Directory of National Voluntary Organisations - Citizens Information ...

PREFACE
The Directory of National Voluntary Organisations and Other Agencies is the
most comprehensive listing of national voluntary organisations published in
Ireland. It also includes details of state and public agencies of interest to the
voluntary sector as well as a section on the structure and local offices of the
Health Service Executive.
The range and diversity of the organisations in this twelfth edition of the
directory indicates the key role of the voluntary sector in Irish society.
There are 575 organisations included, reflecting the broad extent of the
sector’s contribution.
In such an active sphere, there is continual change, with new organisations
established each year and there are 117 new inclusions in this edition.
Keeping pace with these changes, the directory is available as an online
database which incorporates ongoing developments. It is part of the
Resource Database for Voluntary and Community Sectors on the Citizens
Information Board website (www.citizensinformationboard.ie) that also
includes information areas on funding, policy developments, organisational
issues and support agencies.
The entries that follow provide the reader with an introduction to an
extensive array of organisations, serving as a useful point of access to
specific groups while on another level providing a valuable overview of the
national voluntary organisations that are working in Ireland today.
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