Peace institute receives funding boost
The Irish Peace Institute, based at the University of Limerick is to receive funding as part of an €815,000 grant being given out to cross-border projects by the Department of Foreign Affairs reconciliation fund.
The reconciliation fund was set up by the department in 1982 to help bridge the divide between the peoples of the island of Ireland and with Britain. This particular cash donation from the Department will benefit 35 groups both north and south of the border.
The Irish Peace Institute was established in 1984 by Doctor Brendan O’Reagan, and it’s aim is to foster peace through conflict resoloution. Another aim of the institute is to learn from previous conflicts in order to avoid future ones.
Other organisations who will benefit from the grant include, the 174 Trust in Belfast, Boyne Fishermen’s Rescue and Recovery Service in Co Louth, Creggan Enterprises in Derry, and the Pat Finucane Centre for Human Rights and Social Change in Derry.