Participation
Street Feast taking place on Sunday 4th of May, as part of the National Community Weekend
Street Feast is taking place on Sunday 5th May which is one month earlier than usual. This is to coincide with a new initiative, The Department of Rural & Community Development have […]
Read more »DLR County Councils’ Draft Climate Change Action Plan
On Monday 11th February, the Council will publish its draft Climate Change Action Plan for public consultation. It will set out how the Council will improve energy efficiency and reduce […]
Read more »Heritage Ireland 2030 Public Consultation
Heritage Ireland 2030 is the Government’s commitment to a revitalised and refreshed National Heritage Plan. Heritage Ireland 2030 will recognise the vital role our heritage plays in our community, our […]
Read more »Preparing for the Dundrum Local Area Plan Open Meeting
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council has published an Issues Paper setting out important questions that will be dealt with in the Local Area Plan. The Issues Paper can be Read […]
Read more »Local Area Plan for Dundrum – pre draft consultation
The Issues paper for the development of a Local Area Plan (LAP) for Dundrum 2019-2025 has just been made public. As part of the first stage of developing a LAP for Dundrum, […]
Read more »Public Consultation on Ireland’s new National Digital Strategy
Ireland’s new National Digital Strategy aims to map out how we can positively embrace digital advances for the benefit of every citizen, business, and community in Ireland. We want to […]
Read more »Public consultation on the Dodder Greenway
The Dodder Greenway project aims to provide a high quality walking and cycling route along the River Dodder while simultaneously protecting and enhancing the existing ecology of the river corridor. […]
Read more »Case Study: Creating change through the Public Participation Network – Green News Ireland
July 19th, 2018Influencing policy may seem far beyond the reach of the community, but with the help of the newly formed Public Participation Networks (PPNs) throughout Ireland, it may just […]
Read more »Marlay Park Master Plan – Have Your Say
A draft Masterplan has been developed based on a comprehensive analysis of Marlay Park. Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council would now like to invite submissions or observations regarding the Masterplan […]
Read more »Vision for Change Mental Health Policy Refresh DUBLIN
The National Mental Health Policy A Vision for Change came to the end of its 10-year term in 2016. Preparations for a review and updating of policy have been underway in the […]
Read more »Public Consultation: Monkstown Road Cycle Route
A Non-Statutory Public Consultation for Monkstown Road Cycle Route. Plans are being prepared to introduce a cycle route on Monkstown Road from Monkstown Village to Temple Hill in Blackrock. Submissions […]
Read more »Storm Emma Survey
Storm Emma hit Ireland at the end of February and start of March 2018. The combination of snow and high winds created blizzard-like conditions across the country. DCU Business School are […]
Read more »Opportunity to input into Government’s ‘Be Winter Ready’ leaflet.
The Department of Rural and Community Development (DRCD) is taking the lead this year in producing the ‘Be Winter Ready’ leaflet. The focus this year will be on ‘Community […]
Read more »Consultation on Personal Possession of Illegal Drugs
A Working Group was established under the national drug strategy ‘Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery’ to examine alternative approaches for the possession of illegal drugs for personal use. The Working Group […]
Read more »The National SuperValu Tidy Towns Competition
The national SuperValu TidyTowns competition is an annual contest organised by the Department of Rural and Community Development. The competition is supported by the title sponsor SuperValu and many other agencies. The competition involves participating areas being […]
Read more »Formation of a Dodder River Trust – Information session May 17th
Dodder Action is a not for profit volunteer organisation, working to protect the River Dodder. There will be an Information session held on Thursday 24th May at Tallaght Institute […]
Read more »Summary of DLR PPN Plenary Meeting 25th April 2018
DLR PPN held its first members Plenary meeting of 2018 on Wednesday April 25th in Glenalby Sports Club in Stillorgan. 77 people attended, an increase from the October 2017 meeting, […]
Read more »Ballyogan and Environs LAP Consultation
It is proposed to prepare a Local Area Plan (LAP) for Ballyogan and Environs, an area covering Ballyogan, Kilgobbin, The Gallops/Glencairn (Leopardstown) and parts of Carrickmines and Stepaside. An LAP is […]
Read more »Environmental Noise Action Plan Consultation
Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council is currently preparing a ‘Noise Action Plan’ for the county. This strategic plan will cover environmental noise from traffic and heavy/light rail. An online consultation to […]
Read more »Sandyford Cycle Route ( Kilgobbin / Drummartin Link Road) Consultation
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, in conjunction with the National Transport Authority, is currently preparing plans to improve pedestrian and cycle facilities on Drummartin Link Road and part of Kilgobbin Road […]
Read more »Stillorgan Road Cycle Scheme (UCD Accessibility) Consultation
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, in conjunction with the National Transport Authority, is currently preparing plans to carry out pedestrian and cycle safety improvements on Stillorgan Road near UCD from the […]
Read more »Public consultation on the Emerging Preferred route for the Metrolink
The MetroLink project is the development of a north-south urban railway service that will run between Swords and Sandyford, connecting key destinations including Dublin Airport and the City Centre along the 26km […]
Read more »Public Consultation – Accessibility on Beaches in DLR
At the end of 2017, DLR County Council announced: “€100,000 will be spent on improving accessibility on beaches in DLR” Beach users with disabilities, older people and young families are […]
Read more »DLR PPN representative vacancy – Local Community Development Committee
A vacancy has arisen on the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) for a representative from the Social Inclusion pillar of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Public Participation Network (PPN). PPN member […]
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