Let Your Voice be Heard – Locations for Bus Shelters in Co Wicklow

62 responses were received to our call to ‘Let your Voice Be Heard on Bus Shelters in County Wicklow’. All suggestions have been submitted to the Chair of the Wicklow County Council Transportation Infrastructure Delivery and Emergency Services Strategic Policy Committee (SPC), by our PPN Representative, ahead of the next meeting of this committee. Wicklow County Council has...

Call for Nominations for Wicklow PPN Representative Positions on County Policy & Decision-Making Committees and Boards

Wicklow PPN currently has a number of vacant Representative seats that we would encourage people to consider putting their names forward for.  If you or a member of your group is interested in any of the positions listed below please do contact us via email or phone.  Even if your group’s PPN pillar is not the same as the pillar for the seat or if your groups membership status is...

Annual Members Survey – Summary Report & Draw Results

Thanks to all our member groups that took the time to respond to our members survey.   Your feedback will help us identify the areas, supports, and training that matter most to groups across County Wicklow, and will guide our work in the year ahead. Overall feedback is positive and constructive. Members value Wicklow PPN’s work, particularly communications, advocacy and funding support. The...

Submission to Consultation on the regulation of costs payable in matters prescribed on foot of section 294 of the Planning and Development Act 2024

The Wicklow PPN submission reflects the lived experience from volunteers and community representatives engaged in planning and environmental governance. The core concern raised is that the proposed regulation of recoverable costs under Section 294 of the Planning and Development Act 2024, as set out in the consultant’s Scale of Fees report, risks making access to justice prohibitively...

Online Information Session: Community Grant Funding Schemes

Community and voluntary groups are invited to attend an online information session on the Local Enhancement Programme (LEP) and the Community Awards Grant Scheme. Wednesday 14th January 20267.30pmOnline (Zoom) Advance registration is required, please click HERE to register for the session. The session will be led by the Grant Administrator and will outline both funding schemes opening in early...

Call for Nominations to Cliff Walk Committee: Environment Pillar Representatives

Wicklow PPN is inviting nominations for two Environment Pillar representatives to join the Bray to Greystones Cliff Walk Management Committee; one from the Bray Municipal District and one from the Greystones Municipal District. The committee oversees the management and long-term sustainability of this important local amenity, and community representation is a key part of its work. Nominations...

Wicklow PPN Submission to OUR RURAL FUTURE 2026–2031

This submission reflects the ‘Lived experiences’ from County Wicklow PPN membership. The consultations sessions online took place Monday 1st December, drawing on the face-to-face consultation on Transport and Community Safety (Tinahely, 29 Nov 2025); our submission is based on an analysis and aligned to the seven consultation questions.   Click HERE to access the Submission.

Wicklow County Council Call for Expression of Interest: Community Support Centres for Emergency Resilience

Wicklow County Council is seeking Expressions of Interest from community-based volunteer groups that have premises that may be suitable as a Community Support Centre in the event of an Emergency. Closing date is Friday 19th December 2025. There are two potential Streams of funding available for Designated Community Support Centres as follows: An Annual grant for Designated Community Support...

Wicklow PPN Submisison to the National Strategy for Improving Community Safety

This submission reflects memberships contributions from the Wicklow PPN Community Safety Consultation held on 29th November 2025 at Tinahely Community Sports Centre. It addresses five key issues: Defining Community Safety, Community-Grounded Knowledge, Collaboration, Measurement, and Policy & Governance, along with Accessibility and Inclusion. Click HERE to access the submission

Census Roadshow

The Central Statistics Office, in collaboration with the PPNs in the South East Regional Network (Carlow, Cork City, Cork County, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Wexford, Waterford and Wicklow), hosted a lunchtime Zoom Census Roadshow Information Session on Monday, 24th November. The session provided an: Overview of the upcoming Census 2027 and key changes Insights and findings from Census 2022 A live...