Training provided to community enterprise officers on facilitating training and enterprise development programmes.

Proposals from Murphy Ryan and Associates Limited regarding the development of the Enterprise Related Community Participation; details of the launch of the Preliminary Study of 4 Tipperary Parishes.

Correspondence from the Area Development Management Limited regarding the financial aid for the 4 Parishes Study; note of meetings with ADM; Correspondence regarding the 4 Parish Survey with potential participants; proposal from Ryan Murphy to conduct the study; includes copy of the survey.

Correspondence regarding the appointment of Murphy Ryan to conduct the feasibility study; details of the launch of the study; invites; speech of Jim Quigley; press release; planning of Phase 2 of the plan.

Correspondence with Tony Bourke, Rural Development Division in the Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry regarding the Rural Animation business plan from Muintir na Tíre; LEADER II funding; includes note of meeting with Jimmy Deenihan, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry.

Application to the Department of Agriculture and Food for funding of community development officers under LEADER funding; details of rural animation business plan from Muintir na Tíre; correspondence with the department; draft business plans; details of the operation of the project; updates from department on LEADER requirements; detail of funding from LEADER programme from the EU; Details of the LEADER + programme; LEADER II Operating rules.

Documentation for committee meeting on 24/09/1997; includes operational programme for LEADER II Community initiative Progress report with special reference to animation, training and innovation; Mid-term review report; information and publicity report; transnational co-operational; details of groups receiving funding; details from second consultative committee meeting of LEADER II 19 February 1997; progress report to 30 June 1997.

Details regarding the opening of a bank account; details of loan from Tipperary Community Council; budget planning.

Business plan for a pilot project in voluntary community activity for local, economic and social development (1998 –’99) with LEADER groups in Westmeath, North Kerry, and West Cork; Muintir na Tíre pilot programme 1970’s; Muintir na Tíre pilot programme 1998/2000 funded under the LEADER measure for sectoral groups work plan; proposal; draft work plan; progress reports on 3 county pilot project.

Correspondence with LEADER contact in Department of Agriculture and Food; forms for the LEADER project; letters to development officers.