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Local development is a new way of working within communities. It's based on real partnerships between dedicated community groups and volunteers, on the one hand, with state agencies and local government. The net effect is that new solutions, led by local people, can be found for important social problems.

Partnership is not the solution itself - local action is. The role of Southside Partnership, however, is to bring local leaders and agencies together to discuss and analyse issues in order to take action. It is through constant dialogue, exchange of ideas and resolution of inevitable conflicts that Southside Partnership helps local people change their living conditions for the better.

Southside Partnership provides staff, financial and technical support to help strengthen the resources of a community and enable them to take charge of their own future.

There are 21 designated communities within Southside Partnership:

Dun Laoghaire/Mounttown	Ballyogan
Dun Laoghaire/Monkstown Farm	Sandyford/Killcross/ oreen
Dun Laoghaire West Central	Sallynoggin
Shankill/Rathsallagh	St. Patrick's Cottages, Dalkey
Loughlinstown	St.Fintan's Villas/Rockford Park
Ballybrack	Macintosh Park
Hillview	Rory O'Connor Park
Nutgrove/Mountainview	Parts of Blackrock
Rosemount/Marley Park	Tara Hill/St Patrick's Cottages
Glasthule Buildings	Whitechurch, South Dublin County
Whitechurch, South Dublin County