Leitrim PPN is proud to host Hands for Life CPR Awareness Training in The Mayflower Community Centre, Drumshanbo on Thursday Sept. 12th at 4:00pm 5:30 pm and 7:00pm #HandsForLife supported by @Abbott and @ESB Networks Register at www.HandsForLife.ie. You will need to register and … Continued
Awards are a great way to acknowledge good work. This week, the collaborative work of Leitrim’s community groups and agencies was shortlisted for an award in the 16th annual Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards for: Leitrim Defibrillator Mapping … Continued
A National Social Enterprise Policy for Ireland was launched this week. The Dept. of Rural and Community Development has responsibility for Social Enterprise since 2017. This is the first Government Policy for Social Enterprise in the history of the State. … Continued
Mental Health Day takes place on October 10th every year. The theme of this year’s World Mental Health Day is Suicide Prevention. As a step to preventing isolation and protecting our mental health and wellbeing, Mental Health Ireland are encouraging people … Continued
Inside this issue: What’s Happening Diary Dates Funding & Opportunities Consultations July 26th 2019 Vol 2, Issue 5 What’s New? Hope you are all enjoying the Summer. Not too much in the way of funding this edition but … Continued
An extra €1 M in grants is now 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 Services for Older People. How Much? Grants … Continued
Inside this issue: What’s Happening Diary Dates Funding & Opportunities Consultations June 28th 2019 Vol 2, Issue 4 What’s New? Leitrim PPN is delighted to welcome Michael Moran to the team. Michael will support the work of Leitrim … Continued
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 in Dublin Castle, Climate change and carbon … Continued
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 activities across the country. In order to … Continued
Are you a small organisation with less than five staff? Or perhaps your community group, as many are, is 100% volunteer-led. If you or your volunteers are in need of training, then you may be in luck Together with European … Continued