When the idea to create Cork Civic Life was raised with us by Michael in 2018, we immediately saw the uniqueness of it and how it would create a dedicated, supportive and promotional news site for the 3,000 voluntary, social, civic, charitable and not for profit organisations in every part of Cork city and county to tell their stories and boost their profiles. The fact that there was nothing similar operating for this sector in Cork gave it an even more unique and urgent requirement to get it up and running. We also loved the idea of creating The Pride of Cork Awards because we really identify with, and believe in acknowledging and applauding effort and success in every walk of life. That is why we were delighted and honoured to support Cork Civic Life and every one of the great organisations in Cork city and county by becoming its Lifetime Patrons.

With the success of its engagement process and the many counties around the country that enquired as to how their areas and organisations could benefit from its model, when Michael asked for our support in a scaling up of the idea to include a dedicated Civic Life platform for every one of the counties on the Island of Ireland, we immediately said yes again. The creation of Island of Ireland Civic Life will see every one of the thirty-two counties on our island having a platform similar to Cork Civic Life and branded for their county with their county colours.

We are really thrilled to support Island of Ireland Civic Life so that the 60,000 voluntary, social, civic, charitable and not for profit organisations that do such amazing work in their communities, for their counties and for our country can have this platform at their disposal to tell their stories, promote their work and efforts and sing the praises of the countless number of volunteers who give of their time every day of every week to make life better for so many.

The new annual event, The Pride of Our Island Awards will ensure that people and organisations from every county on the island of Ireland will be recognised with a civic award for their great efforts in giving back to their communities and to our world so that it becomes a better place to live in for everyone.

As a social enterprise business, Island of Ireland Civic Life will support a shared island model so that every person and every organisation can benefit from co-operation and engagement with each other.

Our belief and our experience is all about working together, sharing resources and ideas and ensuring that we support each other in whatever way we can in this life.

Linda & Dan Kiely
Lifetime Patrons

I am delighted that the tried and trusted model of Cork Civic Life will expand to benefit all parts of our great country and I look forward to leading the initiative as Chairman & CEO with our Team and each of our 32 members of the Civic Council who will guide us in knowing everything there is to know about the great organisations in their counties. Our job in Island of Ireland Civic Life is to support and promote each of these distinctive counties, the amazing organisations and people behind them and help them to maximise their full potential for the benefit of every citizen.

Michael Mulcahy
Chairman & CEO

Island of Ireland Civic Life will roll out a full promotional and support service for every organisation in the counties around Ireland that engages with us so that we can tell their stories, promote their work and support any project or endeavour that they are involved in. The role of each Civic Life organisation in the 32 counties is to offer support and promotion to the voluntary, social, civic, charitable and not for profit organisations in each county and to ensure that we do everything to highlight their important role in the community and in civic society. Everything that Island of Ireland Civic Life provides to these organisations is provided on a free of charge basis so that their funds can be solely used to further their work and support the people and communities that they do so much for.

Island of Ireland Civic Life will host an annual signature event called The Pride of Our Island Awards. This will honour and recognise one person/organisation from each of the 32 counties on the island of Ireland for their great work, their great support of the people and community that they do so much for. Recipients and a guest will be invited on a free of charge basis to the gala awards dinner event. The event will see The Pride of Galway Award, The Pride of Antrim Award, The Pride of Donegal Award etc etc being bestowed on one recipient annually. 

As a social enterprise, Island of Ireland Civic Life will provide a support service that will have no cost to any of the 60,000 voluntary, social, civic, charitable and not for profit organisations in every county so that we can assist them in promoting what they do best and tell their stories in a way that will assist them in the areas of public relations, media relations and marketing. To do this we rely on support from our Patrons and we would be delighted to work with businesses in each of the counties around the island of Ireland who would like to support this initiative. We have created a Civic Patron programme that will be of interest to businesses. When you join us as a Civic Patron you will receive the following for your business –

* You will be listed as a Civic Patron of your local Civic Life organisation.
* You can nominate any local organisation to benefit from our services.
* Your business will be seen as a supporter of organisations in the local area.
* The corporate logo of your business will be placed on the www.islandofireland.ie/www.islandofireland.co.uk website
* You will have a premium placed advertisement on our site.
* As a Civic Patron, your business will be a key sponsor of our annual event, The Pride of Our Island Awards.
* You can nominate any person/organisation for an award.
* Your business will be promoted heavily throughout the year by our team.
* We will assist you in promoting your CSCR message.
* We will assist you in connecting with any local organisation that you want to support privately or through company team days

Island of Ireland Civic Life is a full social enterprise whose constitution stipulates that it must work on behalf of the voluntary, social, civic, charitable and not for profit organisations throughout the island of Ireland and reinvest any surplus income that it may have into additional services for the benefit of this sector. To help us achieve all of our aims on behalf of the civic sector, we have set the annual fee for Civic Patron’s at an affordable level for the extensive package on offer.