Feeding Ourselves Gathering 2025 in Cloughjordan

In April, Co-operative Alternatives made the trip down to Cloughjordan in Co. Tipperary to join this year’s ‘Feeding Ourselves’ event. Along with our amazing colleagues from BenVista Farm CSA (Barry… Read more


New Co-op on the Block!

The Dialogue Practitioners Co-operative has successfully completed its FCA registration in April. Congratulations to them! This group of experienced peacebuilding practitioners transitioned from a charity to a worker co-operative in… Read more


Exciting Developments in Community Energy for Northern Ireland!

Over the past six months, Co-operative Alternatives, Drumlin Wind Energy Co-op, NICE, and the Fermanagh Trust have joined forces to shape a visionary concept paper. Together, they’ve laid the foundation… Read more


Exciting New Project: Co-operatives Build a Better World in Northern Ireland!

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new programme, “Co-operatives Build a Better World in Northern Ireland,” running from March 2025 to March 2026. This initiative, inspired by… Read more


Community Farming in NI

What is community farming? It is a ‘process of collaborative transformation at the intersection of land, community, and enter­prise’. This is a working definition that the participants in the Cultivating… Read more


Congratulations to Jubilee Farm and Glenside Farm!

In the photo Portia Woods from Jubilee Farm with Malini and Iain Colville from Glenside Farm The Good Relations Awards 2025 celebrated organisations for ‘their dedication to transforming society through… Read more


Still time to contribute!

The Department for the Economy has commissioned a research project on the social economy relevant to the local co-operative movement. Christopher Baird, PhD, from the Queen’s Business School invites co-ops… Read more


Celebrating the International Year of Co-operation in Belfast

In the photo – SCSI – UKSCS Committee Members with Dr Archibald, MLA and Minister for the Economy. Belfast, 21-22 February 2025 – The Society for Co-operative Studies Ireland (SCSI) and… Read more