connect 2019 • 5 Every year, The Ireland Funds' Small Grant Round provides support to smaller community organizations and not-for-profit groups like Equine Enrichment, which you can read about on page 18, and Plastic Free Kinsale whose story appears on page 38. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, The Ireland Funds continues to make a big impact for outstanding organizations across the island of Ireland. For copies of The Ireland Funds America’s audited accounts, go to www.irelandfunds.org We welcome your comments about The Ireland Funds and Connect magazine. Please send all correspondence to the Editor. ON THE COVER