Board member

Deirdre Kelly

Exploring how community-based action can offer local solutions to global challenges.

Deirdre brings over a decade of global justice and development education experience to Síolta Chroí's work.

Background

Deirdre has been involved in global justice work for more than ten years in education and awareness-raising roles. She completed a Masters in Economics for Transition, which explored alternatives to the current destructive economic system. Her work has focused on the role that community-based groups can play in creating local solutions to some of our biggest global problems.

Approach & philosophy

At Síolta Chroí, Deirdre's interest in economics for transition meets the organisation's hands-on work on the land. She believes that meaningful change requires both systemic critique and local, practical action — building new economic and ecological models from the ground up, rooted in community.

Recognition

[SUGGESTED — please confirm with Deirdre — add any publications, speaking engagements, or notable projects.]
At a glance
Based in
Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan
Role
Board member
Education
Masters in Economics for Transition
specialisms
lobal justice education, economics for transition, community-led action
previous roles
[SUGGESTED — over 10 years across development and global justice education organisations]
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Areas of focus

Economics for transition
Exploring alternatives to extractive economic models and the role of regenerative food systems within them.
Global justice education
Connecting Síolta Chroí's local work to wider questions of equity, climate and global solidarity.
Community-led solutions
Supporting the idea that small, place-based groups can model the kind of change the wider world needs.

Courses & events

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Síolta Chroí facilitates peer-to-peers learning among land-workers and bring quality training opportunities to communities with the aim of supporting the agro-ecological local food movement on the island of Ireland.

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