the International Centre for Local and Regional Development’s (ICLRD) held its annual conference on the afternoon of 9th February 2017 in the...
Our Future in Place
Posted on January 26, 2017Our Future in Place: The Role of People, Policy and Process in Place-Making and Place-Shaping Thursday, 9th February 2017 Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Ballincar, Sligo PROGRAMME
Revitalising Small Towns on the Island of Ireland
Posted on December 7, 2016Conference Programme On the 27th October 2016, the International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD) together with Co-operation Ireland, held a half-day conference on the theme of Revitalising...
SAVE THE DATE: September 10th, 2015
Posted on July 27, 2015SAVE THE DATE JOINT CONFERENCE BY CO-OPERATION IRELAND AND INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT (ICLRD) “The Housing Debate: (Re)Building Communities through Integrated working with Local Government” Thursday, 10th...
Tenth Annual ICLRD Conference: Shared Services, Shared Opportunities
Posted on April 10, 2015Conference Programme The International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD) and the Centre for Cross Border Studies (CCBS) held their joint annual conference at the Killyhevlin Hotel, Enniskillen on...ICLRD hosts spatial planning seminar in June in partnership with Co-operation Ireland’s All Island Local Authority Forum
Posted on February 4, 2015The International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD), in partnership with Co-operation Ireland‘s All Island Local Authority Forum, hosted a seminar on The Role of Development and Area Plans...
Ninth Annual Conference: Cross Border Economic Development and the Border Development Zone Concept
Posted on February 7, 2014The International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD), together with the Centre for Cross Border Studies, held its Ninth Annual Conference on 30-31 January 2014 at the Cavan Crystal...
Announcing the Eighth Annual ICLRD Conference
Posted on December 20, 2012Click here to download this year's Conference programme.
River Basin Management Plans: Cross-Border Cooperation and the Role of Spatial Planning
Posted on November 6, 2012ICLRD and the Border Regional Authority hosted a workshop on “River Basin Management Plans: Cross-Border Cooperation and the Role of Spatial Planning” on Wednesday 17th of October at the Monaghan...
Seminar with the Institute for British-Irish Studies
Posted on June 22, 2012The Institute for British-Irish Studies (IBIS), University College Dublin, in association with the International Centre for Local and Regional Development and the Centre for Cross Border Studies hosted a seminar...
Seventh Annual ICLRD Conference: Planning for a New Future
Posted on January 26, 2012The Seventh Annual ICLRD Conference took place on 19-20 January 2012 in the border town of Dundalk, County Louth. The conference material is available for download here.Seminar with Co-operation Ireland: Planning and Local Government on the Island of Ireland
Posted on November 7, 2011Co-operation Ireland in association with the International Centre for Local and Regional Development and Queen’s University, Belfast hosted a seminar entitled, Planning and Local Government on the Island of Ireland...
ESPON Ireland Seminar
Posted on November 7, 2011The National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis (NUI Maynooth) as ESPON Contact Point for Ireland hosted a seminar on Wednesday 28th September 2011 in Dublin city centre. The seminar...Workshop with NIRSA and Border Regional Authority — Land Banking and Housing Development: The (New) Role of the Planning System
Posted on April 29, 2011April 28 2011 NUI Maynooth The second of a jointly hosted NIRSA-ICLRD-Border Regional Authority event, this one day roundtable discussion focused on Land Banking and Housing Development. Speakers and contributors...Workshop with NIRSA and Border Regional Authority — Developing Core Strategies: Adopting a Bottom-Up Approach
Posted on March 10, 20119 March 2011, Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone Jointly hosted NIRSA-ICLRD-Border Regional Authority this one-day event brought together over 120 local authority planners, elected representatives, private sector delegates and policy makers...
Sixth Annual ICLRD Conference: Doing More with Less
Posted on January 26, 20112011 Conference >> Session 1|Session 2|Session 3|Session 4 ICLRD Sixth Annual Conference: Doing More with Less – Challenge and /or Opportunity? The International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD)...
Fifth Annual ICLRD Conference: Preparing for Economic Recovery
Posted on May 21, 2010The fifth Annual ICLRD Conference took place on the 21-22 January 2010 in the Killyhevlin Hotel, Enniskillen. Attended by over 130 people representing central, regional and local government, elected representatives,...
Rural Restructuring: Local Sustainable Solutions to a Rural Challenge
Posted on April 11, 2009The Conference Programme is available here. ICLRD hosted a very successful and engaging conference on rural development strategies, Rural Restructuring: Local Sustainable Solutions to the Rural Challenge on Friday, 8...
