Join our Big Hello- Clare Intercultural Picnic

by | Apr 29, 2019 | Current, Members News, PPN News

 Care PPN, Clare Immigrant Support Centre and Clare Women’s Network invite you to  

  The Big Hello Intercultural Picnic

   Saturday May 4th 2019 2pm – 4.30 Pm Clare PPN Offices, Clonroad Business Park, Clonroad, Ennis.

We extend an invitation to people from Clare, and to people living in Clare from anywhere… so whether you are from Bodyke or Bangalore, Cork or Colombia, from Limerick or Latvia, from Scarrif or South Africa consider yourself invited. We will have vegetarian food from Moonbear Catering, Moroccan food from Laila, henna tattoos and entertainment. And while we are calling it a picnic we have indoor spaces in case it rains!

We want to invite people from all the diverse communities that make up the Clare population to get together and meet us and learn about what our organisations do and how you can be involved and what better way for us to do this than to get together and share food and enjoy ourselves on this holiday weekend.  Our venue is accessible and children are more than welcome in the company of their parents or adult guardians.

Please feel free to bring food or drink from your country to share.

Please get in touch if you have any special requirements for attending and we’ll do our very best to help call or text us on 087 1617375 or email admin@clareppn.ie

We’d also appreciate it if you could call or text to let us know you are attending so we can make sure we have enough food and treats!

Voting Local… 

Did you know that everyone living in Clare since September 2018 is entitled to vote in the forthcoming local elections?  At our Big Hello Multicultural Picnic we will have a voter registration stand so that anyone who needs to register to vote in the local elections which will take place on May 24th can do so. If you’d like to register just bring along some photo ID and proof of address. For people in the international protection system your ID number and blue card is all you need.

Local Election Hustings – meet the candidate and voter registration events

by | Apr 10, 2019 | Current, Members News, PPN News

Meet the Candidate and Voter Registration Events

Clare Public Participation Network Press Release

Clare PPN ‘Hustings’: Meet the Candidates & Voter Registration Events

Clare PPN is delighted to be hosting a ‘Meet the Candidates & Voter Registration’ event in each Electoral Area in Clare County Clare in the run up to the 2019 Local Elections. Candidates are invited to address their voters and those attending will be given the opportunity to have their questions answered by the candidates. These events will be MC’d by Peter O’Connell Editor of the Clare Champion, Gloria Callinan of Clare Local Development Company, Fiona McGarry of Clare FM’s Morning Focus programme and Christy Sinclair Secretariat Member of Clare PPN.

At each of these five events Clare PPN in collaboration with An Garda Siochana, will also be hosting a one-stop shop for voter registration where people will be assisted to register for the supplementary register of electors if they are not already registered to vote. This is important for young people, in particular those who have turned 18 or will turn 18 on or before 24th May 2019. All of those who will be 18 or over at the time of the election are eligible to vote so long as they get on the register in time.

Clare PPN would also like to make sure that those who have migrated to Ireland from other countries are aware that they can vote in local government elections regardless of their citizenship so long as they are on the register or the supplementary register and we would like to extend a particular welcome to people from all backgrounds, countries and ethnicities to attend these events and take the opportunity to get even more involved in how the communities they live in are governed.

Anyone concerned should check the register at www.checktheregister.ie to see if they are registered and if not they need to fill in form RFA2 (https://www.checktheregister.ie/PublicPages/AppForms.aspx ) and bring it and photo ID and proof of address to their local Garda Station and have it stamped and return it to Clare County Council before the cut-off point of May 7th 2019.

 

Or else they can just attend one of the five events listed below and bring their ID and proof of address  with them and we’ll get their registration in order for them with the help of our community Guards.

So come along, inform and be informed!!!

The dates are as follows:

• Killaloe Municipal District: 23rd April @ 7pm, Kilkishen Cultural Centre

• Kilrush Electoral Area: 24th April @ 7pm, An Teach Cheoil, Kilrush

• Shannon Municipal District: 25th April @ 7pm, Shannon Oakwood Hotel

• Ennis Municipal District: 26th April @ 8pm, Cloughleigh Community Centre

• Ennistymon Electoral Area: 30th April @ 7pm, The Falls Hotel

If you have any questions/comments please do not hesitate to email: admin@clareppn.ie

 

 

 

 

Clare PPN is hiring! We are looking for a Support Worker.

by | Apr 3, 2019 | Members News, PPN News

Clare PPN is hiring! We are looking for a Support Worker.

Clare PPN is looking for a part-time support worker based in Ennis, Co. Clare

  • Eight month contract (May 2019 to December 2019)
  • 20 hours per week
  • Gross salary €10,660.00

Clare PPN is a network open to community and voluntary groups based in the County. The purpose of the PPN is to allow these groups to give input and have their voices heard within the formal decision making structures of Clare County Council. Clare PPN aims to support through appropriate means, voluntary and community activity in the County of Clare through a community development approach and having particular regard to the economic, social, cultural and educational needs of the population.

We are now seeking to recruit a Support Worker to assist existing staff in developing the PPN as an effective structure to promote public engagement and participation in Co. Clare. This role is an ideal opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated person looking to gain skills and experience in an exciting and challenging initiative.

This is a part-time post for eight months, after which the post may be subject to continued funding.

Responsibilities of this role include:

  • Operating the day to day administration of the PPN.
  • Maintaining the Salesforce database of member groups.
  • Researching, collating and distributing a monthly newsletter.
  • Managing and updating the Clare PPN website.
  • Operating social media accounts.
  • Supporting the Co-ordinator to plan and organise events, training, workshops and meetings including booking venues, sourcing and booking trainers/speakers/facilitators, sending invitations and reminders, registration processes and any follow up needed.
  • Communicating with members by email and phone, including dealing with requests for information or advice.
  • Preparing documentation, minute taking and reporting or any other reasonable tasks as directed.
  • Supporting the Clare PPN Co-ordinator to devise materials to be used for PPN activities, for example online consultations, public meetings, workshops, surveys etc.
  • Collating information for reports.
  • Promoting the PPN and its work to member groups and the wider community and stakeholders.
  • Any other work which may be assigned by the Co-ordinator on the day to day operation of the PPN.

Application Process

Please check the Job Specification before filling in the Application Form and forwarding it to admin@clareppn.ie

The closing date for receipt of applications is 5pm, Monday 15th April 2019.

If you have any questions in relation to this post, please email: admin@clareppn.ie or call 087 1617375

It is proposed to hold interviews for this position during the week commencing 22nd April 2019 with a start date as soon as possible after selection.

Clare PPN is an equal opportunities employer.