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Mr Seán Canney TD, The Minister of State for Community Development, Natural Resources and Digital Development, today (Tuesday, 17 September) launched the new Volunteer Ireland I-VOL smartphone app designed to help people find volunteer roles in their local area.  This new app will make it easier for new and existing volunteers to search by their interests and also by the day that they are available. 

Launching the I-VOL app, Minister Canney said:

“I am delighted to support this important new initiative which will make it easier than ever for people to find a volunteer role. Over half of the users on IVOL over the last year accessed IVOL from a mobile or tablet. This initiative takes it one step further by allowing users to access the IVOL database through their smartphone. It also allows volunteers to track their own profile on the app and keep track of their applications and log their volunteer hours”

This initiative is one of a suite of measures funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development to support and encourage volunteering in Ireland.

The I-VOL app is available to download now in the App Store and Google Play Store.

Appstore: https://apps.apple.com/ie/app/i-vol/id1471952569

Google Play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ie.volunteer.ivolapp&gl=IE

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About the I-VOL App

The I-VOL app will allow users to access almost 2,500 volunteer opportunities from over 8,600 organisations. Users can search for roles near them using the map and narrow their search by interest, cause and time they have available. They can also apply for roles directly through the app and keep track of their applications and volunteer hours through their profile.

About Volunteer Centres

The 21 Volunteer Centres provide a placement service between individuals and groups who want to undertake voluntary activity and organisations that are seeking to involve volunteers. Volunteer Centres are the local leaders in community engagement, supporting and promoting volunteering.