Sean Gallagher - the 'Changing Ireland' interview - on youth work, criticisms and experience

Today is election day and Presidential candidate Sean Gallagher has replied (late and with apologies) to the questions we posed about his views on youth and community work and his level of involvement. We also asked for his reaction to community worker Rita Fagan's criticisms of his record as a community worker when she spoke on TV3. Mr. Gallagher deflected the criticism saying, "I would never pass judgement on the work of others or their commitment to the sector."
The full interview is published here verbatim:

Sean Gallagher may yet answer community development questions

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SEAN GALLAGHER AND (INSET) RITA FAGAN.

UPDATE!
We've just received a call from Sean Gallagher's team. Kasia Murphy said Sean's replies to our questions are on their way by email. She indicated that the candidate's communications team has been stretched in recent days.


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FOR THE RECORD, on Monday of this week, 'Changing Ireland' contacted Sean Gallagher’s press office to arrange an interview that we intended to publish online. 

PROFILE: Mike Redmond, Kilkenny Tús Supervisor

Alan Jacques

Reporter ALAN JACQUES recently interviewed one of the 200 supervisors being hired this year to work with Local Development Companies on the national Tús Scheme:

County Kilkenny Leader Partnership recently appointed Mike Redmond as the supervisor of its Tús scheme.

Mike has years of experience in the rail and construction recruitment industry here and in Britain. His main focus was to recruit, co-ordinate and manage operatives on some of the biggest British projects.

Mike Redmond, Tús Supervisor in Kilkenny

Mike told ‘Changing Ireland’ he is now profiling candidates for the scheme and matching their skills for the areas in which participants are needed.

“We’ve been into the communities and spoken to the different organisations and groups to identify the participants that they require. We’ve had huge interest from around 70 different groups in the Kilkenny area and we will have no problem filling the 80 places on the Tús Scheme. We’ve interviewed 18 people in the Piltown area this week,” said Mike.

HA-HA!! 10 YEARS OF CHANGING IRELAND CARTOONS!

HAHA-HAHA-HAHA!!! TO MARK OUR FIRST DECADE, HERE ARE SOME OF 'CHANGING IRELAND's BETTER CARTOONS PUBLISHED IN PRINT BETWEEN 2001-2011!
Thanks in particular to Austin Creaven who provided us with some great work.
CLICK HERE TO SEE THEM ALL.

ENJOY!
- Allen Meagher, editor

Summer edition just PUBLISHED

The summer edition of 'Changing Ireland' - marking 10 years in operation - will be available online from lunchtime today and in print next week! The lead story is about Community Resilience - download the magazine from our homepage: http://www.changingireland.ie/