Venture Folk Ltd discovered!

Speakers and founder members Christopher Shannon and Helen Keys introduced the story of VentureFolk Ltd, a worker co-operative, owned and managed by its members; a collective of innovators, creators and… Read more

Good to Grow Co-op

A journey through Northern Irish Co-ops… Good to Grow Co-operative 1 Why did you choose to become a co-op? Armed with a passion for horticulture and a deep concern about… Read more

Journeys through Northern Irish Co-operatives

Journeys through Northern Irish Co-operatives are blogs that we have written in collaboration with emerging co-operatives in the region. We asked them to tell us their stories. However, before we… Read more

Co-housing Connections 

A journey through Northern Irish Co-ops… Co-housing Connections 1 What is a co-housing scheme?  Co-housing schemes create intentional communities / neighbourhoods, comprising private homes (mixed tenure houses and/or apartments) clustered… Read more

Longlife Housing Co-operative Discovered!

On the 4th March 2021, we talked about housing co-ops. This was the second webinar under the series Discover Co-ops. We invited Niall Mulholland from Longlife Housing Co-operative. Niall grew… Read more

Belfast Food Co-op

A journey through Northern Irish Co-ops . . . Belfast Food Co-operative 1 Why did you choose to become a coop? We chose the Co-operative model because it puts decision-making… Read more

Minister determined to tackle ‘open wound’ of poverty

In the recently published platform article, Minister Deirdre commits to an Anti-Poverty Strategy that will address the root cause of poverty. The Minister clearly states that something more radical and… Read more

Co-op Connections

 A First for Northern Ireland . . . About the event: Our online Co‑op Connections bring co‑ops together so they can share ideas, build contacts and tap into the collective… Read more