b'HOW DID WE DELIVER FOR THE ISLAND OF IRELAND IN 2022?The Ireland Funds Reconnection FundThe impact of COVID-19 is still being felt today, with these groups struggling to reconnect to their communitiesandtheorganizationsthatwere providing support to them before the pandemic. The Ireland Funds addressed this disconnection topreventaseverelong-termimpactonlives across the island of Ireland.MENTAL HEALTHPeople with mental health issues are disconnected from their support structures.YOUNG PEOPLE Young people have been disconnectedfrom school and cultural activities.DISADVANTAGED & MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES Those who were most socially and economically disadvantaged suffered the most.The Ireland Funds Reconnection Fund was launched at the end of 2021 and throughout 2022 met the urgent needs of organizations serving these vulnerable groups. 8'