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Collaboration is key to create, sustain and plan for successful cities – O’Dowd infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/news/collabora…

Short visit to Belfast honour of promoting Cork Healthy Cities ICLRD importance of connecting policy & practice for improving people’s health and well-being & taking action to reduce health inequalities. Cork City Council delighted to meet Cllr Micky Murray

Day 2 of the ICLRD conference underway with opening session focusing on 'Leadership in the City' #ICLRDConf

‘A Fireside Chat’ (without the fire!) debating the metropolitan governance issues associated with a new directly elected mayor, covering how to better join-up government, manage relationships across institutions, and harness wider society. #ICRLDconf

Our Session 4 Chair, Niall Cussen Office of the Planning Regulator, opens Planning and Governing Metropolitan Regions and Cities in the 21st Century: Learnings from Elsewhere. #ICLRDconf

Our Session 4 speakers line-up sharing their insights on learning from elsewhere #ICLRDconf

Michael Flood’s OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives keynote address focusing on ways to consider achieving balanced regional attractiveness, noting the importance of: 1. Autonomy at local level; 2. Governance through regional coordination; 3. Public transit as a key element #ICLRDconf

John Kelpie, Derry Strabane Cncl Chief Executive, reflects on 10 years of the evolving NW City-region, noting the significance the NW Strategic Growth Partnership with a degree of devolved powers and endorsed by both governments. #ICLRDconf

Prof Gerrit Knapp Univ. of Maryland reflects on lessons for metropolitan planning in Baltimore: 1.Better understanding of issues; 2.Produced plans with goals addressing equity gaps; 3. Plan did not alter fundamental institutional structures. In essence, meaningful progress takes time!

Soňa Raszková, Department of ITI Management and Metropolitan Cooperation, Brno City Municipality, share insights for better metropolitan cooperation: Cities need to address problems beyond boundaries; Data is crucial; Need for institutionalisation reflecting metropolitan entity

Our Director, Caroline Creamer, delighted to represent ICLRD on this Strategic Advisory Board. Informative 1st meeting in ATU Donegal with insights & research shared across a range of themes n work packages. #sharedisland #AtlanticCorridor #entrepreneurism #digitalisation

Important discussion on intersection of academic research & policy as part of ⁦MU Social Science Institute⁩ research policy series - interventions by ⁦Rob Kitchin⁩ & Niall Cussen, CEO ⁦Office of the Planning Regulator⁩ Strong focus #planning #data #messaging incl reference to work ICLRD⁩

seminal InPLACE study by ICLRD featured on RTÉ News & RTÉ Brainstorm. Timely insights & recommendations given complexity of issues & interwoven impacts. Big thanks to case study towns &communities + funders. MU Social Science Institute Built Envt Res Inst NCSG UCD School Ag & Food Mary Immaculate College (MIC)

Huge congrats to our esteemed Director, Caroline Creamer, on today being recognised by the Royal Town Planning Institute The_Planner_Magazine_RTPI as one of 55 Women of Influence in Planning 2025. This significant honour is a well deserved recognition of her exceptional leadership & influence in planning