Report of the National Executive Board Liz Wall National President

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1 Report of the National Executive Board Liz Wall National President

2 The ICA year in figures years old this year 41,987 views on the ICA Website 1,614 likes on the ICA Facebook pages 41,987 Website views to March followers on Twitter 475 women enquired to C.O. about joining ICA 11 New Guilds were opened

3 Working Groups Handcraft Working Group Regional Presidents Constitutional Working Group

4 Guilds and Membership 11 New Guilds opened in Maudabawn Guild Cavan Federation Scarriff Guild - Clare Federation Killeagh Guild Cork Federation Kinsale Guild Cork Federation Killalaghton Guild Galway Federation Tuam Guild Galway Federation

5 Guilds and Membership New Guilds continued Nás na Riogh Guild - Kildare Federation Dundalk Guild Louth Federation Sligo Town Guild Sligo Federation Gorey Guild Wexford Federation Moate Guild Westmeath Federation

6 Enquiries for Membership April 2013 May 2013 June 2013 July 2013 August 2013 September 2013 October enquiries 52 enquiries 41 enquiries 19 enquiries 44 enquiries 42 enquiries 37 enquiries

7 Enquiries for Membership November 2013 December 2013 January 2014 February 2014 March enquiries 21 enquiries 57 enquiries 33 enquiries 29 enquiries

8 Member Benefit Programme 110 organisations and companies have now joined the programme Supports Irish Businesses Gives exclusive offers to ICA members Offer from the Horse Show August 2014

9 Wednesday 6 th August 21 for ICA members plus FREE seat in Grandstand HOSPITALITYPACKAGE OFFER: (3 Course Lunch) with a further 10% discount for groups of 10 or more (includes general admission and seating in grandstand)

10 Training and Development National Executive Board induction and training National Advisory Committee training Craft promoters training Information Officers training Recruitment Officer training Website Co-ordinators training PRO training

11 Advocacy and Campaigns

12 Advocacy and Campaigns

13 Advocacy and Campaigns Mental Health and Wellness Pieta House suicide prevention training and regroup session for Federation representatives- Booklet available on the information table

14 Advocacy and Campaigns

15 Advocacy and Campaigns St Patrick s University Hospital Walk in my shoes initiative

16 Walk in my shoes

17 The Green Ribbon Campaign

18 Advocacy and Campaigns

19 Advocacy and Campaigns

20 Community Life in Ireland Questionnaire sent to all Guild secretaries Important results included 86% of responding Guilds noted that a post office in their local area had closed in the last 12 months. ICA responded by meeting politicians and TDs of all parties and presenting the findings and sending a delegation to the rally held in Dublin City Centre

21 Community Life in Ireland

22 Community Life In Ireland 48% of Guilds reported the closure of a local Garda station in their area 36.5% of responding Guilds reported that a local bank had closed in their area in the last 12 months 91% of responding Guilds felt that banks in their local area had reduced their services eg: staffing over the last 12 months 15% of responding Guilds have no broadband in their local area

23 Community life in Ireland 76% of responding Guilds felt their area was well serviced by Credit Unions.

24 Community life in Ireland 32% of responding Guilds do not have a local library 25% of responding Guilds have no GP in their local area 2% of responding Guilds have no Saoirview 87% of responding Guilds reported that they did have a local shop but that 22% of them had to travel more than 3 miles to their local shop.

25 Conferences and Events The Annual Garden Party took place on Friday 19 th July. Irish Pride Bakeries with a goody bag for all attendees

26 Take Pride Weekend

27 Conferences and Events The Hickey s Make and Model was held for the first time at the Garden Party and was won by Josephine Kenny Leitrim Federation

28 National Ploughing Championships

29 The Knitting and Stitching Show

30 Silver Surfer Awards

31 The Silver Surfer Awards

32 Silver Surfer Awards

33 Regional Conferences Winter Conference Sligo 19th October 2013 in the Sligo Park Hotel. The main theme of the afternoon session was pension entitlements and changes coming into effect shortly. Spring Conference Termonfeckin 1st March 2014 in An Grianán. The main theme of the afternoon session was Assistive Technology.

34 Competitions and Contests GEM PACK BAKING COMPETITION st Prize Mella Winters, Wexford 2nd Prize Kay Roche, Kilkenny 3rd Prize Mary Gallagher, Mayo

35 Competitions and Contests Gempack Recipe Competition st Prize Caroline Power, Meath 2nd Prize Maria Cronin, Wicklow 3rd Prize Joan Meaney, Limerick

36 Competitions and Contests TABLE QUIZ 1st Prize Clare Federation 2nd Prize Waterford Federation 3rd Prize Kildare Federation

37 Competitions and Contests SHORT STORY COMPETITION ST Prize Susan Ryan, Kildare 2nd Prize Angela Moore, Galway 3rd Prize Margaret Sides, Longford

38 Competitions and Contests INTER FEDERATION CUP FOR CRAFTS TABLE RUNNER- Patchwork 1st Prize Betty Denning, Cavan 2nd Prize Pauline O Dwyer, Dublin 3rd Prize Eily Kennedy, Kerry

39 Competitions and Contests INTER FEDERATION CUP FOR CRAFTS TABLE RUNNER Lacework Olive Park Donegal Federation TABLE RUNNER Needlework Chris Cleary Waterford Federation

40 Competitions and Contests INTER FEDERATION CUP FOR ART Photography in Colour 1st Prize Josephine Keane, Wexford 2nd Prize Mary Ryan, Waterford 3rd Prize Phyllis Hamilton, Wicklow

41 Competitions and Contests INTER FEDERATION CUP FOR ART Photography in Black and White 1st Prize Ena Howell, Cork 2nd Prize Marie Hayes, Limerick 3rd Prize Jenny Jones, Wicklow

42 The book of Home and Family Gill and Macmillan Publishers Aoife Carrigy returned as General Editor Shorlisted for the Bord Gais Energy Irish Book Awards in the category of Best Irish Published Book Currently available at the Sales Table

43 Staffing 2013 John O Callaghan s 3 year fixed term contract came to an end Ruth Smyth retired from An Grianán after 21 years of service Margaret Reid retired from An Grianán after 21 years of service Jane Tiernan, Mary Tracey, Carla Murdock and Olive Monahan and were all staff in the Coffee Shop that closed down