Plenary meeting will be held online on Tuesday 6th December from 8pm to 9.30pm We look forward to seeing as many of our member groups as possible at our last members’ meeting in 2022. The initial section of the meeting will be devoted to updating our members about our work and finances as well as providing you with an opportunity to steer our work for the rest of the year and ratify new...
To mark International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2022 (October 17th) Co Wicklow PPN and County Wicklow Partnership organised an online conversation on Hidden Poverty in the County. We have compiled a report from this event which captures: the presentations the discussions and the recommendations Click HERE to access the Report. We would like to extend our thanks to the presenters:...
Co. Wicklow PPN are providing Free Online training/information sessions for community & voluntary groups on Wednesday evenings (from 7.30pm to 9.30pm) during November: Nov 2nd: Let’s Examine Conflict Management Conflict can arise within any group of people working together, the important thing is how that conflict is managed and dealt with. Nov 9th: Let’s Get...
Online on Monday 17th October from 7.30pm to 9pmHidden Poverty in Co. Wicklow, hear from organisations on this issue and add your voice to the conversationTo mark International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2022 Co Wicklow PPN and County Wicklow Partnership have come together to facilitate a discussion on Hidden Poverty in the County.The session will open with brief presentations on:•...
The first item on the WCC Agenda for Monday 3rd October is to be a discussion on the possibility of introducing charges for using the Wicklow Recycling Centres. Co Wicklow PPN has run extensive consultations with communities this year and the subject of waste management was brought up at a number of them. The message we heard was that recycling needs to be encouraged and there should be more...
Community Groups and Organisations in all sectors in Co. Wicklow are doing a lot more than we realise to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals (a blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the plant now and for the future). Every action that we take to improve our community has a global impact and is helping to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Click on the...
Co. Wicklow PPN & Wicklow County Council are calling on all community groups and clubs to help us ‘Fill the Wheel and Map the Goals’ during Ireland’s First Sustainable Development Goals Week (Sept 20th to 26th) During SDG Week 2022 we will be sharing details of work/activities/campaigns etc. undertaken by Community Groups throughout the County and highlighting...
Co. Wicklow PPN prepared this submission in response to the publication of Mazars Structural Review of the Public Participation Network Report. Mazars was contracted by the Department of Rural and Community Development to conduct this review in consultation with PPN stakeholders. Click HERE to access the Mazars report Click HERE to access our submission
This is the second year that Co Wicklow PPN has collaborated with the Department Environment, Climate & Communications (DECC) to facilitate Climate Change Conversations with communities. The input from these conversations informs The Climate Action Plan. Our conversation took place online on Wednesday 29th June 2022. The conversation was themed around 4 questions: What comes into your...
Online Wednesday 29th June from 7.30 to 9.30pm The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications has extended an invitation to all PPNs to participate in the 2022 Climate Conversations. In 2021 Co. Wicklow PPN participated in the pilot Climate Conversations and the insights gained from those sessions directly informed the Climate Action Plan 2021. We will organise a 1.5/2 hour long...
