Skip to content

PPN Bulletin

Public Participation Network (PPN) Autumn Series of Training

The Public Participation Network (PPN) is delighted to offer an autumn series of training sessions and courses for its member groups.  We hope that the content of the different online and in person sessions is helpful, interesting, and fun.  We also hope that meeting other people from the network is useful for groups and organisations. 

Please email Ruth if you would like to sign up for one of the FREE sessions below.

Healthy You Workshops

The Healthy You workshop was developed by Martin Saunders and Eveanna O’Meara to help workers and volunteers in the community sector, manage their physical and mental well-being, to avoid burnout, and to equip them with the tools and information to do so.

This FREE three-hour workshop is repeated four times – please *only* sign up to one of the sessions, from 10.00am – 1.00pm on:

Friday 06 September or 20 September, or 04 October or 18 October at Carmichael.

Refreshments provided.  Further details about the programme here.

Inclusion and Anti-Racism Training with Dr Ebun Joseph

These training sessions are of value to anyone interested in the areas of equality, diversity, and inclusion, working in multi-cultural spaces and fairness in an integrated world.

2.00pm – 5.00pm, on 11, 18 and 25 September:  further details about this programme here.

Online Supports for Dublin City PPN member groups in partnership with Dún Laoghaire Rathdown PPN and Carmichael.

Once again, this autumn, Dublin City PPN is working in partnership with DLR PPN and Carmichael to offer member groups support in Facilitation Skills for online meetings, facilitation skills for in-person meetings, grant applications and mastering PowerPoint for impactful presentations.  Further information about each of these sessions is here and you can email Ruth for the zoom link.

Save the date:  the next Dublin City PPN Plenary will be held on Thursday 21 November from 7.00pm – 8.30pm

Further information about the draft agenda, music, and refreshments to follow.  If your member group has a venue for this event, that could comfortably host 50 people, is accessible, and based in the city centre, please email Ruth.

Please watch this space for updates on the Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) (and other nominations) processes – information COMING SOON.

And finally…

This week we welcome new Support Worker, Siobhán O’Shea to the PPN staff.  Siobhán joins Ruth and can be reached on

We hope that Siobhán enjoys her new work and finds it both rewarding and inspiring and Siobhán meanwhile, is looking forward to meeting member groups over the next few months, as she settles into her role.

You can email Ruth on

You can follow Dublin City PPN on Facebook and X @dublincityppn and read through the website here:  www.dublincityppn.ie

Latest News

PPN Bulletin

General Information Dublin City Council (DCC) are delighted to announce the return of Inclusion and Integration Week, which this year will take place from Monday 11 November – Sunday 17 …

Nominations open for SPC and LCDC seats

All fifteen seats on the seven Strategic Policy Committees and all three seats on the Local Community Development Committee are open for nominations. 2024 SPC nominations For the 2024 SPC elections a total …

PPN Bulletin

General Information The PPN host, Dublin City Volunteer Centre (DCVC), is reaching out to organisations who might need extra hands at any upcoming events or gatherings. The Community Volunteers programme …

PPN Bulletin

Public Participation Network (PPN) Autumn Series of Training The Public Participation Network (PPN) is delighted to offer an autumn series of training sessions and courses for its member groups.  We …

PPN Bulletin

Dublin City Council (DCC) will soon make a request to the PPN for ca. 20 PPN Representatives, to sit on a number of Strategic Policy Committees (SPCs) in the areas …

Irish National War Memorial Gardens, Islandbridge, Dublin 8

PPN Bulletin

Information about the Strategic Policy Committees (SPCs) Dublin City Council have asked for comments and feedback on the Draft Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) Scheme 2024 – 2029 PPN member groups …