Use your voice to raise engineers’ priorities in Local Elections 2019
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Dear <<Prefered Name>>
In my inaugural speech as your President, I committed to visit our Regions and to also engage with the Local Authority (LA) engineers. Engineers are creative problem-solvers in our city and county councils. They are at the forefront of social housing delivery, water services, transport facilities, environmental management and much more. It has been heartening to witness the courtesy and appreciation extended on every occasion by the engineers and the whole staff at the LA offices to the President of Engineers Ireland. These encounters have been some of the most enjoyable aspects of my term as President.
The Local Elections, coming up on 24 May, provide an opportunity for our membership to have their voices heard across 31 Local Authorities on issues that matter to them at a local level. As the voice of the profession, Engineers Ireland has identified five priorities for the Local Elections. As a member, we hope you will use your voice in your community and to canvassers, to highlight these priorities which include taking urgent climate action and promoting connected and sustainable travel facilities and services. More information is provided to you below.
I look forward to attending our Future Energy Forum in our One Society, Our Contribution series taking place next Thursday 16 May at Dundalk Institute of Technology. Barry Hyland, Chair of our North East Regional branch writes about the Forum below. The event will explore the future direction of energy supply and demand, and its effect on your home, business and finances.
Our AGM takes place at 22 Clyde Road, Dublin 4 on Thursday 30 May, 6:30pm start. The result of the ballot for our Council election will be announced that evening. The opening of the vote to cast your ballot will take place from next week, for all eligible members, and I would encourage you to vote. It is a wonderful honour to serve on our Council and to represent our profession. This is your opportunity to have your say and vote for the candidates who have put themselves forward.
As my term of office as your President comes near its end, I would like to take this opportunity to say a heartfelt ‘thank you’ for the extreme honour and privilege it has been to serve as your President for the 2018/2019 term.
With best wishes |
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Peter Quinn
President of Engineers Ireland
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Engineers Ireland AGM plus forthcoming Council Election
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The Annual General Meeting of Engineers Ireland will be held on Thursday 30 May 2019 at 6:30pm in the theatre at Engineers Ireland, 22 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.
All members are welcome (from 6:00pm for a 6:30pm start).
AGENDA
- Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 31 May 2018
- Auditor's report and financial statement for the calendar year 2018
- Annual Report 2018 and the President’s Review for the 2018-2019 session
- Director General’s Report
- Appointment of the Vice President
- Inauguration of the President for 2019-2020
- Result of Ballot for Council members (June 2019-May 2022)
- Any other business
The Annual Report for 2018 will be circulated to members on 16 May. The online elections for
our eight vacancies on the Engineers Ireland Council will open next week and all eligible members will be invited by email to cast their vote. Voting will be open for 14 days closing on 28 May. Voting is electronic and via the members’ area so be sure you have your current log-in detail in order to vote. The results of the ballot will be announced at the AGM. Those elected may take up their seats in June for the 2019-20 session.
Refreshments will be served in Café Clyde after the AGM.
Read more about the functions of the Engineers Ireland Council. Please register your attendance here.
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Engineers Ireland’s CPD: Everything from Dealing with Damp to understanding Blockchain
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Engineers Ireland’s CPD team continues to add new courses and seminars to our CPD Training calendar to meet our members’ learning needs. In the coming weeks, in addition to traditional training courses such as Design for Safety in Construction (May 15/16, Limerick), Technical Report Writing (May 16/17 Dublin), Project Management (Starting 22 May, Dublin) or Negotiation and Influencing Skills (24 May, Athlone) we also have new learning opportunities.
These include our CPD Seminar: Protecting the House Buyer (15 May, Dublin), CPD Seminar: Dealing with Damp in Historic Buildings (28 May, Dublin) and Blockchain Fundamentals for Engineers (30 May, Dublin). To see the full listing of CPD training events for May go to: CPD Training Calendar.
On joining Engineers Ireland, all members make a fundamental commitment to ongoing self-improvement. It is this underpinning ethos – the professional obligation to learn - that is a decisive contributor to the credibility in society of the engineering professional and the engineering profession.
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Engineers Ireland sets out five priorities for Local Elections 2019
Engineers play a pivotal role in our city and county councils. They are at the forefront of social housing delivery, water services, transport facilities, environmental management and much more. These engineers are represented in our Local Government Division, one of the 32 Regional branches, Engineering divisions and societies into which we organise our 25,000 members.
Following engagements with our local authority engineers and others, Engineers Ireland has identified five priorities for candidates in the Local Elections on 24 May:
- Provide safe and sustainable homes and communities
- Implement the objectives of Project Ireland 2040
- Take urgent climate action
- Promote sustainable and connected travel facilities and services
- Get ready for the future of work, life and learning
As a member of Engineers Ireland, we hope you will use your voice in your community, to canvassers and at the polls to highlight these priorities. You can download a brochure outlining key actions and supporting evidence (printed copied are available from our offices at 22 Clyde Road).
The President of Engineers Ireland, Peter Quinn, spent two decades working for Monaghan County Council and has been visiting local authority engineers all over the country in recent months. Read his perspective on the election in the next edition of the Engineers Journal.
