#FLAGseminar – Empowering Local Communities is a two-day conference next week (April 30-1 May) which is to be held in the Haven Hotel, Dunmore East, Co. Waterford.

The focus of the conference is a working seminar for coastal communities in which The Waterford Estuary Communities Network (WECN) is hosting the event as part of the EU FLAG (Fishing Areas Local Action Group) initiative.

Empowering Coastal Communities is to identify pathways to effective development actions in coastal communities. Opening remarks will be presented by Sean Kelly MEP.

All FLAG groups will be represented from the Island of Ireland, Maritime and fishing agencies and organisations, local authorities especially in coastal counties, community and development bodies.

For further details including download programme, conference tickets visit this LINK.