Volume 8, Issue 5: Carlow PPN Members E-Bulletin May 2022
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Influencing the Decisions That Shape Your Community
Community & Voluntary ~ Social Inclusion ~ Environment
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Welcome
Welcome to the 5th edition of Carlow PPN members e-bulletin.
We aim to share this information with all our PPN members. This can only be achieved if you share to all members in your group, as it is important that everyone is kept up to date and well informed.
Please share the E-Bulletin with the members of your community groups!
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- Welcome
- Carlow PPN Plenary - Community Expo & Networking Event
- Re-registration 2022
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Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss
- Timetable for rural and community investment programmes
- COVID-19 Volunteer Recognition
- Bealtaine Festival
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RU:RBAN Community Garden Workshop
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Our Lives Outdoors - Survey
- National Sustainability Summit
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Training for Local Mental Health Forums
- Open Grant Round at The Community Foundation for Ireland
- Local Newsletters
- The Columban Way
- 'Let's talk about Mental Illness'
- CCEN Film Festival
- Ah Camán
- Dual Diagnosis: Lecture in Mental Health and Substance Use Challenges
- Mobile in May Webinar Series
- Ukraine Supports
- PPN Member Profile: Carlow Pride Festival
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Carlow PPN Plenary - Community Expo & Networking Event
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Carlow PPN held our first Community Expo and Networking Plenary event of 2022 on Wednesday April 27th in the Woodford Dolmen Hotel in Carlow.
Topics discussed related to the heritage, history and vernacular architecture of County Carlow. Following on from the recently published strategy 'A Living Tradition': a strategy to enhance the understanding, care and handing on of our built vernacular heritage. The presentations reflected themes from the strategy relating to County Carlow. We are very grateful to our speakers, Barry O’ Reilly, Architectural Conservation Officer at the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage , Eoin Sullivan, Heritage Officer Carlow County Council, Dermott Mulligan, Curator Carlow County Museum, and Padraig Dooley, Carlow Historical and Archaeological Society.
Thank you to those who hosted a stand and to all who attended the event.
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Our re-registration period has now ended. PPN members who have not re-registered should contact us to discuss their membership status, as soon as is possible.
Contact Fiona at 0872760139 or email fbroadbery@carlowcoco.ie
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Citizens' Assembly on
Biodiversity Loss
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The inaugural meeting of the Citizens’ Assembly to help shape policy development and legislative proposals on biodiversity loss, took place on Saturday 9th April in Dublin Castle.
Further information on this meeting and on the Citizens Assembly can be found here: The Citizens' Assembly
Gardening for Biodiversity is a publication, written by Juanita Browne and has many interesting points and facts about biodiversity that can help us all to become biodiversity-friendly. A digital copy can be found here:
Gardening for Biodiversity
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Timetable for rural and community investment programmes
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COVID-19 Volunteer Recognition
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If you know someone who volunteered their time in response to COVID-19, Volunteer Ireland would like to hear from you. They will need a little information about the volunteer to make sure they can contact them and they will then be entered into a lottery for an invitation to a special event in their county, recognising COVID-19 volunteers during National Volunteering Week (16th – 22nd May).
Please complete the Recognition Form
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Bealtaine is a month long festival in May featuring performances, exhibitions, discussions, workshops and readings by artists working in different art forms all over Ireland.This festival engages people from all over Ireland to foster and inspire creativity among older people and to promote the skills, experiences and exposure that can lead to a rich creative life. You can enjoy all that Bealtaine has to offer whether you are an audience member, an artist, or participating in creative projects in your community.
How to get involved
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As part of Ru:RBAN which is an Urbact Project , the County Carlow ULG Group in association with Carlow County Council invites people who have a passion for Community Gardens to attend a Community Garden Workshop which will be held in Carlow Town on 25th & 26th Day. This two day session will include peer review and learning, case study presentations and training and guidance from the international expert groups which will explore and share best practice around the governance, management and development of Community Garden spaces.
Register here
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Our Lives Outdoors - Survey
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The Central Statistics Office are carrying out a survey about your relationship with the outdoors and natural spaces in Ireland. By this they mean 'green' outdoor spaces in cities and towns such as parks and canals and those in the countryside such as mountains, forests or farmlands. 'Blue' outdoor spaces such as lakes, rivers and the open sea are also included.
Take the Survey here
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The National Sustainability Summit is taking place on May 25th - 26th 2022 in the Citywest Convention Centre. The event will bring together stakeholders from government bodies, industry and academia responsible for delivering Ireland's emission targets.
Sustainable development means meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Sustainable development is about making sure that everyone in society enjoys a decent quality of life today, while also making sure that we can pass on that same opportunity to the next generation, and on into the future.
It is free to attend, register here
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Training for Local Mental
Health Forums
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The Mental Health Forums bring together people who access the mental health services, family members and supporters to discuss challenges and successes, and input to continued service developments.
