Can you believe it’s been 10 years since the PPNs were established? We were delighted to celebrate this important milestone during the Autumn Plenary Network Meeting, which took place on Thursday, the 7th of November in the Assembly Hall. More than 80 members and guests joined the DLR PPN Secretariat and Staff for an evening of looking back and looking forward on a decade of public participation in Dun Laoghaire Rathdown.

We were honoured to welcome An Cathaoirleach, Jim O’Leary, as well as Frank Curran, the dlr County Council Chief Executive and Mary Ruane, Chief Officer of DLR LCDC/Senior Executive Officer, Community and Cultural Development Department among the special guests.

After the few opening addresses from our distinguished guests, current and former PPN reps shared their experience as part of a panel discussion aptly moderated by Aileen Eglington, DLR PPN Secretariat Member. The members of the panel were: Pierrot Ngadi, Diarmuid McAree, Kay Gleeson and Tony McCarthy.

The evening concluded with a special recognition of four PPN members whose longstanding contribution has been instrumental in the success of the DLR PPN: Kay Gleeson, Aileen Eglinton, Tony and Margaret McCarthy.

We would like to thank all the PPN members who joined us on the night. A special thank you goes to the PPN representatives and Secretariat members whose amazing and dedicated contribution as volunteers makes DLR PPN one of the best PPNs in the country. Here’s to 10 more years of Public Participation!