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Marie Crawley MA, based in Fermanagh, has over 20 years professional experience ranging from academic and policy work to hands-on development in the community and voluntary sectors.
Marie has travelled extensively and draws on her knowledge of models of working used in South America, New Zealand, Cuba, China, Nicaragua and Palestine, particularly in the area of gender equality.
Marie has served on the Fermanagh District Partnership, Rural Community Network NI, the Regional Partnership Board, the Rural Women's Consortium, the Fermanagh Women's Network and the NI Rural Women's Policy Forum (founder member). She currently chairs the NW Regional Planning Committee on Violence against Women and sits on the John Moores Foundation Northern Ireland Advisory Group. more ...
Mary Daly, based in North Sligo, has worked with communities for over 20 years in the UK and Ireland in diverse projects in both urban and rural contexts. She currently works in a freelance capacity with cross-border, minority, rural and community groups and organisations.
Mary has particular interest and experience in working with women, Travellers and people who are homeless, as well as those who have been affected by the conflict in Northern Ireland. She provides freelance training, facilitation and organisational support services to mainly non-profit organisations, and is also engaged in a number of research and voluntary projects.
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh BCom, is based in Galway. Trevor’s original career in the Arts, Media and Community Development gave him over twenty years experience as a professional in theatre and television. He has worked as a producer/director in current affairs, documentaries and drama production for RTE and TG4.
Following a change in career direction, Trevor has worked in senior positions as manager of a local development organisation and a partnership company delivering the Local Development Social Inclusion Programme in Connemara. Trevor is a fluent Irish speaker, has a in-depth understanding of Rural and Gaeltacht issues, and has been involved in development work for POBAL, the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Údarás na Gaeltachta, Foras na Gaeilge, Colmcille and FÁS among others. Trevor has served on the boards of many state and community organisations including Galway County and City Childcare Committee, Galway County Development Board, the Connemara RTI among others. Trevor’s particular expertise is in the areas of cultural development, arts and media consultation.
Louise O’Meara worked as an independent consultant for over 15 years. Marie and Louise worked as partners for a number of years on a range of publications and training initiatives on gender equality. Louise is now the Irish Director of the Boston based Institute for Social Change. She is still involved as an associate on a partnership basis for occasional one-off pieces of work on gender equality.
Above - Louise and Marie with members of the Armenian Government
Right - Louise and Marie Gender Training in Yerevan, Armenia
Marie with President Mary McAleese and Rose McCaffrey at the launch of the Cross-Border Women's Network
Marie speaking on rural women's equality to Bill and Hillary Clinton
Marie's primary interests are in the active promotion of equality and social justice, in supporting organisations to be effective in bringing about social change and in working with communities who struggle to get their voice heard.
Her experience ranges from academic and policy work to hands-on community development and frequently translating the work of one to the other. Marie’s particular strength is in steering organisations through difficult situations or problems by developing clarity and practical achievable solutions and in motivating organisations to explore different ways of achieving their objectives.
Governments change, their policies and priorities come and go, but our civic society is always there. Organisations in the NGO sector have a crucial role to play in bringing about positive social and political change. Our purpose in the Marie Crawley consultancy is to work with organisations in realising their potential to bring about positive change in their communities and in their social and political environments.
“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little”
Edmund Burke, Irish statesman and philosopher (1729-1797).
Marie with Bill Clinton at the Clinton Centre, Enniskillen
Marie and Monica McWilliams - two NI Assemby candidates on the Women's Coalition campaign trail
Marie and Bernadette Devlin-McAlliskey at a conference on 'Women in Politics'
