Belfast Co-ops Celebration on 2nd July!
Date: Wednesday, 2nd July 2025 Venue: St George’s Market, Belfast (Access from May Street) Time: 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM To mark International Co-op Day in the International Year… Read more
Launch of Co-operatives Build a Better World!
We are delighted to be a recipient of The National Lottery Community Fund and meeting up with many future co-operators in NI. We are excited to raise awareness about a… Read more
British – Irish Council Visit to Edinburgh
From 14th to 16th May, the British-Irish Council hosted a Social Inclusion Symposium in Edinburgh with the support of all devolved administrations. Titled ‘Empowering Sustainability: The Role of Social Enterprises… Read more
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