The sixth national Public Participation Networks (PPNs) conference was held in Limerick recently on the 10th anniversary of their establishment.
Vincent Lyons, Galway County PPN, said, “There’s no doubt about it, we’ve come an awful long way in the ten years. I think as a result of the PPNs, groups are better informed and they can use funding opportunities better because there’s more widespread delivery of information.”
You’ve been probably been to a few lame launches where the highlight is a Powerpoint presentation.
They do it differently in south Dublin.
On March 7, amidst a blaze of colour, music and dance, Southside Partnership, which operates in the Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown area, launched its new 5-year Strategic Plan titled ‘Strengthening Foundations, Expanding Possibilities’.
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As Ireland’s population expands, so too does the need for community development and family support and earlier this month it was announced by the government that 10 more groups are to be admitted to the Family Resource Centre Programme.
Being part of the national programme is sought after by community groups because it provides greater security, sustainability and opportunities for increased access to resources. The successful applicants will now be allocated core funding of €180,000 for each full year of operation.
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Today’s Ireland is wrestling with an unexpected scarcity: a scarcity of belonging. As digital life expands, the infrastructures that once offered connection – shared spaces, local rituals, everyday community interactions – have thinned out. We see the consequences everywhere, including rising levels of loneliness and anxiety experienced by young people, reflected in recent Eurobarometer research.
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Sarah Clancy, a well-known community worker based in Co. Clare, was among the Irish contingent sailing to Gaza with aid who were abducted in international waters last night by Israeli armed forces. She was sailing on board the Spectre along with Senator Chris Andrews and others, when attacked.
Sarah has given staunch service to communities across Ireland over many years.
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