West Limerick Resources - "Committed to the Community"

About Us

West Limerick Resources is a community development partnership company set-up under the Programme for Economic and Social Prosperity to manage government funding on a local level. We cover a catchment area of approximately 520 square miles in the west of county Limerick with a population of 64, 586 (2006 Census). Since our establishment in 1993, we have administered over €18 million in development funds which have been used to support to a wide variety of projects throughout our catchment area. These projects vary from education supports, to community enhancement projects to enterprise development but all offer a valuable contribution to the identity, values and strength of the community.

West Limerick Resources is committed to the community. Our goal is to effect sustainable improvement in the factors - rural, urban and social - that contribute to disadvantage in West Limerick. We focus on helping communities develop by working with local groups - building from the inside out rather than the outside in. We assess community assets and make connections between community groups and other organizations that promote community development. The objectives of WLR are to support individuals, groups and communities to think about the long-term potential of their area and to encourage the emergence and testing of new approaches to community development.

West Limerick Resources Ltd. comprises a collective of community groups, interest groups, agencies and elected representatives. We administer development funding on behalf of the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs and also engage with other government departments on programme delivery, with Limerick County Development Board, with state agencies on local initiatives and service provision, with transnational partners in Europe, and with educational institutions.