Welcome to
Birr 20|20 Vision

Mission

Birr 20|20 Vision is a community organisation established to contribute to the growth, development and enhancement of Birr Town and its hinterland. The group aim to help guide a vision for Birr, its people and environment and plan an implementation strategy for the town in which partnership, collaboration and co-operation are the dominant characteristics. It is to provide continuity in leadership and ‘community memory’ and act as a facilitating entity.

Driving Development Locally

Birr 2020 Vision Featured Projects

Birr Festivals Collective

The Birr Festival Season celebrates the essence of Birr Town each year. Each year from May to November Birr hosts no less than five festivals,...

The Growery

The Growery began as a concept in 2014, by early leader Eimhin Shortt, as ‘Ireland’s first urban food commons’, a voluntary and community supported initiative...

Greater Killaun Project

The Great Killaun Project, a new initiative for Birr 20|20 in 2024, aims to see much of Killaun bog conserved and managed in the longer...

St Brendan’s Medieval Church Conservation

One of the more significant, but perhaps lesser-known, archaeological monuments in Birr is St Brendan’s Monastery, which was reputedly founded in the sixth century by...

Contact

Please send us a message if you have any ideas, feedback or questions.