OPERATING PRINCIPLES
- Enterprising/ self-reliant: what we do with our own resources?
- Innovative / creative: how can we improve what we have?
- Inclusive/ actively engaged: how can we involve the greatest number to improve conditions for all!
- Added value: our aim is not to compete with existing enterprises/projects nor displace current jobs. It is to address new opportunities
- Collaborative: we can be much stronger and get much more done in collaboration with others. Recognising there is richness in diversity
- Resilient: by recognising the depth and breadth of our resource base and developing economic and social projects
- Outward Looking: thinking global and acting local in building our vision for our communities
- Accountable: at all times we must be responsible and accountable for our actions and decisions
- Good governance: we must adopt the highest standard in managing our resources and live up to it on a daily basis
COMPLETED PROJECTS
- DFBA Community Enterprises Ltd
- Copper Coast Geopark Ltd
- Dunhill Rural Enterprises Ltd
- Dunhill Multi-Education Centre
- Communities Creating Jobs Ltd
- Croke Park GAA/CCJ Jobs Project
- Fenor Bog
- Fenor Playpark
- Fenor Tidy Towns
- Dunhill Country Markets
- Dunhill Tidy Towns
- Cois Cille Housing
- Dunhill Village Wetlands/Nature Park
- Newfoundland Emigrant Tree Project
- Dunhill Castle
- Annestown Boatstrand Group
- Boatstrand Safety Centre
- Dunhill Businesss Innovation Centre
- Dunhill Pre-school
- Fenor Pre-school
- Dunhill Community Alert
- Dunhill First Response
- Dunhill Community Hall
- Dunhill Rural Research and Innovation Cell
- Interreg ACTION Project
- Interreg HERCULES Project
- National Jobs Conferences 2010-2012
- Dunhill Leadership Academy/Programme
AWARDS WON
- Copper Coast – EU & UNESCO accreditation.
- Fenor Bog – National Nature Reserve status.
- DFBA – Pride of Place All-Ireland Award
- DFBA – Munster & All-Ireland Final stage of AIB Millennium Awards
- Dunhill Rural Enterprises Ltd – Regional Enterprise Award.
Businesses in the Dunhill Enterprise Ecopark have won numerous awards for food production (Bridgestone Awards) and for fine furniture.
See complete list of Awards and Milestones of DFBA Community Enterprises CLG and it’s Affiliated Organisations, including the Copper Coast Geopark by date on DunhillEcopark.com
PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT
- Goats Milk Cheese Project
- TEFL School
- Rural Resettlement Project
- Micro Brewery/ Bakery Project
- Inventors Village
- Copper Coast Ecolodge
- Anne Valley Festival
- Dunhill-Macroom Ecopark Partnership Project
- Dunhill Ecolution Project
FUTURE PROJECTS & GOALS
- 200 jobs by December 2016
- Knockaderry Looped Walkway- Science Field Education Project
- Gleann Ealach Housing Project
- Looped Walk Dunhill-Annestown- Fenor
- Masters in Education &Training Management DCU
- Degree in Applied Studies UCC
- Anne Valley Walk and Wildlife Sanctuary
- Hydroponics Project
- Dunhill Cookery School
- HSE Healthcare outreach centre
- Copper Coast – Ireland Reaching Out Project
- Power Clan Gathering 2013
- Copper Coast Experiences Guide Book
- Dunhill Organic Gardening Project
- Dunhill Ecopark as Food Manufacturing Hub
- Environmental Science Programme – linked to primary/secondary schools curriculum