Welcome to the ICON Website

The Inner City Organisations Network (ICON) is the community based network for the north east inner city, committed to fighting against disadvantage and ensuring that the voice of the community is heard.

ICON is a voluntary organisation made up of community projects, local tenant's groups, as well as individuals working and living in the area. A key focus of the organisation is to create forums for debate and local policy making and to explore issues affecting the local community in areas such as drugs, education, housing, intercultural issues and the impact of urban developments in the area.

Inherent in the aims of the organisation is a commitment to pursuing a partnership approach between statutory and non-statutory sectors as well as actively encouraging the participation of local tenants and residents in initiatives such as the North Inner City Drugs Task Force and the Dublin Inner City Partnership. This extends to developments that have significant impact on the area such as the Dublin Docklands Development and the Dublin City Council Area Plan for the North Inner City.

Challenging Times - ICON Strategic Plan 2007-2010

In March 2006 ICON held a conference in Kilkenny. The conference in Kilkenny aimed to consider the future of the network looking to the challenges and changes that the area is to face. The workshop themes as chosen by ICON members focused on education, drugs, childcare, intercultural issues and empowering youth. The conference was the means by which the management and staff of ICON could consult its members on issues that needed to be addressed in the Strategic Plan for 2007-2010.

There were many recommendations that arose from the conference and unfortunately ICON does not have the capacity to address them all. The working groups were convened to try and break down the recommendations into practical actions that ICON could tackle. The end result was a series of actions to be undertaken over the course of the next three years.

It is important to remember that ICON is the sum of its members and in order to progress as many actions as possible within the plan it is vital that people get involved. It ensures that the voice of the community continues to be heard.