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The Lord Mayor of Dublin invites PPN member groups, to nominate individuals from their groups, for a Lord Mayor’s Award. The nominations can be of people who “go the extra mile”. Those people who are the unsung heroes in the clubs, schools, among the communities and within our homes. The Lord Mayor’s Award wishes to celebrate the local heroes, the people who are the first to turn up, who stay until the end, who get things started and keep them going. These are the people who make lives better, because of what they do for others. You can nominate people for a Lord Mayor’s Award here.
The Dublin City PPN host, Dublin City Volunteer Centre, (DCVC) is engaged in a new project, called Unity in the Community. The main aims of Unity in the Community are to deliver positive community projects in Dublin City delivered by established communities with new migrant communities, to decrease racism. The types of projects to consider are community clean ups, community garden work, art and creative projects and social history stories. If you are interested in speaking with the coordinator of this project email
Dublin City Council’s Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) is very aware of the funding needs and challenges facing local community and voluntary groups across the city. As a result, the LCDC has partnered with The Wheel, to provide three great resources:
1. Dublin City focussed Fundingpoint Local Digest
2. The Wheel’s Fundraising Guidance Library
3. The Wheel’s Fundraising Helpdesk
You can find all three resources here.
Dublin City PPN has five PPN Representatives on this committee, and you can contact them at any time, via PPN staff or directly on social media channels.
Dublin City Council (DCC) would like to introduce their new Planning Consultation Portal, where you can register for a FREE account which manages submissions to the portal. Public Notice, Proposed Variation Report, Planners Report, Environmental Report of the Strategic Environmental Assessment, the Natura Impact Report of the Appropriate Assessment, Screening Determinations, and the Strategic Flood Risk Assessment are all included on the portal. You can find out more here.
Save the Dates
The 2026 PPN/DCU Summer School will be held at the DCU Campus, and online, from Monday 25 May to Thursday 28 May. The excellent sessions will be delivered by the lecturers and staff of DCU, and there will be plenty of time for networking with other member groups from all four Dublin PPNs: Dublin City, Dún Laoghaire Rathdown, South Dublin County and Fingal. Registration for your FREE places will open soon.
The next PPN Plenary will be held on Thursday 21 May from 6.30pm – 8.30pm Details and registration for this hybrid event will open soon.
Capacity Building Training
Munster Technological University (MTU), invite PPN members to apply for its Master of Science, in Applied Community Led Development for Wellbeing. This programme is tailored for those passionate about community development and wellbeing. It has a focus on real-world application and alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals 2030. This programme equips you with the essential skills to make a tangible impact. You can read more about the application process here.
Updates from PPN Representatives and Secretariat
The PPN has recently tasked two consultant facilitators to assist with some work and activities in 2026. We are delighted to announce that Ellenora Lynch will be developing and delivering the next 5-year strategic plan for Dublin City PPN, and Clare Cuthbert will be working with the Pillar Working Groups in 2026. Both women come to the PPN with a wealth of experience, knowledge and commitment to representative democracy, and we look forward to working with them.
You will be hearing directly from these people shortly.
Nominations will also be open soon, for five seats from the Environmental Pillar. We will be announcing these vacant seats shortly.
The PPN provides information and capacity building training and support, for PPN member groups, so that they might participate more in local authority decision making. If you would like more information about the council committees and themes being discussed, please contact the PPN staff today.
You can subscribe to the Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) meetings you are interested in (for example, housing, planning, mobility and the public realm, economic development, finance, climate or culture) and you will be sent a reminder when the next meeting takes place.
You can find the meetings here.
