Virginia Pages Network: Your Digital Community Centre Imagine a modern, welcoming community centre built just for the people of Virginia and surrounding areas. Inside this centre, there’s a warm and inclusive common space where everyone can stop in, say hello, and see…

The Systems Are in Place—Now Let’s Use Them! Over the past couple of years, we’ve been quietly building something meaningful, a connected, locally-focused set of tools to help our community in Virginia, Co. Cavan share, communicate, and thrive together. ✅ We have…

Why Strong Local Communities Matter More Than Ever In today’s fast-moving world, decisions about the services we rely on healthcare, transport, housing, education are often made far from the places they affect most. Without strong local communities, our voices can be…

More Than Just a Course: What Makes Learning Inside Virginia Pages Different In Virginia Pages Network, we’re not here to compete, we’re here to create. And one of the things we’re most excited about is how we can use this platform to offer real, lasting learning…

This Time, I Have the Tools A few years ago, I reached a point where I felt I was pushing a boulder uphill. I had the passion, the ideas, and the vision for a stronger, more connected community but I didn’t yet have the structure or support to build something that…

Spotlight on Community Voices: The Virginia Roundup Podcast We’re delighted to see more ways for people in Virginia to connect and stay informed about what’s happening in our town. One of the newest additions is The Virginia Roundup, a monthly podcast that shines a…

Ireland has been spending millions investigating past failures inquiries, reports, and compensation schemes. While these efforts offer some justice and recognition, they don’t change what happened. We can’t undo the past. But we can stop repeating it. What are we…

There’s a big difference between living in a place and feeling like you truly belong there. Living somewhere means having an address, a routine, and perhaps even a few familiar faces. But belonging? That’s something deeper. It’s knowing you are part of something…

In every town, there are stories waiting to be told, ideas ready to be shared, and people who care deeply about where they live. But more often than not, those voices get lost — drowned out by long meetings, top-down decisions, and groups that are hard to access…

For years, my job was designing systems to move millions of pieces of freight. I was often reminded, jokingly but truthfully that I never moved a single box myself. And they were right. But what I did do was help people track what they were moving, streamline their…

The Virginia Pages Story 7 years of listening. One place to bring it all together. Virginia Pages began with a simple idea:What if there was one place where the people of Virginia could truly connect, a Digital Virginia? For 7 years, we’ve been listening, online and…

Reflections on belonging—big and small When we talk about “community” in the context of Virginia Pages, I think of it simply as:Everyone who lives or works in Virginia and the surrounding areas. That’s our starting point. We don’t need to share the same beliefs,…

We Need Strong Communities Now More Than Everby Helen Rahill | Jun 10, 2025 | 0 comments Looking after our own shouldn’t be radical, it should be the norm. This week, another deeply troubling report came out, this time about the treatment of elderly people in Irish…