Westmeath Community Development

Vacancy: Childcare Practitioner (Afterschool Service)

9 October 2026

Westmeath Community DevelopmentVacancy: Childcare Practitioner [Afterschool Service][Fixed Term Contract]Westmeath Community Development (WCD) is recruiting for a Childcare practitioner for its Afterschool service in the Athlone area. Job Title:Childcare practitioner Location:Afterschool service…

Craft Enterprise Development Programme

9 October 2026

Exciting news for Westmeath Craft Makers! We are delighted to announce that Westmeath Community Development has secured 2023-2027 LEADER funding for a new Craft Enterprise Development Programme. This practical programme is designed…

FREE Training Workshops – Nov 26

14 September 2026

Invite to take part in FREE Training Workshops in November 2026Westmeath Community Development (WCD) would like to invite you to participate in some FREE Training Workshops which will be taking…

Current CE Vacancies – Sept 26

9 September 2026

The Community Employment (CE) programme is designed to help people who are long-term unemployed and\or in receipt of a Social Welfare payment to get back to work by offering part-time…

€150,000 LEADER Funding available for Climate Action Projects

4 September 2026

2023-2027 LEADER Programme€150,000 LEADER Funding available for Climate Action Projects Westmeath Community Development on behalf of the LAG, Westmeath Local Community Development Committee is seeking Expressions of Interest for Environmental/Climate…

Invitation to Tender: Production of a Video-Based Case Study

27 August 2026

Invitation to Tender: Production of a Video-Based Case StudyWestmeath Community Development (WCD) is one of the 49 Local Development Companies in Ireland, and deliver a range of services for communities…

FREE QQI Level 5 Courses – Athlone – Sept 26

12 August 2026

Westmeath Community Development would like would like to offer you the opportunity to participate in FREE QQI training in Athlone. The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) are funding…

FREE QQI Green Cert Level 5

7 August 2026

Westmeath Community Development would like to offer you the opportunity to participate in following training.The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) are funding the training.This programme combines the QQI…

Start Your Own Business – September 2026

29 July 2026

What’s InvolvedThe course is run over 19.5 hours per week, this will include class time, one to one sessions with Supervisors, Tutors and our Enterprise Officer. Each programme runs for…

LCDN Pre-Budget Submission 2027 Launched

24 June 2026

The Local Community Development Network (LCDN) launched its Pre-Budget Submission 2027 in Dublin on June 17th 2026. Frank Murtagh, CEO of Westmeath Community Development (WCD) noted,“that Budget 2027 must match national…

Are you a Community Group looking for help with Admin Tasks?

6 February 2026

Westmeath Rural Social Scheme (RSS) are seeking Community Groups to apply to us in the hopes that we can provide you with an RSS participant to help you with Admin…

Would you like to join our Tús Community Work Placement Initiative?

21 January 2026

What is Tús?The Tús community work placement scheme is a government initiative, administered by Westmeath Community Development, designed to assist the long-term unemployed by providing short-term meaningful jobs working within…

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Vacancy: Childcare Practitioner (Afterschool Service)

Craft Enterprise Development Programme

FREE Training Workshops – Nov 26

Current CE Vacancies – Sept 26

€150,000 LEADER Funding available for Climate Action Projects

Invitation to Tender: Production of a Video-Based Case Study

FREE QQI Level 5 Courses – Athlone – Sept 26

FREE QQI Green Cert Level 5

Start Your Own Business – September 2026

LCDN Pre-Budget Submission 2027 Launched

Are you a Community Group looking for help with Admin Tasks?

Would you like to join our Tús Community Work Placement Initiative?

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Vacancy: Childcare Practitioner (Afterschool Service)

Craft Enterprise Development Programme

FREE Training Workshops – Nov 26

Current CE Vacancies – Sept 26

€150,000 LEADER Funding available for Climate Action Projects

Invitation to Tender: Production of a Video-Based Case Study

FREE QQI Level 5 Courses – Athlone – Sept 26

FREE QQI Green Cert Level 5

Start Your Own Business – September 2026

LCDN Pre-Budget Submission 2027 Launched

Are you a Community Group looking for help with Admin Tasks?

Would you like to join our Tús Community Work Placement Initiative?