Sligo PPN Community Voices Podcast
Jun 18, 2026 · 20 min · 10 segments
In this episode of Sligo Community Voices, Val visits The Showgrounds - the home of Sligo Rovers, and meets Commercial Manager Donagh Oates and Football and Social Responsibility (FSR) Officer Jamie…
Jamie MurphyGuest
Donagh OatesGuestValHostSo moving on now, this is part of the Sligo Community Voices podcast for the PPN, and can you tell me a bit about the PPN and how it has helped you as Sligo Rovers, or what benefits you get from it?
I suppose the PPN is a, it's a great vehicle for networking and making connections with people.
The fact that you've got all those organizations kind of in one place, you can tap into resources they have.
You can meet people, and I suppose in terms of my work in particular, that's hugely beneficial because lots of the groups that we work with are PPN members, so like we've mentioned some of them already.
So you can share different experiences and expertise and insights, and it can save a lot of time of going around and trying to fi- find who's the best group to work with.
The PPN brings all those people together, and it's been a hugely beneficial thing for us as a club, uh, in general, not just for, for the community aspect.
Also in terms of, again, I suppose like lots of League of Ireland clubs, funding is a big issue, and I suppose for, for the community side, the PPN and, you know, other organizations in it are, have great knowledge in terms of what grants are out there, what, you know, financial supports are out there, and how to access them.
And that's certainly the message that's been coming across from a point of view of networking and funding.
The PPN really is the place to go, and it's free f- for people to join.
For any community groups that might be listening, just sign up.
There's no pressure, and you can find out every kind of funding access and get to network with other groups.
We had a, an amazing expo a couple of weeks ago in the Clayton Hotel, and it was fabulous to see the amount of community groups.
And the message that was coming across really is about how much work volunteers do, and in some cases, it doesn't get recognized.
But I think through the PPN, they do recognize the groups.
Like, they were all given a lunch, and it was just really lovely to get something, a thank you back.
From a government agency, so it's a great thing to do.
So moving on now, this is part of the Sligo Community Voices podcast for the PPN, and can you tell me a bit about the PPN and how it has helped you as Sligo Rovers, or what benefits you get from it?
I suppose the PPN is a, it's a great vehicle for networking and making connections with people.
The fact that you've got all those organizations kind of in one place, you can tap into resources they have.
You can meet people, and I suppose in terms of my work in particular, that's hugely beneficial because lots of the groups that we work with are PPN members, so like we've mentioned some of them already.
So you can share different experiences and expertise and insights, and it can save a lot of time of going around and trying to fi- find who's the best group to work with.
The PPN brings all those people together, and it's been a hugely beneficial thing for us as a club, uh, in general, not just for, for the community aspect.
Also in terms of, again, I suppose like lots of League of Ireland clubs, funding is a big issue, and I suppose for, for the community side, the PPN and, you know, other organizations in it are, have great knowledge in terms of what grants are out there, what, you know, financial supports are out there, and how to access them.
And that's certainly the message that's been coming across from a point of view of networking and funding.
The PPN really is the place to go, and it's free f- for people to join.
For any community groups that might be listening, just sign up.
There's no pressure, and you can find out every kind of funding access and get to network with other groups.
We had a, an amazing expo a couple of weeks ago in the Clayton Hotel, and it was fabulous to see the amount of community groups.
And the message that was coming across really is about how much work volunteers do, and in some cases, it doesn't get recognized.
But I think through the PPN, they do recognize the groups.
Like, they were all given a lunch, and it was just really lovely to get something, a thank you back.
From a government agency, so it's a great thing to do.
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