About Us

NTDC — Developing Individuals, Communities and Opportunities in North Tipperary and Beyond.

North Tipperary Development Company (NTDC) is a not-for-profit, community focused local development organisation, providing a wide range of services in North Tipperary.

North Tipperary Development Company (NTDC) provides a nurturing, helping hand to people and communities to enhance their quality of life through a range of supports including rural enterprise, social inclusion, economic development, employment, energy and community development.

Company History

North Tipperary Development Company operates within the Nenagh and Templemore Thurles Municipal District Areas. The Company came into operation on 1st January 2009 as North Tipperary LEADER Partnership Company (NTLP). NTLP was an amalgamation of the programmes and activities of Roscrea 2000 Ltd, Nenagh Community Network, Tipperary LEADER Group and Thurles Action Community Development, which was called for at the time by the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (DCRGA).

On the 22nd of November 2018, through a rebranding process the company was renamed North Tipperary Development Company (NTDC) to reflect its overall work as a development company.

What distinguishes us is our approach. It’s bottom-up, community-led, close to the point of delivery and above all, developmental. This goes right across our programmes – individuals and communities will always get the same approach from our dedicated staff and volunteers.

Our Governance

The company is governed by a voluntary Board of Directors, which comprises representatives of the community & voluntary sector, social partners, and public and elected representatives. This community-led board decides how funding and resources are used for the economic and social benefit of people and communities in North Tipperary. The Board of Directors place an emphasis on ensuring that we are open, transparent and follow the highest standards of governance.

Our Board

Director	Sector Represented
Phyll Bugler	Tipperary County Council
Imelda Walsh (Secretary)	Co-option


Michelle Alyward	Tipperary Chamber
Michael Daly	Statutory -Teagasc
Michael Smith	Tipperary County Council
Seamus Lahart	ICTU
Seamus Mullaney – Vice Chairperson	Roscrea Lions Club

Aidan Ryan (Treasurer)	Community
Charles Stanley Smith	Environment
Monica McElvaney – Chairperson	Co-Option

NTDC’s Mission

Using participatory methods and working in partnership with others, North Tipperary Development Company provides financial, social, organisational and personal support to communities, enterprises and individuals in rural and urban North Tipperary to assist them in maximising their sustainable potential and in order to enhance the quality of life of all who live and work in the area it serves

NTDC’s vision for itself as an organisation.

That North Tipperary Development Company will be recognised as a leading and responsive provider of effective support to individuals, communities and enterprises and thereby contribute to the achievement of socially inclusive and sustainable communities while being a great place in which to work

NTDC’s vision for society is –

That within all the areas in which it is active each resident and community is valued and a high-quality, sustainable way of living can be attained by all.

NTDC motto –

North Tipperary Development Company – We meet you where you are and help you get to where you want to go/Buailimid leat áit a bhfuil tú agus cabhróimid leat an áit ar mhaith leat dul.’

NTDC’s Values

Value	Demonstrated Behaviour
Respect	Working to cultivate an awareness of the impact of words and actions on others & trying to use words and actions to maximise positive impact
Respect	Listening to others without having a pre-determined position and seeking to understand and respond to their perspective
Honesty & Integrity	Taking personal responsibility for one’s decisions and actions and not seeking to deflect the consequences
	Avoiding deliberate misrepresentation of others’ points of view
	Being conscious of the need to act in an ethical fashion and providing an honest return for invested resources
Continuous improvement	Engaging in on-going evaluation of actions and achievements and responding positively to indications of needed change
Continuous improvement	Seeking stakeholder feedback on an ongoing basis
Inclusion	Consciously considering the impact of actions on excluded and marginalized groups and individuals
	Seeking to mitigate any negative impacts of actions on marginalized and excluded groups and individuals
	Monitoring own behavior towards socially excluded to achieve and maintain best practice in this regard

NTDC Policies

NTDC’s Data Protection Policy is available to view here,
NTDC.POL.0018 Data Protection Policy

NTDC’s Child Protection Policy is available to view here,

NTDC.POL.0010 Child Protection Policy

Programmes

Through our various programmes the North Tipperary Development Company team work enthusiastically to promote social inclusion and economic and environmental sustainability in Tipperary.