News and Press Releases from the International Fund for Ireland.

East Belfast Youth Project Celebrates Success

Published on: 10 Jul 2026

Young people from East Belfast are celebrating a transformative milestone as the ‘Step Up For Change’ project concludes in the city. Delivered by the Phoenix Education Centre, the two…

Applications Now Open for IFI Funding Under New Strategy

Published on: 15 Jun 2026

The International Fund for Ireland (IFI) today opens a call for peacebuilders to apply for funding. Under the new ‘Crossing the Threshold’ strategy, organisations can now apply twice…

IFI marks 40 years with strategy aimed at redefining peacebuilding

Published on: 15 May 2026

The International Fund for Ireland (IFI) has officially launched its new five-year strategy, marking the next chapter in its 40-year history of peacebuilding across Northern Ireland an…

Cross-border Active Play Initiative Brings Families Together in Castlefinn

Published on: 9 Apr 2026

Sixty families from communities across the border region came together at the CPI Centre, Castlefinn, Co. Donegal, for the Active Play Family Fun Day, a cross-community initiative supp…

Catalyst and Stryve guide young people into work and education

Published on: 23 Feb 2026

Catalyst celebrates the successful completion of Stryve, a three-year pilot programme created to support young people aged 16-25 as they build the confidence, skills and real-world exp…

Cross-Border Collaboration Celebrated through Coasts, Hills and Glens Project

Published on: 20 Dec 2025

Communities from County Donegal and Causeway Coast & Glens gathered at the Waterfront Hotel Derry, to celebrate the achievements of the Coasts, Hills and Glens – Connecting Co…

Unlocking Your Potential Project Empowers Young People in Donegal

Published on: 19 Dec 2025

Young people from communities across Donegal gathered at Planet Youth, Ballybofey, to celebrate the completion of the Unlocking Your Potential (UP) Project, a youth initiative del…

Interface Communities Share Stories of Division and Hope from Cupar Way to Cyprus

Published on: 5 Dec 2025

Sixteen young people aged 16-20 from Belfast’s Clonard and Shankill communities have returned from Cyprus with a clear message – the Peace Walls they live close to have everything to d…

Showcasing Cross-Border Youth Voices

Published on: 2 Dec 2025

Dozens of young people from both sides of the border gathered with their teachers and guests at Strule Arts Centre in Omagh to showcase the impact that young people can have in their…

Beyond the Bricks: Communities Heal Divides with Storytelling Project

Published on: 27 Jun 2025

Communities in West Belfast have bridged the divides of the Million Brick Peace Wall in a storytelling initiative that works to promote healing through conversations about conflict res…

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