Annual Report 2024
Our board is pleased to present this annual report detailing some of our key accomplishments in 2023-24.
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Supporting Communities
Aug 22, 20232 min
Ten ways to continuously improve your tenant engagement activities
The evolving needs of tenants require social housing providers to continuously improve and adapt their engagement programmes and...
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Sheenagh Mc Nally
Jul 18, 20233 min
Tenant empowerment is the way forward for social housing
Read Sheenagh’s argument for seizing this moment in the housing crisis to make real and lasting change for tenant empowerment.
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Supporting Communities
Jun 20, 20234 min
Inaugural All-Ireland Tenant Engagement Conference Ignites a Passion for Tenant Empowerment
The All-Ireland Tenant Engagement Conference, held on 13 June in the Carrickdale Hotel, brought together tenant participation experts,...
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Supporting Communities
Jun 1, 20232 min
The Housing Policy Panel Makes an Impression at Stormont!
The newly appointed Tenant Advocate and several Housing Policy Panel (HPP) members paid a visit to Stormont this week.
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Supporting Communities
May 31, 20231 min
Annual Report 2023
Read about our work this year in our 2023 Annual Report.
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Supporting Communities
May 5, 20231 min
All-Ireland Tenant Engagement Conference Programme Announced!
The very first All-Ireland Tenant Engagement Conference is just over a month away on 13 June. If you’ve been waiting to see what we have...
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Supporting Communities
Mar 29, 20232 min
An Interview with Sheenagh McNally about the Upcoming All-Ireland Tenant Engagement Conference
As we prepare for our first big All-Ireland Tenant Engagement Conference this June, we asked our Head of Corporate Services, Sheenagh...
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Supporting Communities
Jan 18, 20232 min
5 Reasons Tenant Participation is Good Business
You’ve undoubtedly heard the adage about Tenant Participation by now – ‘it’s not just the right thing to do; it’s the smart thing to do.’...
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Supporting Communities
Jan 18, 20233 min
What’s in it for Us? The Benefits of Tenant Participation for the Tenants
by Aidan Kearney, Senior Training Officer Tenant Participation, Tenant Involvement, Community Involvement, Customer Involvement. Whatever...
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Supporting Communities
Jan 10, 20231 min
Save the Date! All-Ireland Tenant Engagement Conference to be held on 13 June
We believe tenant participation is the key to good social housing and thriving communities. We aim to raise the standard of engagement...
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Supporting Communities
Nov 22, 20221 min
Annual Report 2021-22
Empowering Communities has made significant strides in the past year towards establishing itself as the ‘go-to’ tenant participation...
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Supporting Communities
Oct 12, 20223 min
Newington Tenants’ Forum: “It’s All About Teamwork”
An interview with the new Tenants Forum Chair and the new Community Engagement Officer at Newington Housing Association. Carmel Grant has...
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Supporting Communities
Apr 13, 20222 min
Building Peer Support for Tenant Engagement Professionals in the Republic of Ireland
Sarah Dunne Rogers came along to a training session on tenant engagement for her new job and ended up starting a whole network for support!
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Supporting Communities
Nov 16, 20213 min
Developing Tenant Engagement in Ireland
Alex Dowell from the Housing Agency reports on a series of tenant engagement workshops held in Ireland this year.
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Colm Barnes
Oct 4, 20212 min
From Sceptic to Convert: My Tenant Engagement Journey
Colm Barnes, the Customer Service and Repairs Manager at Circle VHA, tells his tenant participation conversion story. Initially wary of the
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John Hannigan
Sep 27, 20214 min
Circle's Commitment to a Tenant First Approach
John Hannigan, CEO of Circle VHA, writes about his organisation's tenant engagement journey and a new strategy to take it to the next level.
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Supporting Communities
Aug 17, 20213 min
The First Tenant-Led Engagement Strategy Rolls out at Circle VHA: An Interview with April Gregg
Meet April Gregg, a tenant with Circle Voluntary Housing Association in Dublin.
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Supporting Communities
Aug 3, 20213 min
Supporting Communities Awards Radius Housing Silver Tenant Participation Accreditation
Radius has become the first housing association in Northern Ireland to achieve the Tenant Participation Standards Accreditation.
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Supporting Communities
May 17, 20212 min
Tenants on Boards
by Maureen Dowden & Bernadette Hewitt We have been invited by Supporting Communities to provide this blog as a follow-up to our recent...
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