Dear PPN Members,

Please find below PPN Bi-Monthly Newsletter – 1st October 2024 – for Galway County Public Participation Network (PPN).

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Find the latest PPN News here: https://www.galwaycountyppn.ie/news/latest-news/

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Newsletter Contents:

• PPN News 
• Government News
• Consultations
• Funding
• Training
• An Cúinne Gaeilge
• Resources
• Notice Board

News is prioritised based on relevancy to the members and aims of Galway County Public Participation Network (PPN), and availability of staff resources.

• To submit news items, email  [email protected]  (write “PPN Newsletter” in the subject).
• News Submissions Deadline: One Week Before Each Newsletter Issue.
• Newsletters are usually issued twice a month – the week of the 1st & 15th of Each Month.
• What to Submit: approx. 50 words, contact info, link to read more, (optional) poster in png/jpg format.
• News must be relevant to PPN Members / Community Groups / Non-Profits in County Galway.

“The primary purpose of the PPN is to enable the PPN member groups to input into and have their voices heard within the formal decision-making structures of the local authority.
The PPN is now the main way that local authorities connect with groups active in their area”.  PPN Handbook (2020)

PPN Aims:

• Facilitates the participation and representation of communities.
• Strengthens the capacity of community groups.
• Provides information relevant to the environmental, social inclusion, and community & voluntary pillars of the PPN.

Le dea-ghuí (with kindest regards),

Galway County PPN Team

Acting Resource Worker: Duana Tuite | Support Worker: Silvana Falasca

Public Participation Network Galway County | Líonra Rannpháirtíochta Pobail Chontae na Gaillimhe  
Website: https://www.galwaycountyppn.ie/ |Email: [email protected]
Phone: Duana: 091 378 817 | 087 233 0720 | Silvana: 091 378 922
Social Media: #GalwayCountyPPN | facebook.com/GalwayCountyPPN | https://x.com/GalwayCoPPN
PPN Info: About Us, News, Newsletters, Funding Info, Resources, Members Directory, Events Calendar.
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PPN Unit | Community and Rural Development Department | Galway County Council
Aonad PPN | An Roinn Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail | Comhairle Chontae na Gaillimhe
Galway County Council Department: https://www.galway.ie/en/services/communityenterpriseeconomicdevelopment/
Government Department: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-rural-and-community-development/