Information
Dublin City Council (DCC) would like to share their Climate Action Team official newsletter, which you can access here. Issue One of Climate News is filled with updates, information and requests for you to “save the date” for up-and-coming events; such as Climate Action Week and Bike Week which is taking place this year, from 10 – 18 May.
One Family invite PPN members to complete a national parents survey. One Family are eager to provide this space for lone parents to be heard and to share their experiences, so that priority issues for single parents can be considered in policy and decision making at Government level. You can access the survey here.
The Wheel invite PPN member groups to attend their Summit 2025: Thriving through change. In an unpredictable world, where change has become the only constant, non-profit organisations must adopt a proactive approach to thrive. This involves developing a constructive partnership with the new government, addressing the ongoing challenges to social cohesion, finding sustainable funding solutions for our work, and improving our storytelling techniques and messaging. There is a two for the price of one, early bird special on for this conference now and you can access the tickets here.
Casino Park Community Association are looking for help from the PPN network. They would like to improve their skills on Adobe Illustrator, and wondered if anyone from the network could give their volunteer, Celine, a two-hour tutorial either online or in person? Would this suit a member of another organisation, who would like to get to know one of the PPN member groups better?
Uisce Eireann (Irish Water) would like to remind the PPN that the public consultation for the proposed Water Supply Project Eastern and Midlands Region is currently ongoing and the deadline for making a submission is 04 March. The consultation documents and details of submissions and observations can be accessed here.
Dublin City University’s (DCU) Irish Refugee Integration Network (IRIN) are now offering FREE English classes for international protection applicants and refugees, and you can find out more about the programme here.
Stop Food Waste is the national campaign to reduce household food waste in Ireland, managed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Stop Food Waste Day is 01 March 2025 and you can download information about this campaign here.
Dublin City Council’s (DCC) Local Enterprise Office would like to invite PPN member groups to attend an event called: “Starting a Food and Drink Business – your roadmap to success” on 07 March from 2.00pm – 4.00pm at the Wood Quay venue. You can book this session here.
Aontas Adult Learners’ Festival is taking place from 03 – 07 March. The theme of the festival is Connecting Communities: learn together, live together and you can find out more about the 128 events taking place over 23 counties here.
The Dublin City focussed Fundingpoint Local Digest can be found on the Dublin City Council website. You can find information, updates, details about deadlines and more about community grants and funding here.
Dublin City Council’s (DCC) community and social development teams in the north central area would like to invite you to celebrate International Women’s Day with seminar entitled, “How to cultivate resilience within ourselves” on 06 March at Raheny United Football Club and you can book your FREE place here.
Training for PPN member groups
How to shine on LinkedIn, with ease: 5 essential tips for confidence and impact with Elaine Walsh-McGrath on Monday 03 March, from 2.30pm – 3.30pm in the Central Library. This excellent session is FREE, but you must sign up and register here. Further details about the session are here.
Remember to share the training opportunities with other people from your groups and networks, to make the most of all that is on offer.
Updates from PPN Representatives and Secretariat
You can watch the Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) meetings live or from the archives here. The PPN is requested to send “representatives” to sit on these committees and you can find the full list of representatives here. The PPN was established to share information, offer capacity building training and to support its representatives on the various committees.
Please get in touch if you would like more information about our core work.
You can email Ruth or Siobhán with comments and questions about the Dublin City PPN.
