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Dublin City PPN staff went to D’Olier Street on Monday, to donate blood! Please give blood, if you can. You can find out if you are eligible and how to book an appointment with the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) here.
Dublin City PPN member group, Outhouse, invite you to join their grassroots campaign #ourflag. The Irish flag was created as a symbol of peace and respect between different traditions, and this message is one that Outhouse, and other groups, would like to revive. Please share a photograph or short video of yourself, with the flag and a few words about what it means to you. You can use the hashtag, #ourflag #lovenothate and #EireleCheile to spread the message. You can share other people’s updates from the hashtags, all week. Please ask other people from your networks and groups to get involved.
PPN Secretariat member, Ernie Beggs would like to share the website, www.filmsforaction.org with the network. In particular, the article, “Pathological Consumption has become so normalised that we scarcely notice it” by George Monbiot, which you can access here.
The Department of Health, invite you to share your views in an online focus group, on how Universal Health Coverage could work in Ireland. As a token of appreciation, participants will receive a €30 gift voucher. Please follow this link here.
The Department of Rural and Community Development and Gaeltacht (DRCDG) would like to share a survey, with all stakeholders here. DRCDG would also like to share the report, “Barriers to Involvement in the PPN” and a recording of the webinar to launch the report, here.
DRCDG would also like to share a snapshot of the year 2024 also here.
Woodlands Ireland is seeking input into the creation of a Native Woodland Strategy for 2026 – 2030. The closing date for submission is Friday 16 January, 2026 and you can read details of how to make that submission here. Please share this with the other people in your groups and networks.
The Independent Living Movement of Ireland (ILMI), invites you to support their new “Everything you wanted to know” video series, on your social media channels. The latest video focuses on ableism. The full series includes 19 short videos with disabled people talking about key concepts such as ableism, intersectionality, and internal oppression. You can access the videos here. The ILMI is a national disabled persons organisation (DPO), working towards the removal of societal barriers that prevent active equal participation of disabled people.
The Disability Federation of Ireland (DFI), invite you to mark the United Nations International Day of People with Disabilities on 03 December. The Purple Lights Campaign is a visible declaration of solidarity with the 1 in 5 people, in Ireland, living with a disability. It is a moment to move beyond awareness and celebrate the contribution, diversity and resilience of the disability community. Further details here or by following the hashtag #purplelights25
Training and Support Sessions
Social Justice Ireland (SJI) invite PPN stakeholders to sign up for the online, self-guided PPPN Stakeholder Training, which is delivered via pre-recorded training videos. SJI is providing training on behalf of the Department of Rural and Community Development and Gaeltacht (DRCDG), and the training sessions cover: an introduction to the PPN, local government budgets, PPNs and Local Government, Effective Participation in Consultations, Effective Facilitation, Strategic Planning, and Measuring Outcomes and Impacts. You can register for this invaluable course here.
Updates from PPN Representatives, and Secretariat
The best way to find out about the core work of Dublin City PPN, is to watch the Dublin City PPN Representatives attending the committees they have been nominated and elected to.
This week, three committee meetings have been archived.
Economic, Development and Enterprise: Adele O’Connor (Coolock Development Council), Aideen O’Dochartaigh (Not Here Not Anywhere): 02 December.
Planning and Urban Regeneration: Sebastian Vencken (Broadstone Basin Residents Association), Fergal Butler (Bridgefoot Street Park Committee): 25 November.
Climate Action and Urban Resilience: Áine Wellard (Terenure Community Support and Integration), Ann Canning (Donore Project Consultative Forum): 26 November.
And you can watch the Dublin City Council committees here Decide which committee best matches your member groups’ work and then enjoy following the issues being raised and discussed. Then, feel free to contact the Representative, from your pillar, and ask for further information.
We have 20 Representatives across 7 Strategic Policy Committees (SPCs) and the Local Community Development Committee (LCDC). They are in their roles to increase the quality of life, for the people who live, work, study and visit Dublin City.
We have a Secretariat, that directs the PPN and two members of staff: Ruth and Siobhán.
Please reply to this email, if you have any questions, comments or feedback.
