Moy Valley Resources highlight community impact during 2024
A spectacular bird's eye view of Ballina town and the surrounding area. Picture: Bartek Rybacki and Mayo North Tourism
Moy Valley Resources IRD held its annual general meeting recently where it reflected on a busy 2024 in which there were a number of important opportunities to enhance its role further as a community development organisation.
Members of IRD North Mayo-West Sligo CLG, which trades as Moy Valley Resources, were told by chairperson, David Dwane, that the organisation played a crucial part in getting IQ Ballina off the ground during the past year.
“Working with Mayo County Council, Moy Valley Resources is the operational partner for IQ Ballina. We played a significant role in helping this state-of-the-art new facility to take its first steps. The first tenants took up occupancy in early 2024 with further enterprises taking space throughout the year.
“Meanwhile, we continue to support around 30 businesses indirectly at our own Enterprise Centre in Greenhills, at our Quay retail and commercial units, at Cathedral Road, and at various locations in Bunree,” said Mr Dwane.
Other MVR projects such as Craoibhín Ballina, Mayo Volunteer Centre and Mayo North Tourism Promotions are making a considerable impact on the social and economic infrastructure of the region, reinforcing the importance of their contribution to the community.
Moy Valley Resources also supports both individuals and local organisations in the area of employment.
“Moy Valley Resources Community Employment Scheme contract allows for 46 participants. By year end we were employing 43 people and had added two further sub-sponsors. Despite operating in a ‘full employment’ environment, which makes recruitment challenging, we remain committed to finding innovative methods to attract and retain staff,” Mr Dwane said.
CEO, Annette Maughan, highlighted to the board that the variety of projects undertaken and successfully delivered could not happen without the dedicated and committed management team, supported by a diligent and motivated staff.
"It may seem effortless from the outside, but the graft of the management team is not to be underestimated. Working in this sector takes a certain type of commitment not readily found elsewhere, and we are incredibly lucky to have the professional, hard-working, agile team that we have, who can adapt when necessary ensuring the smooth running of the organisation and consistently delivering quality results in our programmes and projects.”
Ms Maughan also outlined the improvements in governance, especially in the annual report, to provide a transparent and informative document, accurately reflective of the organisation during the previous year.
"Our annual report is now of a standard that befits our organisation and the charitable status that we hold. To ensure compliance with the Charities Regulator we publish our annual report and audited rccounts on our website annually.”
Moy Valley Resources is a community development not-for-profit organisation, established through local initiative in 1990, dedicated to strengthening social and economic life in the North Mayo/West Sligo area. To view the Moy Valley Resources annual report for 2024, please visit the company website at moyvalley.ie.
