Micheal collins - Challenging Times: Community Endeavour in the Mizen Peninsula

Challenging Times:Challenging Times:Community Endeavour in the Community Endeavour in the

Mizen PeninsulaMizen Peninsula Rural Development Conference Rural Development Conference

3030thth November 2012 November 2012

Michael Collins Chairperson Goleen & District Community Council

IntroductionIntroduction

Community Activism.Community Activism.

Mizen Peninsula. Mizen Peninsula.

Positives.

Negatives.

Possibilities for the Future. Possibilities for the Future.

My Back RoundMy Back Round

From a young age I have always been From a young age I have always been involved in community activities.involved in community activities.

At present I belong to 24 different groups.At present I belong to 24 different groups.

From my experiences in these groups I From my experiences in these groups I hope to inform you about some of the hope to inform you about some of the problems & possible solutions.problems & possible solutions.

Goleen and District Community CouncilWest Cork Community Alliance

Cork County Community Voluntary ForumLowertown Development Association

Schull IFA Schull Community Alert

Schull School Board of ManagementFriends Of Schull Hospital

Jerry Carey Walk CommitteeSchull Agriculture Show Committee

Goleen Parish Steering CommitteeGoleen Community Care Committee

St Josephs Young Priest SocietyKielhangel Graveyard action group

Lowertown Tidy TownsSpecial Scenic Landscape Committee

West Cork Rural TransportWest Cork Development Partnership

Citizens InfoCork County Joint Policing Committee

Goleen Festival CommitteeCastlepoint Pier users association McLeain

Memorial CommitteeSchull Water Action Group

Goleen & District Community Council

History GDCC

GDCC was formed in 1999.

The council was set up in response to a growing awareness of the lack of services & the need discuss local issues.

16 community councillors are elected

Mizen Peninsula Mizen Peninsula

PopulationPopulationDEDDED 19111911 20022002 20062006 20112011

18,31218,312 Crookhaven Crookhaven 779779 250250 239239 230230

18,31318,313 DunbeaconDunbeacon 588588 213213 211211 199199

18,31418,314 Dunmanus Dunmanus 664664 197197 240240 238238

18,31518,315 Goleen Goleen 709709 260260 239239 256256

18,31818,318 SchullSchull 14121412 10681068 10331033 987987

18,31718,317 LowertownLowertown 468468 206206 222222 247247

18,31918,319 Toormore Toormore 575575 214214 205205 183183

Total Total 51955195 24082408 23892389 23402340

Positives

Community Spirit.

Local Business.

Tourism.

Community Spirit

Rural Transport

Local Companies

Gubbeen Farmhouse Products

Mizen Vision

Skeaghanore Duck

Tourism

Schull Community Hospital

Schull Community College

Scoil Mhuire National School

Households with Broadband access 2006 under 3%

Households with Broadband access 2011 about 60%

Negatives

Diminishing Services

Unemployment

Population decline

Bank Closures

In 2011 percentage of the population 65+ in Ireland was 11.6% while parts of West Cork were over 20%

Possibilities for the futurePossibilities for the future

Human Resources.

Tourism.

Energy & IT.

Mizen Tourism Co-op Society

Tourism

Wild Atlantic Way

Energy.

Oil accounts for just over half of primary energy consumption in Ireland (52% in 2009) and 60% of total energy imports.

Community Wind power

In Mizen PeninsulaPeninsula

SourceSource Airo Maps Airo Maps

http://www.airo.ie/ CSOCSO

http://www.cso.ie/en/index.html Ceramicx Ireland Ceramicx Ireland

http://www.ceramicx.com GDCCGDCC

http://www.goleen.info/ Gubbeen Farmhouse Products Gubbeen Farmhouse Products

http://www.gubbeen.com/ Skeaghanore Duck Skeaghanore Duck

http://www.skeaghanoreduck.ie/ Mizen Head Visitor CentreMizen Head Visitor Centre

http://www.mizenhead.ie/ WCDPWCDP

http://www.wcdp.ie

Thank You