Photograph of attendees at the cross-border networking meeting in Rural Community Network, Cookstown, to discuss the issues faced by community and voluntary groups.

Photograph of attendees representing groups in Armagh, Ballymena, Cookstown, Derry, Donegal, Dublin, Hilltown and Sligo.

Road fuel costs, Change Maker & #SharedIsland funding, succession planning and the importance of policy for community & voluntary organisations were discussed at Tuesday's cross-border networking meeting.

Plus volunteers' capacity & the green agenda.

Email projects@crossborder.ie to get involved.

The Proposed Derry-Dublin PSO 2026 By Declan Hasson The Irish government’s Department of Transport has recently been seeking the views of potential passengers and stakeholders on its plan to deliver air connectivity between Dublin a...

Flights from Dublin-to-Derry and new & improved existing rail lines across the Island of Ireland are some of the goodies coming out of the Shared Island Initiative conference in Kerry.

#sharedisland

Graphic logo reading “All Island Maker Mobility” in bold dark blue lettering on a pale rounded background, with the tagline “Connecting Communities Through Making” underneath.

Delighted to share that we have received Shared Island Civic Society Fund support for All Island Maker Mobility – Connecting Communities Through Making with FarsetLabs
. Site visits, residencies, STEM outreach, and showcases at conferences. www.tog.ie/2026/03/all-... #SharedIsland

WeBuild | InterTradeIreland InterTradeIreland helps SMEs across the island by offering practical cross-border business funding, intelligence and contacts.

Applications are open for Cohort 2 of WeBuild, an all-island tech pre-accelerator supporting ambitious women founders to build and scale.
Apply intertradeireland.com/entrepreneur...

@intertradeireland.bsky.social
@investni.bsky.social
#SharedIsland #WomenInTech #TechFoundHer

Creative Boardroom: Collaborate4Climate - Phase 2 Evaluation Report — CFA Creative Futures Academy

We are delighted to share our Evaluation Report: Scaling Climate Leadership Through Creativity, Governance and Public Engagement covering Phase 2 of the Creative Boardroom: #Collaborate4Climate

creativefuturesacademy.ie/resource/cre...

#CreativeClimateAction #SharedIsland @iodireland.bsky.social

⚠️ Mental health services across Ireland are under pressure, with demand rising.

Our research explores co-produced digital supports to meet young people’s needs—especially those marginalised. ⚠️
More here:
doi.org/10.1080/0963...

#YouthMentalHealth #CoProduction #SharedIsland #Research

Not much of substance behind #MicheálMartin 's dismissal of an #IrishUnity poll:

"Taoiseach said that the #SharedIsland initiative… was the most important proposal for reunification since the #GoodFridayAgreement…
"most important thing…right now…is…cultural matters, poetry, literature""
#SpéirGhorm

An opportunity to express Climate Action through Art. Applicationsshlould be submitted to www.creativeireland.gov.ie #SharedIsland

Breaking the grip: Can we rethink education in Ireland, north and south? From Belfast to Dublin, religious ethos still shapes classrooms — but models across Europe show a secular, all-island system is within reach, writes Emma DeSouza.

'education on this island has remained steeped in religious formation despite increased secularism and diversity within the population..
Northern Ireland is no longer a Protestant state for a Protestant people, nor is Ireland a Catholic country.'
#SharedIsland
www.thejournal.ie/readme/schoo...

Delighted to welcome Daniel Brennan as T‑REX Community Development Officer, supported by the Shared Island Initiative.

Daniel will support collaboration, community building and educator engagement with research across the island.

#TREX #SharedIsland #TeacherResearch

North–South Shared Island T‑REX platform officially announced. Supporting teachers to engage collaboratively with research that’s directly relevant to practice.

🔗 www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

#TREX #SharedIsland #TeacherResearch

Cuilcagh Lakelands UNESCO Global Geopark and Ballyhoura Development CLG secure €25,000 Shared Island funding for cross-border tourism collaboration – Fermanagh & Omagh District Council Cuilcagh Lakelands UNESCO Global Geopark and Ballyhoura Development CLG secure €25,000 Shared Island funding for cross-border tourism collaboration

'Connecting Tourism Communities: Cuilcagh Lakelands and Ballyhoura Country' is a cross-border initiative that will strengthen collaboration between tourism communities, networks and organisations in Fermanagh/Cavan and North Cork/East Limerick.

www.fermanaghomagh.com/article/cuil...

#SharedIsland

Image of over 40 logos - all members of the New Common Charter. Read more about the Charter at https://crossborder.ie/what-we-do/projects/new-common-charter/.

Happy New Year!

We have been awarded support from the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade's #SharedIsland Civic Society Fund. The funding will help us develop and strengthen cross-border civic society connections with a focus on the environment and culture.

www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

#grateful

Smiling person holding a smartphone. Text reads: "We BUILD: Unlocking women-led innovation to shape the future. A funded program for women entrepreneurs." Logos of partnering organizations are at the bottom.

"We Build" and "Shared Island Initiative" logos, with text: "Part of the Shared Island Enterprise Scheme funded by the Government of Ireland." Partnering logos are lined at the bottom of the image.

WeBuild is live - a new all-island tech pre-accelerator for women founders.

150 places.

First cohort starts 12th, January 2026.

