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Consultation on Strategic Policy Committees – Leitrim
Leitrim County Council has issued a revised Scheme for the Strategic Policy Committees for the present term of the newly elected council, 2019 – 2024. This has been issued so that comments and... READ MORE
PPN Member Re-Registration 2019
Why Re-Register? Re-Register Now – The current Leitrim PPN database is now over 5 years old. Volunteers move on, emails and phone numbers change. In order to have the correct and up to... READ MORE
Tourism Support Scheme 2019 Second Call
Leitrim County Council invites local tourism groups or clusters and networks to apply for the Tourism Support Scheme 2019. The scheme is aimed at supporting actions by collectives of tourism providers in Leitrim.... READ MORE
Carbon tax will penalise rural and poorer homes
Carbon Tax will unduly hit rural and poorer households. That’s according to Irish Rural Link-the national network representing rural communities. Irish Rural Link were represented at the recent National Economic Dialogue... READ MORE
Insurance for community groups-national survey
Have your say on the rising cost of community insurance Background PPN’s throughout Ireland are aware of the growing financial burden that rising insurance costs have on the work of community groups and... READ MORE
Revenue from Increased Carbon Tax – Consultation
Revenues from Carbon Tax – What Would You Do With It? Carbon Tax was introduced in Ireland in 2009. Since then it has raised over €3 billion in revenue for the Exchequer. The... READ MORE
Brexit Survey for Border PPN Members
Dear PPN member, With Brexit on the horizon, a lot of focus in the media has been around the impact on business and the economy. However, the PPNs operating in the North West... READ MORE
Europe for Citizens: News, Funding and Training
Funding Deadlines 2019 The full list of current funding deadlines is as follows: Civil Society Projects: 2 September 2019 Town Twinning: 2 September 2019 and 3 February 2020 Network of Towns: 2 September 2019 and 2... READ MORE
Local Property Tax-Have Your Say
It’s time to have your say on the Local Property Tax. Leitrim County Council is seeking written submissions from the public, prior to a meeting in September to set a local adjustment factor... READ MORE
Tourism Supports Scheme
Leitrim County Council has just issued its ‘second call’ for the Tourism Supports Scheme 2019. The scheme is deisnged to support ‘actions by collectives’ of tourism providers. The aim is to encourage and... READ MORE
Community Funding To Crack Down On Litter and Graffiti
Community projects to crack down on litter and graffiti are to be supported by Government grants. Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Richard Bruton, has announced funding of £771,500 under the scheme.... READ MORE
New Market Discovery Fund
Whether you’re a large enterprise, HPSU or an SME, the new Market Discovery Fund is designed to help you meet the key challenges of researching new markets Enterprise Ireland has details of the... READ MORE
HSE Grants for Older People
An extra £1m in grants is being made available to community and voluntary groups for older people. It is a new joint initiative between the Minister for Older People, Jim Daly, and HSE... READ MORE
Launch of LGBTI+Capacity Building Initiative
Following the launch of the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy during Pride 2018, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr. Katherine Zappone TD, has announced a continuation and extension of the successful Capacity... READ MORE
Childminding Development Grant Available
Leitrim County Childcare Committee has announced that the 2019 Childminding Development Grant is now open for applications. New and existing childminders can email nancy@leitrimchildcare.ie for an application or phone 0719640870 to have one... READ MORE