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…

safefood: Community Food Initiatives Funding – Closes 5th of November

safefood: Community Food Initiatives Funding The Community Food Initiatives (CFI) is a healthy eating programme funded by safefood. The programme runs over a three year cycle (2022-24) and its purpose is to provide people with the knowledge and skills to provide healthy food options for themselves and their families. safefood, as a North / South body established under…

Garda Youth Awards 23

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…

values and principles for collaboration and partners

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…

PPNW community gardens

Do you think Community Gardens should be compulsory for all? If so you can help make a change.

In recent months Community Gardens Ireland presented to an Oireachtas Committee on the huge benefits that come from community growing spaces in Ireland, and how changes are needed to help more communities in Ireland grow their own produce. In September a meeting with Minister Peter Burke and Minister Malcolm Noonan will take place. We will be asking for…

PPN online only training

PPN Stakeholders Online Only Self-paced Training Programme

An online only self-paced training videos programme for PPN stakeholders has been developed with Social Justice Ireland (SJI). Registrations for the online only training is now open. Social Justice Ireland is providing this training on behalf of the Department. SJI will continue to provide the existing training programme (Creating Capable Communities), with the support of Waterford…

PPNW grants training

Waterford Public Participation Network (PPN) Training

Waterford PPN training grants application process. Slides and Video of Recording of Grants Training with Waterford PPN Content: Researching Grant Opportunities, Gathering and preparing the file Preparing grant application forms – structure and  wording The Do’s and Don’ts of making applications Researching grants Preparing grant files How to use online portals Editing the application form…