Category Archives: Community Announcements

Waterford PPN Strategic Plan 2023-2026

We were delighted to launch the Waterford Public Participation Network Strategic Plan which was adopted by Waterford PPN members at the Plenary meeting in December 2022 in The Park Hotel, Dungarvan. This strategy will guide the priorities, vision and workplans of Waterford Public Participation Network in the years to come. It will ensure that the…

 Waterford’s Community Climate Action Programme Launched

Waterford City and County Council (WCCC) are delighted to announce that in conjunction with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, they will be launching a new programme called the Community Climate Action Programme, which will support small and large, rural and urban communities to take climate action at a local level. This is…

PPN Campaign-Minister Joe O’Brien urges community groups to join Public Participation Networks

Minister Joe O’Brien urges community groups to join Public Participation Networks as national awareness campaign launched New public awareness campaign for Public Participation Networks (PPNs) launched Call for community groups to join PPNs and have greater voice in local decision-making 18,000 groups across Ireland already helping to ‘Build a better future’ through their involvement Minister…

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Garda Youth Awards – Closing 24th March 2023

Do you know a young person/persons who deserve recognition for the positive contribution they have made in their community? If so why not nominate them for a Garda Youth Award… Waterford Garda Youth Awards, celebrates outstanding young people between the ages of 13 and 21 years. These awards recognise the fantastic work being done by…

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Minister Joe O’Brien officially launches values and principles for collaboration and partnership working with community and voluntary sector

Minister for Community Development and Charities, Joe O’Brien TD, has today, (Wednesday October 19th), officially launched an agreed set of Values and Principles for collaboration and partnership with the Community and Voluntary Sector. The launch took place at Outhouse Resource Centre, Capel St in Dublin, a community and voluntary organisation supporting the LGBT+ Community, their…

Waterford City and County Council’s reuse swap event toolkit

Waterford City and County Council’s reuse swap event toolkit

We all accumulate items during the course of our lives that we have outgrown or no longer have use for, e.g. sporting equipment, school uniforms, clothes etc. Why not hold a local swap event and help your community become more sustainable? Reusing our items is a positive climate action that we can all take. 10…

Europe Direct Soapbox Public Speaking Competition 2022

Europe Direct Soapbox public speaking competition 2022

We are delighted to inform you that our Annual Europe Direct Soapbox Competition will again take place online this year with fantastic prizes for the regional finalists and national winners!  We have been advised that the prizes will most likely remain the same as last year, an iPad for the regional winners of both categories…

Waterford Youth Employability Pathways Programme

Waterford Youth Employability Pathways Programme aims to enable young people to take responsibility for their own lives, develop and improve their social skills, increase self-esteem and confidence. The Youth Employability Programme is FREE of charge and open to young people between the ages of 17 – 24. The Programme is based at Woodstown Residential and Activity…

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Contributing to the Wellbeing Vision of Dungarvan & Lismore Municipal Districts

On the 25th February we brought community groups from the Dungarvan/Lismore Municipal Districts together to develop a shared vision for community Wellbeing in the area. These contributions will contribute to the Draft Vision for Community Wellbeing. This guiding Vision will inform the work of our PPN Representatives on county policy and decision-making bodies as well…

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION NETWORK - The Community Call

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION NETWORK – The Community Call

Message from the Department of Rural and Community Development Dear All By way of update, in response to Covid-19, the Government has launched “The Community Call”, a major initiative that links local and national government with the community and voluntary sectors. The Community Call is an unprecedented mobilisation of both state and voluntary resources to…

Back on track: Vision for Community Wellbeing being developed for Waterford City and County

Waterford PPN recommences work on a Vision for Community Wellbeing for Waterford. Virtual workshops to take place throughout November, community groups encouraged to take part. Initiative to support long term community response to Covid-19. What do we need for the wellbeing of the communities across Waterford City and County? That is the question being posed…

Radical Statement at Waterford Laudato Si conference

Radical Statement at Waterford Laudato Si conference Speaking at a conference in Waterford in May, Fr Sean McDonagh, an internationally renowned eco-theologian said it was now time to act on the moral issues arising out of damaging the environment.    ‘We must now consider damage to our eco-systems as a sin’.   This startling statement came at…