Fermanagh and Omagh PEACEPLUS Partnership
In November the PEACEPLUS Partnership appointed a new Chair and Vice Chair of the PEACEPLUS Partnership, Councillor Errol Thompson and Ryan Tracey.
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council has established a PEACEPLUS Partnership to oversee the effective development and implementation of a Local Community Peace Action Plan. The Partnership, is representative of communities across the district and includes Elected Members, Statutory representatives and Social Partners.
Working with a dedicated budget of €5.6 million under Investment Area 1.1 ‘Building Peaceful and Thriving Communities’, the Partnership is guiding the co-design process to identify local key priority projects that will promote peace and prosperity across the district.
Members of the PEACEPLUS Partnership are as follows:
| Elected Members | ||
| Cllr Errol Thompson (Chair) | Cllr Paul Robinson | Cllr Adam Gannon |
| Cllr Allan Rainey | Cllr Anthony Feely | Cllr Stephen Donnelly |
| Cllr Thomas O’Reilly | Cllr Dermot Browne | Cllr Barry McElduff |
| Cllr Patrick Withers | Cllr Debbie Coyle | Cllr John McClaughry |
| Cllr Collette McNulty | Cllr Rosemary Barton | |
| Social Partners | ||
| Mr Ryan Tracey, Focus, Omagh (Vice-Chair) | Ms Margaret Martin | |
| Ms Eileen Drumm | Mr Brendan McAleer, Dun Uladh, Omagh | Ms Sonya Johnston, Fermanagh Trust |
| Ms Jenny Irvine, ARC Healthy Living Centre | Ms Mary T Conway, Omagh Forum for Rural Associations | Mr Barry Boyle, Fermanagh Rural Community Network |
| Vacant position x5 | ||
| Statutory Organisations | ||
| Western Health and Social Care Trust (WHSCT) | Education Authority Youth Service | Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) |
| Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) | Department for Communities (DfC) | |
What does it really mean to be a PEACEPLUS partner? In this video, partners share their experiences of collaboration, the benefits for their organisations, and how working together through PEACEPLUS helps turn shared goals into real outcomes for communities.
The PEACEPLUS Partnership currently has an open call for Social Partners. To learn more and to make your application visit: Become a Social Partner