In order for each community to participate to it's full potential it was acknowledged that each new communuity should have the opportunity to be represented at COG. COG ( Community Organisation group) set just over eight years ago with the aim of providing a voice for communities in the city and it's surrounds. COG has paid a key role in local decision making providing a forum for local issues to be raised were approached and agreed to accept new groups onto it's structure. In order to implement for the successful transition of new communities onto COG it was decided to set up a training programme designed to assist new participating communities in the transition onto the city based forum. It was also agreed that each new community would join the forum in a structured way with one new community joining per quarter.
COG since its inception philosophy has been based on participation the organisation presently meets once a month.

COG will play a key role in the on-going development of the RAPID process, it's existing structures will provide a forum for the prioritisation of future developments.

COG is presesently made up of, Loughboy Area Resource Center, Newpark Close, St., The Disability sector, a representative from the Traveller community , Kilkenny's Women's Network, Bishop Birch Place, the Butts, Hebron Park and the Eary Years group.

The RAPID South Eastern Community Forum

The further development of the recently established community forum. The idea for the setting up of a South Eastern Community forum evolved from the First South Eastern RAPID Conference held in Kilkenny in Feb 2003. The forum will will play a key role in cementing community links in existing RAPID urban areas through the sharing of experiences , idea generation, and the encouragement of best practice. The forum and community participants will be supported by each RAPID