We are the secretariat for the Northside Community Forum which brings together 75 community groups that operate in our catchment area. The Forum collectively develops actions, campaigns and works on issues affecting the community and community based organisations. The Forum was established in 2002.
The work of Northside Community Forum is overseen by a Steering Committee, which is elected by the Forum members. If you are a local community organisation or a group working in the area you can become a member: Please click here to view the membership application form.
- It offers a safe space where exchanges and cooperation can take place between like-minded organisations or groups.
- It is a voice for members and a clearing house for issues or opportunities that may arise.
- Through the Forum, Directors are elected to the Board of the Northside Partnership on an annual basis.
The current members of the Northside Community Forum include:
- Age and Opportunity
- Ardmore Residents Association
- Artane Beaumont Recreation Centre
- Artane Coolock Credit Union
- Artane Coolock Resource Centre
- Belcamp Estate Steering Committee
- Belmayne Youth & Community Group
- Blue Drum
- Bonnybrook Childcare
- CE Network
- Community Law & Mediation
- Coolock Development Council
- CrossCare
- CURUM Family Centre
- Darndale Belcamp Village Centre
- Darndale Belcamp Drug Awareness
- Dean Swift Sports Club
- Discovery Centre
- Don Bosco House
- Donnaghmede Estate Resident’s Association
- Donnycarney Community & Youth Centre
- Donnycarney Community & Youth Project
- Donnycarney Home Help Service
- Donnycarney Social Services
- Doras Buí
- Drumcondra Home Help Services
- Dublin North Bay Citizen’s Information Service
- Dublin North East Drugs Task Force
- Edenmore Active Retirement Association
- EDIT
- Fairview Resident’s Association
- Garden of Eden Community Childcare Centre
- Grange Woodbine Resident’s Association
- Hand on Heart
- Irish Wheelchair Association
- Jigsaw
- Kare Social Services
- KCCP
- Kilmore West Youth Project
- KLEAR
- Lir Childcare
- Lorcan Estate Resident’s Association
- MABS
- Marino and District Community Centre
- Marino Resident’s Association
- National Council for the Blind
- NearMedia
- New Communities Partnership
- New Life Centre
- Newtown Housing Coop
- North East Libraries – Coolock, Donaghmede, Raheny
- Northside Centre for Unemployed
- Northside Citzens Information
- Northside Counselling Service
- Northside Entreprise Centre
- Northside Homecare Services
- PACE
- Priorswood & District Mens Shed
- Priorswood House
- Ruhama
- Speedpak
- Sphere 17
- St. Benedict’s Resource Centre
- St. Francis Community Playgroup
- St. Monica’s Youth Project
- St. Vincent de Paul
- St. Vincent’s Adolescent and Family Service
- Suaimhneas
- TARGET
- Tromcheile
- YouthReach Kilmore Road
The current members of the Steering Committee are:
- Anita Whelan, Doras Bui
- Roslyn Palmer, Community Law & Mediation Northside
- Fiona Nolan, Northside Enterprise Centre
- Louise Smith, Kilmore West Youth Group
- Cristina Santa Maria, Aoibhneas
Coordination of the Northside Community Forum is funded through the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP).