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Open Doors in the News

Recent Media Coverage for Open Doors Initiative

Oireachtas Committee

Our CEO, Jeanne McDonagh, made a written and oral submission to the Oireachtas Committee on Key Issues affecting the Travelling Community on 20th April 2021. The theme was employment and the Committee asked about barriers and solutions to the 80% unemployment rate that the Travelling Community faces. Read more in the Irish Examiner.

CEO Profile

Our CEO Jeanne McDonagh discussed the work of the Open Doors Initiative with Sarah Caden of The Sunday Independent.

Hero Award Winner

Our Director Of Development, Inclusion and Diversity Siobhan Sweeney was profiled by Evoke.ie about her Hero Award 2020 which she won recently.

Reignite Radio Interview

Listen to our CEO Jeanne McDonagh having a conversation with Áine Kerr, the presenter of Reignite on RTÉ Radio One.

They discussed pathways to employment for marginalised people and the barriers they can face and the supports they need:

The Open Doors Initiative were delighted to be amongst the awardees in the Dublin City Social Enterprise Awards 2020. Here are some of the media reports on the occasion and our work:

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Business Plus featured us in the recent Diversity and Inclusion edition, highlighting the work that The Open Doors Initiative does:

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In Business featured us in their most recent issue:

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