Voting opens in Leitrim PPN Elections April 2021

By | 12th May 2021

Leitrim Public Participation Network (PPN) was delighted to invite nominations for a range of voluntary representative roles across a range of decision making structures on the following: 

  • Leitrim PPN Secretariat
  • Leitrim Local Community Development Committee
  • Housing, Community and Culture Strategic Policy Committee
  • Economic Development and Planning Strategic Policy Committee
  • Leitrim Development Company

The PPN received 31 nominees across these committees.

Election – vote until 9am on 23 April

Eligible PPN members are invited to cast their vote in relevant elections.

For members in the Social Inclusion or Environment college, you can vote in the Economic Development and Planning SPC election only. You can vote here: https://tinyurl.com/LPPNElectionsSocIncEnv

For members in the Community and Voluntary college in the Carrick-on-shannon and Ballinamore Municipal District areas, you can vote in all seats except for the ‘Manorhamilton’ seat on the Secretariat. You can vote here: https://tinyurl.com/LPPNElectionsCOSBMD

For members in the Community and Voluntary college in the Manorhamilton Municipal District area, you can vote in all seats. You can vote here: https://tinyurl.com/LPPNElectionsMMD

Committee Voting College First Name Last Name Organisation
Economic Development and Planning SPC
Social Enterprise Hugh Mc Gurrin Bee Park Field Committee
Social Enterprise Jo Sachs-Eldridge Leitrim Cycling Festival
Social Enterprise Elena Bezborodova North Leitrim Intercultural Forum
Housing, Community and Culture SPC
Community Frank Cadam Co. Leitrim Percy French Society
Community Pauline Moran Lahard Residents Assosiation
Community Pius Agwaze Redeemed Christian Church Of God, Maranatha Parish
Leitrim LCDC
Community Patrick Cullen Dromahair heritage group
Community Seamus Regan Leitrim Village Development Company
Leitrim PPN Secretariat
Community Máirín Martin Ballinamore Area Community Council Ltd.
Community Frank Cadam Co. Leitrim Percy French Society
Community Albert Dawson Manorhamilton Church of Ireland
Community Pius Agwaze Redeemed Christian Church Of God, Maranatha Parish
Community Louise Collins Tullaghan Development Association
Manorhamilton MD Patricia OLoughlin Dromahair Heritage Group
Manorhamilton MD Gerry Creamer Caislean Hamilton CLG

 

Co-options 

For a number of seats, we received the same number of nominations for the vacancies available. These names will be proposed at the Plenary meeting for co-option.

Committee Seat First Name Last Name Organisation
Leitrim PPN Secretariat
Social Inclusion Seat 1 Mary Atumonyogo Leitrim International Community Group
Social Inclusion Seat 2 Brigid McGourty North Leitrim Womens Group
Environment Seat 1 Mella OBrolchain Leitrim Local Environmental Network
Environment Seat 2 Aedín McLoughlin Good Energies Alliance Ireland
Leitrim LCDC Social Inclusion Seat 1 Lola Gonzalez Leitrim International Community Group
Leitrim Local Development Company New Communities Sector Seat 1 Patricia Clarkson Leitrim International Community Group
Housing, Community and Culture SPC Social Inclusion Seat 1 Oluwakemi Aina Fawehinmi Leitrim International Community Group

Leitrim Development Company

We advertised 3 vacancies on the Leitrim Development Company board:

  • 1 Female Manorhamilton Municipal District seat
  • 1 Disability Sector seat
  • 1 New Communities Sector seat

We did not receive eligible nominations for two (Female Manorhamilton MD and Disability Sector) seats. We will reopen nominations for these seats at a later date. Questions? No problem, just send us an email at LeitrimPPNElections@gmail.com and we would be happy to help.