Fermoy Town Council welcomed the board and staff of Avondhu Blackwater Partnership to a civic reception held in Fermoy Town Hall on Tuesday April 1st. Fermoy Town Mayor, Cllr. Olive Corcoran, opened proceedings and spoke of the long history of close cooperation between Fermoy Town Council and Avondhu Blackwater since the company was formed in…
Avondhu Blackwater Partnership has serious concerns in connection with proposed local government reforms, which would see local authorities take control of the LEADER Programme and the Local and Community Development Programme. This action will also threaten the future delivery of programmes including the Rural Social Scheme, TUS and Community Connect. The proposals from the Department…
Avondhu Blackwater Partnership, the local integrated LEADER Partnership Company for North County Cork, administers the Tús Community work placement initiative for the Mallow, Blarney and Fermoy area. Presently the company is responsible for the placement and supervision of 120 workers annually who are placed in the Community and voluntary sectors. Roles vary from administration, to…
Avondhu Blackwater Partnership Ltd has been administering the Tús, community work placement scheme, since June 2011 to much success. The Tús initiative is a community work placement scheme providing short-term one year working opportunities for unemployed people in the Community and Voluntary sector. The Scheme is funded by the Department of Social Protection and the…
Since the 28th January Grzegorz Kowalczyk, who is employed by Avondhu Blackwater Partnership under the Tús Initiative, has been working with great success with Kilworth Celtic. While the weather has been less than favourable for much of that time Grzegorz work is plain to be seen by all who use the Club. Grass cutting, repair…
Time flies as the old adage goes and in the case of Dripsey Community Association Handyman Michael Dunlea this is certainly true. It is hard to believe that nearly a year has gone by since Michael started his rounds in and around Dripsey. Michael is employed by Avondhu Blackwater Partnership under the Government Tús Initiative…
Job title: Tús Supervisor Location: Avondhu Blackwater Partnership Reporting to: C.E.O Responsible for: Managing a team of 20 Tús scheme participants across a wide geographical area (Fermoy, Blarney, Mallow) in line with both organisational policy and the requirements of the Tús Scheme. General Key Responsibilities: To animate and support communities in devising appropriate…
“The amount of talent and skills among the people referred to us for the Tús initiative is second to none”, according to Avondhu Blackwater Partnership’s Tús Supervisor Vincent O Flynn. “With the Tús initiative, names are randomly referred from the Department of Social Protection and it is our job than to find and source work…
2013 will see more achievements and commitments from Avondhu Blackwater Partnership Tús workers. 2012 was a momentous year for those involved in the Tús community work placement initiative. Participants provided much needed support for Community and Voluntary Groups by utilising their skills and talents to achieve goals and deliver results in the Community. ‘It is…
Rathcormac village has seen much change over the past decade; new housing developments and businesses have emerged while people from all around the county, country and world have made Rathcormac their home. The strong and vibrant Community Council readily availed of the Government Tús Initiative being implemented by Avondhu Blackwater Partnership and were allocated five…
Avondhu Blackwater Partnership bid farewell this week to Raymond McGuire and Frank Dingivan, two of the company’s first participants under the government initiative Tús. Tús was designed to provide one year quality work placements in the Community and Voluntary sector and is administered locally by Avondhu Blackwater Partnership. Consequently Frank Dingivan and Raymond McGuire were…
Avondhu Blackwater Partnership Limited is taking applications for a Tús Supervisor. Tús is a community work placement initiative that provides short-term quality and suitable working opportunities for people who are unemployed while at the same time carrying out a broad range of services of benefit to the community and in a variety of community settings.…
Avondhu Blackwater Partnership and Watergrasshill Community Council joined forces this week to work on a village enhancement project. John O’Keeffe, Eamon Kavanagh, Derek Corrigan, Andrzej Maziarz and Adrian Browne, which form Avondhu Blackwater Partnership’s Roaming team of skilled maintenance workers and gardeners, arrived on Monday to lend their support to the programme. Over two and…
Mallow Castle came alive at the weekend as part of Mallows Easter Celebrations. Local Mallow residents, visitors to the town and the young and old alike were able to enjoy the grounds of Mallow Castle in all its former glory and soak up the festival atmosphere and celebrations which included a street show by the…
Early last year the Government announced an additional work scheme aimed at addressing the problem of unemployment in Ireland. Under the TUS Programme the Department of Social Protection selects candidates from the Live Register and these are put forward for 12 month placements in the Local Community and Voluntary sectors. The job of intervewing and…
Are you a Community Group, a Sporting or Cultural organisation? Do you have project or a scheme that you would like to see delivered but cannot source the workers to do it? Well if you are willing to come up with the idea Avondhu Blackwater Partnership may have the solution for you. The TÚS Initiative…
Are you a Community Group, a Sporting or Cultural organisation? Do you have project or a scheme that you would like to see delivered but cannot source the workers to do it? Well if you are willing to come up with the idea Avondhu Blackwater Partnership may have the solution for you. The TÚS Initiative…
Are you recently or long term unemployed and looking for advice on entitlements or how to get back into the workplace? Or are you an entrepreneur who is seeking advice on turning your idea into a business? What if you are looking to improve your opprtunities by furthering your education and qualifications? Avondhu Blackwater Partnership…
A new work initiative, “Tús – Community Work Placement”, will provide short-term quality and suitable working opportunities for people who are unemployed while at the same time carrying out a broad range of services of benefit to the community and in a variety of community settings. Applicants must be: continuously unemployed for at least 12…
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