Call for more Leitrim community groups to have their say

Leitrim Public Participation Network (PPN) has issued an invitation to community and voluntary groups in Leitrim to join their local PPN and help build a better future for the county.

The call-out comes after a new national brand identity and awareness campaign for Public Participation Networks was launched by Minister for Community Development and Charities, Joe O’Brien.

Each county and city in Ireland has its own PPN. Leitrim PPN is one of 31 PPNs that have been established in all local authority areas in the State. Nationally, more than 18,000 community and voluntary groups are currently members of a PPN.

Public Participation Networks allow local authorities to connect with community groups around their county. PPNs give people a greater say in local government decisions that affect their communities.

Speaking at the launch of the PPNs’ new national brand identity and awareness campaign, Minister O’Brien encouraged volunteer-led group around the country, and particularly young people, to join their local PPN.

“Through local action, PPNs also contribute to policymaking at national level, such as the development of the Climate Action Plan 2021, when PPNs hosted and facilitated important local community conversations ”