To book your place email recoverycollegesoutheast@gmail.com
or phone 086 174 6330
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Open Grant Round at The Community Foundation for Ireland
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The Community Foundation for Ireland has just launched a grant round in partnership with AXA for local organisations to develop green spaces in their community.
Eligible organisations can apply for €3,000 to €20,000 to develop and enhance a green space in their local area.
The grant round closes at 4pm on Friday 20th May 2022.
Full criteria and online application form
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Following in the footsteps of Saint Columbanus, 'The Columban Way' is a pilgrim trail along his journey taken during the 5th and early 6th century from his home parish of Myshall in the foothills of the Blackstairs Mountains, Carlow.
The walk takes a scenic route through the forests of the Blackstairs mountains to the Nine Stones viewing point at Mount Leinster.
Cost €15 pp.
Register here
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'Let's talk about Mental Illness'
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The See Change team would like to invite you to join them to find out about the latest research into mental illnesses as they launch their new guide: 'Let's talk about mental illness'.
Register here
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There are many ways to keep in touch and up to date, follow Carlow PPN on Social Media for current news and updates!
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Carlow Pride Festival are a voluntary, non-profit organisation, based in the south east of Ireland. They celebrate LGBT+ and promote positive local LGBT+ people, stories and connections across our rural region.
Founded in 2019, they have made history in many ways. Their first Pride Festival held in July 2019 attracted 3,500 attendees for their main event in Carlows' beautiful town park along the River Barrow.
Chairperson, John Paul Payne, has a long history of LGBT+ advocacy in Ireland and abroad. He has been acting chairperson for the festival since it’s inception in 2019. He is the editor of the local LGBT+ magazine,'The Out Mag'. John Paul works as a makeup artist and has his own studio in Killeshin, Co. Carlow. He launched his own cosmetics line in 2019. He won the Volunteer Ireland Award for Arts, Culture & Media in 2019.
June is Pride Month to celebrate the LGBTQ community. Across the globe, various events are held during this special month as a was of recognising the influence LGBTQ+ people have in our community.
Watch this space for Carlow's Pride month!!
Meet the rest of the team here
Check out the Out Mag here
w: www.carlowpridefest.ie
Contact them here
t: @carlowpridefest
f: @carlowpridefest
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- Ireland’s humanitarian response to Ukraine crisis - How businesses can help
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An online platform for businesses to pledge offers of supplies and services to help Ireland’s humanitarian response to the Ukraine crisis has been set up by the government.
An online form will capture business offers to supply or donate goods or services into a central register to help with the humanitarian effort.
Information
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- Ukrainian Support from Road Safety Authority Ireland (RSA)
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Under Irish law you can exchange your Ukraine car licence for an Irish one provided you have permission to remain in the state under Section 60 of the International Protection Act 2015. The Irish licence will allow you to drive a car in Ireland for up to one year.
What you need to know about driving in Ireland. Here is a list of frequently asked questions and answers about licensing rules, vehicle importation and testing, and driving a bus or truck professionally in Ireland.
RSA Website
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Mobile in May Webinar Series
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As part of the Sustainable Energy Communities (SEC) Programme, 3cea is delighted to launch their Mobile in May Webinar Series. This series is directed towards community groups in the South East, as well as any interested parties and stakeholders.
The series begins May 3rd and occurs weekly until May 24th. Each webinar will take place from 11 am until 11.45 am.
Booking & details
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Expression of Interest Form 2022 - Town & Village Scheme , Dormant Accounts Fund Social Enterprise , Community Centres Investment Fund
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As a Local Authority, Carlow County Council plays an active leadership role in the accessing of funding via the Our Rural Future Fund. This includes the co-ordination of project applications for the Local Authority, working with key stakeholders to develop projects suitable for the funds and also supporting communities in their direct applications to the fund.
Expression of Interest are now open for the Town & Village Scheme, Dormant Accounts Fund Social Enterprise & Community Centres Investment Fund
Deadline: Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 12 pm
Full details can be found here
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Dual Diagnosis: Lecture in Mental Health and Substance Use Challenges
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Emma Murphy is a community member and activist with lived experience in the area of recovery, trauma informed practice and dual diagnosis.
The lecture will explore the changing paradigm in the mental health arena, focusing on research and development in Ireland.
Register here
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The Environment Department have partnered with Carlow GAA Schools programme and are putting a call out for donations of old hurls and helmets.
Rising costs as well as the impact of Covid has meant that the chance for school children to learn our native game is severely impacted.
They are asking that you check your shed, attic or storage space and root out those old hurls and helmets and donate them.
Full details here
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If your group has something of interest to the County, please avail of the opportunity to advertise with Carlow PPN by phoning Fiona on
087 2760139/059 9136288 or email:
fbroadbery@carlowcoco.ie
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