31 Mar 2025
Central Library Letterkenny will host an exciting presentation by Michelle Murphy, Research & Policy Analyst with Social Justice Ireland on Monday 31st March at 12.00pm
The event is being organised by Europe Direct Letterkenny for Social Inclusion Week 2025. Michelle will discuss her policy work on sustainability and social inclusion, the importance in ensuring that dialogue and engagement on topicals issues are socially inclusive, and her work with the newly established Just Transition Commission.
The presentation will highlight the goals set out in the European Green Deal and the ongoing work taking place under the EU’s legal framework to meet the 2030 emission reduction target. The event will also highlight opportunities for dialogue and engagement at local level, and the valuable work already underway in raising environmental awareness in communities.
Michelle Murphy said “The move to a climate neutral economy and society must be fair and must benefit everyone. Key tasks in delivering a just climate transition include the need to maximise employment opportunities, and to support people and communities that may be most negatively affected by the transition away from fossil fuels.”
Kevin McCaul from Europe Direct Letterkenny said, “We are delighted to be partnering with Social Justice Ireland for this event. Promoting the benefits of EU membership is a corner stone objective for the European Commission. Here at Europe Direct Letterkenny, we provide information, publications and brochures from EU institutions, information about the Erasmus+ and Discover EU travel opportunities for young people, access to PCs to search for EU material, a freephone link to the Europe Direct Helpdesk, events, talks, exhibitions, and competitions.”
To book this free event please email eudirect@donegallibrary.ie or telephone Central Library on 074 91 24950.
Imeacht na Seachtaine um Chuimsiú Sóisialta Dé Luain 31 Márta ag 12.00i.n.
Michelle Murphy ó Social Justice Ireland agus ball den Choimisiún um Aistriú Cóir
Beidh cur i láthair spreagúil á reáchtáil ag Lárleabharlann Leitir Ceanainn le Michelle Murphy, Anailísí Taighde agus Beartais le Ceartas Sóisialta Éireann, Dé Luain 31 Márta ag 12.00i.n.
Tá an ócáid á heagrú ag Europe Direct Leitir Ceanainn don tSeachtain um Chuimsiú Sóisialta 2025. Pléifidh Michelle a cuid oibre beartais maidir le hinbhuanaitheacht agus cuimsiú sóisialta, an tábhacht a bhaineann lena chinntiú go bhfuil idirphlé agus rannpháirtíocht ar shaincheisteanna tráthúla chomh cuimsitheach sóisialta agus is féidir, agus a cuid oibre leis an gCoimisiún um Aistriú Cóir nuabhunaithe.
Leagfar béim sa chur i láthair ar na spriocanna a leagtar amach i gComhaontú Glas na hEorpa agus ar an obair atá ar siúl faoi chreat dlíthiúil an Aontais Eorpaigh chun sprioc laghdaithe astaíochtaí 2030 a bhaint amach. Leagfaidh an ócáid béim freisin ar dheiseanna idirphlé agus rannpháirtíochta ag an leibhéal áitiúil, agus ar an obair luachmhar atá ar siúl cheana féin chun feasacht chomhshaoil a ardú i bpobail.
Dúirt Michelle Murphy "Caithfidh an t-aistriú chuig geilleagar agus sochaí atá neodrach ó thaobh na haeráide de a bheith cothrom agus caithfidh sé leas a bhaint as gach duine. I measc na bpríomhchúraimí a bhaineann le haistriú cóir aeráide a chur i gcrích tá an gá atá le deiseanna fostaíochta a uasmhéadú, agus tacú le daoine agus le pobail is mó a bhféadfadh an t-aistriú ó bhreoslaí iontaise dul i bhfeidhm orthu go diúltach."
Dúirt Kevin McCaul ó Europe Direct Leitir Ceanainn, "Tá lúchair orainn a bheith i gcomhpháirtíocht le Ceartas Sóisialta Éireann don ócáid seo. Is bunchuspóir de chuid an Choimisiúin Eorpaigh é na buntáistí a bhaineann le ballraíocht san AE a chur chun cinn. Anseo ag Europe Direct Leitir Ceanainn cuirimid eolas, foilseacháin agus bróisiúir ar fáil ó institiúidí an AE, faisnéis faoi dheiseanna taistil Erasmus+ agus Discover EU do dhaoine óga, rochtain ar ríomhairí pearsanta chun ábhar AE a chuardach, nasc saorghlao chuig Deasc Chabhrach Europe Direct, imeachtaí, cainteanna, taispeántais agus comórtais."
Chun an ócáid saor in aisce seo a chur in áirithe, seol ríomhphost chuig eudirect@donegallibrary.ie nó glaoigh ar an Lárleabharlann ar 074 91 24950.