Dublin City PPN invite you to this year’s Summer School at DCU.
The in-person sessions take place from 10.00am – 12.00pm, in the Nursing Building (HG19) of DCU’s Glasnevin Campus, from Monday 26 May to Thursday 29 May, and include networking lunches.
The evening sessions take place online, from 7.00pm – 8.30pm, from Monday 26 May to Wednesday 28 May.
Topics include: Social Media Training, Exploring PPNs, An Introduction to AI, Sustainable Energy Communities, How to Recognise and Navigate Disinformation, the Public Policy Eco-System in Ireland, and we finish the Summer School with a session called, “The future of Dublin: how to make policy that works for all”.
There will be a closing ceremony on Thursday 29 May with certificates and entertainment and you are welcome to attend one or all the sessions of summer school, 2025.
Please register for the sessions you would like to attend here.
Dublin City PPN invite you to the PPN Plenary at the Mansion House on Thursday 22 May, from 6.30pm – 8.30pm (registrations open next week).
Dublin City PPN’s Disability Thematic Group, invite you to a workshop on Tuesday 20 May, from 10.00am – 1.00pm, at Finglas Youth Resource Centre, to discuss the issues around Disability Equality and Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs). Peter Kearns, from the Independent Living Movement Ireland (ILMI), is the special guest speaker, and all are welcome. Please email to confirm your place.
Dublin City PPN’s Migrant/Minority Thematic Group, invite you to the Latvian Culture Festival on 04 May, in Temple Bar, Dublin. The MTG is a place where PPN member groups that work with and for migrants and minorities, can come together to learn about the PPN, promote the work of the PPN and support one another. Participants of the festival will include artistic groups from the Irish Latvian Diaspora, Latvia, as well as guests from Lithuania, Estonia, Georgia, Mongolia, China, Peru and some African and Brazilian communities living in Ireland. All welcome.
Rochtain, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and St Stephen’s Green Trust, invite PPN member groups to two political communications and advocacy skills workshops.
Monday 12 May, 6.00pm – 8.00pm Understanding the Political System
Thursday 15 May, 6.00pm – 8.00pm Effective Political Communications.
These FREE, online sessions are aimed at PPN members in the Dublin and Wicklow areas. Topics being covered include: “Understanding the Political System/Knowing When and How to Effectively Communicate with TDs and Senators/How to Research and Present Information on Your Causes to Enhance your Political Impact/Understanding your Lobbying Obligations: to register please click here.
Community Showcase Information Event for over 55’s: on Wednesday 07 May, from 10.00am – 12.00pm Come along to St Benedict’s Resource Centre, Swan’s Nest Road, Kilbarrack, Dublin 5 to meet and talk to the following groups: Age Action, Alone, Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland, Kare Social Services, Northside Partnership, Trinity Adult Resource Group, Healthy Age Friendly Homes, Community Law and Mediation Service, Dublin City Council Library Service, Sage Advocacy, Dublin City Council Housing Adaptation Grants, HSE Older Persons and Mental Health Services, Citizens Information, Dublin City Council Sports and Wellbeing Partnership, Money Advice – Refreshments provided – no booking required.
Updates from PPN Representatives and Secretariat
The PPN was very proud to be a part of the DCU Conference on a directly elected Mayor for Dublin, on Tuesday 29 April. On 01 October 2022, the Citizens’ Assembly on a Directly Elected Mayor voted in favour of a powerful new Mayor, with wide-ranging powers and responsibilities. The Assembly also recommended a series of new local government structures to support and sit alongside the new Directly Elected Mayor. The conference at DCU on 29 April, took the work further to discuss how a new directly elected mayor might influence the housing policy/early childhood learning/third level education, and the first directly elected Mayor of Limerick gave an opening speech. Further information about the recommendations can be found here.
The Climate Action and Urban Resilience Strategic Policy Committee (SPC), meets today (Wednesday 30 April) at 11.30am You can access the meeting on the Dublin City Council public-i-tv portal here.
Your Dublin City PPN Representatives, on the Climate Action and Urban Resilience SPC, are:
Áine Wellard, from Terenure Community Support and Integration (Environment Pillar)
Ann Canning from Donore Project Consultative Forum (Community and Voluntary Pillar)
You can access a full list of the PPN representatives, their member groups and their pillars here:
