Scottish Rural Communities Policy Review: stage 2 - Ireland case study

A set of four international case studies have been produced as part of stage 2 of the Scottish Rural Communities Policy Review. This is the Ireland case study. The others are Canada, England and Finland.


List of acronyms

CLG Company Limited by Guarantee

CLLD Community led local development

CSO Central Statistics Office Ireland

DRCD Department of Rural and Community Development

EAFRD European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development

EIP European Innovation Partnership

EMFF European Maritime and Fisheries Fund

ERDF European Regional Development Fund

ESF European Social Fund

ESRI Economic and Social Research Institute

EU European Union

FDC Farm Development Coop

FLAG Fisheries Local Action Group

ILDN Irish Local Development Network

LAG Local Action Group

LCDC Local Community Development Committee

LEADER Liaison Entre Actions de Développement de l'Économie Rurale (English: Links between activities (or actions) for the development of rural economy)

LECP Local Economic Community Plans

NESC National Economic and Social Council

OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

SPC Strategic Policy Committee

SRUC Scotland’s Rural College

WDC Western Development Commission

Contact

Email: socialresearch@gov.scot

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