Fourth Annual ICLRD Conference – Achieving Balanced Regional Development: Dynamic Regions, Spatial Strategies and Collaboration
Posted on February 1, 2009Letterkenny, Co. Donegal 22-23 January 2009 In January the ICLRD held its annual conference in Letterkenny, Co Donegal under the title Achieving Balanced Regional Development: Dynamic Regions, Spatial Strategies and...
Housing Conference ’08 in Cork, “Shared Future – Shaping the Fabric of Our Communities”
Posted on April 25, 2008Cork, Co. Cork April 24-25, 2008 Creating sustainable communities is a major challenge facing housing programmes on the island of Ireland, the UK and elsewhere. The ’08 Conference of the...
Third Annual ICLRD Conference – Fostering Co-Operation for Local and Regional Development through Cross-Border Spatial Planning
Posted on January 17, 2008Armagh, Co. Armagh 17 January 2008 The International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD) third annual conference was held in collaboration with InterTradeIreland at the Armagh City Hotel on January...
ICLRD Conference – Supporting Evidence-Informed Spatial Planning and Analysis
Posted on November 15, 2007Dundalk, Co. Louth 15 November 2007 On 15 November, 2007 in Dundalk, the ICLRD together with the Regional Studies Association, the National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis, the National...
Conference on Cross-Border Territories: Day-to-Day Europe
Posted on November 11, 2007Lille, France 8-9 November 2007 In November, 800 persons from 36 countries in Europe attended the MOT conference in Lille on Cross-Border Territories: Day-to-Day Europe. ICLRD facilitated the attendance by...Thematic Workshop: Local Communities as Agents of Change – The Significance of Participation in Governance & Planning
Posted on March 28, 2007Thematic Workshop: Local Communities as Agents of Change: The Significance of Participation in Governance & Planning 28th March 2007 Hosted by NIRSA, NUI Maynooth in association with Southside Partnership &...Conference: Informing Spatial Planning – Preparing for 2007-2013
Posted on January 28, 2007Informing Spatial Planning – Preparing for 2007-2013 26th January 2007 Hosted by National Institute for Regional & Spatial Analysis (NIRSA), NUI Maynooth In association with the National Institute for Regional...Thematic Workshop: New Opportunities for Active Citizenship through Multi-Level Governance & Strategic Territorial Planning
Posted on November 30, 2006New Opportunities for Active Citizenship through Multi-Level Governance & Strategic Territorial Planning 29th November 2006 Hosted by NIRSA, NUI Maynooth in association with Southside Partnership & Meath CDB A thematic...
Second Annual ICLRD Conference – Implementing a Framework for Collaborative Action: Spatial Strategies on the Island of Ireland
Posted on November 9, 2006Newry 9 November 2006 The one-day conference on “Implementing a Framework for Collaborative Action: Spatial Strategies on the Island of Ireland” took place on Thursday, November 9th in Newry. As...Managing Space: Making Places – Strategic Planning for Cohesion and Diversity
Posted on October 30, 2005Dublin 27-28 October 2005 An International Conference hosted by NIRSA/ICLRD in collaboration with the Southside Partnership, Dublin. The conference was addressed by both international and local spatial planning experts and...Exploring the Economic and Social Implications of the National Spatial Strategy
Posted on April 15, 2005Athlone, Co. Meath 15 April 2005 The seminar was organised jointly by the Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) and the National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM). The objective was to...
Strategic Environmental Assessments
Posted on March 15, 2005Newry 15 March 2005 EU Directive 2001/42/EC is concerned with assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment within all EU Member States. The conference is...Mapping the 2002 Census
Posted on January 27, 2005Maynooth, Co. Kildare 27 January 2005 The unprecedented rate of economic growth in the Republic of Ireland in the 1990s was associated with very significant adjustments to the demographic and...Citizenship, Mobility and Immigration
Posted on November 3, 2004Maynooth, Co. Kildare 3 November 2004 This interdisciplinary one day workshop addressed the growing interest in issues of citizenship within Ireland. Its focus was on the development of a spatial...First Annual Conference: Regional and Local Development Strategies on the Island of Ireland: Addressing Key Issues and Building Capacity
Posted on May 30, 2004Athlone, Co. West Meath 27 May 2004 The event was opened by the Irish Minister for Education and Science, Mr Noel Dempsey TD, and was attended by 160 senior figures...