For more information, contact Richard Manton, Deputy Registrar & Policy Officer rmanton@engineersireland.ie
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TV series ‘DIY SOS: The Big Build’ looking for Irish engineers
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‘The Chief’ Down Under: The life and works of engineering hero CY O’Connor
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Future Energy Forum Dundalk
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Engineers have a key role to play in Ireland’s transition to a sustainable, carbon-free society through the development of renewable energy technology and innovations. Join the North East region at our Future Energy Forum next Thursday 16 May from 4:45pm at the Whitaker Building at Dundalk Institute of Technology. Here is a message from the Region’s Chair Barry Hyland (pictured on the left at our Annual Ball in January with his wife Yvonne Hyland, Pauline Warde, Vice Chair, of our Northern Regional Branch and Robert Eadie, Chair of our Northern Regional Branch):
On behalf of the North East region, we look forward to welcoming our member-engineers, business leaders, students and members of the public to our Future Energy Forum where we will explore the future direction of energy supply and demand, and its effect on your home, business and finances.
Our evening Forum will present attendees with the opportunity to hear stimulating presentations and engaging debate from Mark Foley, CEO, EirGrid; Marguerite Sayers, Executive Director, Customer Solutions, ESB; Eamon Ryan TD, Leader of the Green Party and Denis Duff, Co-founder, Better Environment with Nuclear Energy (BENE), who will each discuss their vision for Ireland’s energy future before debating the key energy issues facing citizens, business and our Government in the years ahead.
Energy innovation in the North East will also be a core focus of the Forum as we will hear from local employers, including Combilift and Glen Dimplex, who are delivering innovative products and solutions to support Ireland’s continued transition to a low carbon energy future.
Following the event, a networking reception will take place from 8:00pm – 9:00pm where you will be provided with the opportunity to meet with engineering professionals, business leaders and policy makers from the North East region.
We look forward to welcoming you to DKIT on Thursday, 16 May.
Tickets for the Future Energy Forum, taking place at 5:30pm (refreshments from 4:45pm) at the Whitaker Building, Dundalk Institute of Technology, are currently on sale from €5 and admission for students is free. To reserve your place today, visit: http://www.engineersireland.ie/groups/events/2019/may/future-energy-forum.aspx
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Barry Hyland
Chair of the North East Region
We welcome input from all our Regional branches, Engineering divisions and Societies in Connect.
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Future Energy Forum – 16 May
Explore Ireland’s future energy supply and demand and the latest technologies and solutions.
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Here are pictures of member events in the Midland, Thomond and Cork regions and Dublin. They mark a range of activity including regional conferring ceremonies, a meeting with a Local Authority and a special event in our Thomond region in April to mark the 50th commemoration year of our Chartered Engineer title:
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Our Thomond Region held a special 50th year commemoration event for members marking our Chartered Engineer title at the University of Limerick (UL) on Saturday 27 April. Our President Peter Quinn attended as did Shirley McDonald, Associate Director, Membership. The guest speaker was Pat Breen TD, who is Minister of State with special responsibility for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital, Single Market and Data Protection. Earlier in the day the attendees (pictured here at UL with the Minister and the Chair of the Thomond region 2018-2019, Colin McNamara) visited the Ardnacrusha Power Station on a tour organised by ESB. A great day was had by all.
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On 15 April our Midland Region conferring ceremony took place at the Kilbeggan Distillery.
Pictured with members who received their professional titles that evening is our President, Peter Quinn (3rd left).
The Chair of the Region, John Jordan (3rd right) was also present.
In the picture far left, is John Byrne, Director of Sectoral Engagement.
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Also in mid-April Peter Quinn our President (6th on the left)
and Shirley McDonald, Associate Director of Membership (far left)
were delighted to meet with staff of Offaly County Council,
including many engineers, to hear first hand about their work.
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The School of Engineering, University College Cork (UCC) hosted an event
on Thursday 16 April to mark the presentation of Accreditation Certificates and EUR-ACE® label certificates.
EUR-ACE® is the European quality label for engineering degree programmes at Bachelor and Master level.
Attendees included the Head of School of Engineering, Professor Liam Marnane,
UCC Vice President, Learning and Teaching,
Professor Paul McSweeney, the President of Engineers Ireland, Peter Quinn
and Chair of our Cork Region, (2018-2019), Pádraig Leahy.
Pictured in this photograph are: Professor Paul McSweeney, Peter Quinn,
Professor Liam Marnane, Dr Dominic O’Sullivan, Dr Andriy Hryshchenko
and Pádraig Leahy. Photograph by Tomas Tyner, UCC.
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Pictured at Clyde Road in Dublin on the 29 April at the launch of Irish Life and Lore’s
new oral history project on engineering in Ireland is broadcaster and engineer, Pat Kenny,
together with, back row; Ciaran Kennedy, President, Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland (ACEI),
Dr Sarah Ingle, Secretary General, ACEI, Caroline Spillane, Director General, Engineers Ireland,
Peter Quinn, President of Engineers Ireland.
Front row, Tony Smyth, President, Irish Academy of Engineering, (IAE),
Pat Kenny, broadcaster and engineer and Gabriel Dennison, Chief Executive, IAE.
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Engineers Ireland in numbers
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25,000+ members
32 regions, divisions and societies
1 community
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