🌿 Help Shape Ireland’s Nature Restoration Plan 🌿 Be part of the conversation! Join one of the upcoming online community sessions or attend the in-person event in Wicklow to share your ideas and experiences that will help shape Ireland’s Nature Restoration Plan. 💻 Online Events: 📅 Tuesday, 14 Oct – 7:00–8:30pm (English) – https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/RFkYwo5VSh-q1i0F9ydmGw#/registration 🗓️ Thursday, 16 Oct – 7:00–8:30pm (Irish) – https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1-dyLJi0QyaV54x7x0dsAg#/registration 🏞️ In-Person Event (registration not required) 🗓️ Tuesday, 28 Oct – 6:00–8:00pm 📍 Parkview Hotel, Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow #NatureRestoration #RestoreNature #CommunityConversation #HaveYourSay #WicklowEvents

📢 Funding Opportunity for Community Groups – LAWPRO Catchment Support Fund 2026 The Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) has announced the Catchment Support Fund 2026, offering funding for not-for-profit and community groups working to protect and restore Ireland’s rivers, lakes, and coastal waters. 💧 ✅ Stream 1: Small grants (typically €480–€5,000) to help community groups build capacity — including training, insurance, governance, website development, and promotional materials. ✅ Stream 2: Larger grants (previously €9,600–€51,800) for established organisations to strengthen operations, hire staff, and deliver catchment-scale projects. 📍 Eligible applicants must be non-governmental, not-for-profit organisations based in the Republic of Ireland whose main focus is on water protection and restoration. 🗓️ Deadline: Monday, 17 November 2025 📄 Full Guidelines & Application Form: https://consult.watersandcommunities.ie/en/content/lawpro-catchment-support-fund-2026 #LAWPRO #CommunityFunding

We received a letter today from the Local Democracy Taskforce thanking Wicklow PPN for submitting a response to the Local Democracy Taskforce Targeted Stakeholder Consultation. You can find the Wicklow PPN Submission here:

Submissions

As part of the Taskforce’s analysis of the submissions, five papers were created, one for each section of the consultation paper (Structures, Funding, Functions and Governance and Accountability, and General and Conclusion). All the papers are available to view here: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/publications/local-democracy-taskforce-stakeholder-consultation-submissions/