2025 IYC events
NOVEMBER 2025
Patrick Doyle, Tiziana O’Hara with all the Speakers at the conference
Co-operatives as Policy Tools for Economic and Social Transformation – Conference
On Thursday the 13th November 2025, we held the conference in the Long Gallery, Stormont, Belfast. Guest speakers included Dr Jerome Warren, Prof Mo Moulton, Ian Adderley (FCA), Stewart Dickson, MLA and Giulia ní Dhulchaointigh, from the Department for the Economy. Co-organiser was Dr Patrick Doyle from the University of Limerick.
Read more here: Planting Seeds for Co-operative Renewal
In addition to that, The event in Belfast twinned with an event at the University of Limerick on the following Monday, entitled Assembling a Political Economy for Utopia.
Ballymacash Board and Staff
Ballymacash celebrates 2025 IYC on the 27th November. Read about their plans here .
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OCTOBER 2025
Lacada Board, Staff and Members
IYC Awareness at Lacada Brewery Co-op, AGM on 18th Oct 2025
Read more here: Lacada Brewery Co-op: A Local Beacon in a Global Movement – Co-operative Alternatives
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SEPTEMBER 2025
Launch of Discover Learn Start Co-operatives, a awareness raising programme funded by DfE and delivered by a partnership between Co-op Alternatives and Trademark Belfast. Read more here Discover Learn Start Co-operatives – Co-operative Alternatives .
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JULY 2025
Belfast City Mayor
Portia Wood from Jubilee Farm
Members of the Belfast Cleaning Society Ltd
Celebrating International Day of Co-operatives at St George’s Market with local co-ops and Lord Mayor Tracy Kelly. In the photo, Belfast Cleaning Co-op and Jubilee Farm.
Read more here: Belfast Co-ops Celebration on 2nd July! – Co-operative Alternatives
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JUNE 2025
Carrick Greengrocers 
A ‘Mural of Principles’ in Carrick Greengrocers unveiled on the 26th June.
Read more here: Carrick Greengrocers: A Celebration of Co-operation, Community, and Fresh Ideas – Co-operative Alternatives
Community Energy NI (CENI) launched in Clifton House by four organisations supporting community energy in NI: Drumlin Wind Energy Co-op, NICE Ltd, Fermanagh Trust and Co-op Alternatives. Visit: www.communityenergyni.org
Read more at Exciting Developments in Community Energy for Northern Ireland! – Co-operative Alternatives
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MAY 2025
Dialogue Practitioners Co-op members
IYC Awareness raising with Dialogue Practitioners Co-op in Derry.
Study visit’s participants
With the British-Irish Council study visit to Edinburgh, representing Drumlin Wind Energy Co-operative. Read more here British – Irish Council Visit to Edinburgh – Co-operative Alternatives
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APRIL 2025
Launch of ‘Co-operatives Build a Better World’, a new programme funded by The Community Fund under Awards for All NI with the emerging Co-op.
Read more here: Launch of Co-operatives Build a Better World! – Co-operative Alternatives
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FEBRUARY 2025
The SCSI and UKSC Management Committee Members with the Minister
DfE Minister, Dr Archibold
SCSI and UKSCS together in Belfast in Feb 2025 with DfE Minister Archibold.
Read more here: Celebrating the International Year of Co-operation in Belfast – Co-operative Alternatives