Deadline: 09/12/25 at 12pm

Apply: intertradeireland.com/womens-entrepreneurship/...

#TheDigitalHub #TechFoundHer #WeBuild #WomenInTech #SharedIsland

LIFELANGS Living Observatory project officially launched :) Watch our launch webinar here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Efv...
Closed captions available. BSL/ISL interpretation.
#nsrp #hea #languagesconnect #thinklanguages #languagesmatter #sharedisland

www.cnam.ie/shared-islan...
Welcome announcement for Cross Border media #SharedIsland

Creative Boardroom: #Collaborate4Climate exhibition popped up at Croke Park as part of this year’s #SharedIsland Conference hosted by Creative Ireland
🔗creativefuturesacademy.ie/news/creative-ireland-sh... @iodireland.bsky.social #CreativeClimateAction

This November, Creative Boardroom: #Collaborate4Climate are hosting a Design Thinking Workshop exclusively for @iodireland.bsky.social Chartered Directors Ireland. Learn more🔗creativefuturesacademy.ie/events/iod-climate-chang...
#SharedIsland

Elaine Patterson has 30 years' experience in sales, business development, innovation and leadership - and leads the #SharedIsland Enterprise Scheme at @intertradeireland.bsky.social. She is familiar with the hospitality, leisure and marine sectors.
Details➡️ crossborder.ie/conferences/...
#CCBCconf

Promotional flyer, with Kevin's photograph and the CCBC logo, which reads - 2025 Annual Conference | Thursday 18 September | Ballymascanlon Hotel, Dundalk | The All-Island Labour Market: Challenges and Opportunities | Kevin McShane, Senior Development Executive | Kevin's interests cross-border collaboration, innovation, entrepreneurship and stakeholder engagement | Co-headline sponsors: Dublin Belfast Economic Corridor and North West Tertiary Education Cluster | www.crossborder.ie

Kevin McShane, Senior Development Executive (for the #SharedIsland Initiative) at Enterprise Ireland, has 25 years' experience in cross-border collaboration, innovation, and supporting enterprises across the public, private and social enterprise sectors.
crossborder.ie/conferences/...
#CCBCconf

B O’Leary sets out his arguments re. UI. Interesting:Irish shouldn’t be compulsory in schools & Eng & Irish shld have eq.constit status.Re-naming of state bodies recently seems to give Irish more predominance than Eng? #sharedisland youtu.be/3fjX54qx2fg?si… via @YouTube https://youtu.be/3fjX54qx2fg

Taoiseach Micheál Martin honours Mallon’s legacy with ‘Shared Home Place’ programme

Read our article by Allan LEONARD 👉 sharedfuture.news/martin-honou...

#SharedFuture #NorthernIreland #SharedIsland #peacebuilding #reconciliation

Eamonn Quinn highlights the “disconnect between stories not being pluralistic,” calling out narrow coverage. He notes, “The Irish Independent doesn’t cover the North because they don’t have staff there.”

#ARINS #SharedIsland LIVE from O'Connell House 🎤

Sarah Creighton: “Conflict is such a difficult subject and often not treated with the nuance it deserves.”

LIVE from O'Connell House #ARINS #SharedIsland #sharedmedia
@saraita101.bsky.social

Photograph of the event stage and access point.

Photograph of the event programme and the front cover of the report which reads: 'Mind The Gap: Supporting people with disabilities into employment, Summary Report - June 2005, by Mary Anne Webb'.

Photograph of Eoin Kenny who works at Mencap Northern Ireland.

Group discussion - photograph of three people on stage during the Mind The Gap research launch event.

We were at the NI Union of Supported Employment #MindtheGap All Ireland summit in Newry yesterday. Research was launched into supported employment for disabled people, North and South. Plus good practice examples, insights from stakeholders, and discussions on the recommendations. #SharedIsland

Why not throw in a few waxworks of slain Irish Volunteers Pádraig Pearse, James Connolly and The O'Rahilly? Tourists could stand over the executed bodies with Lee Enfield rifles and pose like big game hunters. #TourismIreland #FáilteIreland #IrelandUnrushed #SharedIsland #SpeirGorm #Spéirghorm

Young people practising circus

Young people practising circus

Young people practising circus

✨#CruinniúnanÓg Circus Explored in Derry #SharedIsland #CreativeIreland #UnleashYourCreatoveSpark

Today’s Circus Picnic in Derry for Cruinniú na nÓg was packed with energy, creativity, and community spirit — from youth-led workshops and pop-up performances!

Young people practising circus

Young people practising circus

Young people practising circus

Young people practising circus

✨#CruinniúnanÓg Circus Explored in Galway #SharedIsland #unleashyourcreativespark

FUNtastic day in Galway. The young circus explorers practised juggling, balancing and more at Galway Community Circus' drop-in circus skills workshops

Young people practising circus

Young people practising circus

Young people practising circus

Young people practising circus

✨#CruinniúnanÓg Circus Explored in Cloughjordan #SharedIsland #UnleashYourCreativeSpark

Another joyful day of circus, stories, and creativity with Cloughjordan Circus Club as part of Cruinniú na nÓg!

A big thank you to everyone who came out, got involved, and made the day so special.

Until next time — keep the joy alive and the circus spirit flying until our upcoming Circus Explored's #SharedIsland Youth Exchange coming to Belfast soon!