Our Work
Service projects that change lives, in our towns, across the country and around the world.
Across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, our 66 clubs run service projects that change lives: some led by individual clubs, some district-wide, some in partnership with national and international charities. What unites them is the same. The service is hands-on, run by volunteers, locally rooted and accountable to the community where the work happens.
District projects
A representative slice of what clubs across District 1160 do. Each project links to a fuller picture of how it runs, who it benefits and how to get involved.
Christmas Hampers
A district-wide tradition. Every December, clubs across Ireland pack and personally deliver hampers to families in their communities.
Duck Races
A few hundred plastic ducks, a stretch of Irish river, and a community in good form. Clubs raise tens of thousands every summer.
Golf Classics
A day on the course, turned into meaningful funds for charity. The most consistently successful fundraising format in the Rotary calendar.
Tree of Remembrance
Yellow ribbons in town centres across the country every Christmas: a quiet act of remembrance, supporting local charities.
Just 1 Life
A road safety programme for young drivers, delivered in schools with the emergency services. One of our highest-impact initiatives.
Lendwithcare
Microfinance with CARE International UK. Small loans to entrepreneurs in low-income countries, repaid and re-lent again and again.
Bikes for Africa
Used bicycles collected here, refurbished by hand at Loughan House Open Centre and shipped to school children in The Gambia. More than 5,000 so far.
Generation Chef
An all-island culinary competition with catering colleges in Northern Ireland and the Republic. Student chefs compete in teams of three.
Appeals and disaster relief
Nepal Flood Appeal
Floods have left thousands of families in Nepal without food, safe drinking water or shelter.
Disaster Relief
When disaster strikes, clubs respond. The Rotary Club of Navan raised €8,400 after the Venezuela earthquakes, funding 12 ShelterBoxes.
Ending Polio
World Polio Day fundraising is one of the district’s signature projects, and the Gates Foundation matches every polio gift two to one.
Rotary’s seven areas of focus
Every Rotary project aligns with one or more of Rotary’s seven international areas of focus: the framework that connects local work in Ireland to Rotary’s global mission.
Bring a project to your community
Every project on this page is run by Rotary members: ordinary people giving practical time. The fastest way to get involved is to find your local club and say hello. They will tell you what’s happening on the ground, and how to lend a hand.
