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? Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Members’ GatheringParty for Animal Welfare (PAW)
You are warmly invited to attend our postponed Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Members’ Gathering ???
? The meeting is public. However, only fully paid-up members are entitled to vote on motions, amendments, and other formal decisions.
You can renew or join as a member here: https://www.ipaw.ie/join
? Please note that the meeting will be recorded. If you do not wish to appear in photographs or recordings, kindly notify us in advance by email at:
Please email us at: ? [email protected]
(cc: [email protected])
Due to technical difficulties, some members were previously unable to access the Microsoft Teams meeting. We have therefore moved the online meeting platform option from MS Teams to Zoom ?.
So you can either attend in person, or via Zoom, remotely.
? Date and Time
Saturday, 7 March 2026
? 1:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
(The AGM will formally conclude at 4:15 p.m.)
? Venue
No. 9 Amiens Square
Amiens Street
Dublin 1
D01 W0H1
Ireland
? Meeting Point
Please meet at the Luas stop at Connolly Station, directly opposite the venue.
? On arrival, please contact Cathal Leavy, National Main Spokesperson and AGM facilitator, at:
085 215 1872
He will accompany you to the venue.
? Online Attendance (Zoom) available.
Please email us at: ? [email protected]
(cc: [email protected])
? RSVP
Please respond by 5 March 2026
? [email protected]
(cc: [email protected])
? Alternatively, send a WhatsApp message to 085 215 1872 and/or: 089 433 7666.
? Event link:
https://fb.me/e/8LmGC21uU
? Agenda
? 1:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Items 1–7 are flexible in time allocation.
? The Guest Speaker is scheduled for 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. (1 hour reserved).
? Final 15 minutes reserved for closing matters.
? The AGM will formally conclude at 4:15 p.m.
1️⃣ Opening of the AGM
Opening address by the host and facilitator, Cathal Leavy.
2️⃣ Elections & Governance ?️
Review of the 2025 Presidential Elections
Consideration of whether PAW should field a candidate in the upcoming By-Elections for Dublin 1 and Galway West
Expressions of interest with your motivation from potential candidates should be submitted to:
? [email protected]
(cc: [email protected])
If there is more than one potential election candidate for either By-Election area, democratic internal elections will take place.
In addition we seek more national executive committee (NEC) executives for PAW. If you any interest, please make this clear at the meeting. And/or email us at:
? [email protected]
(cc: [email protected])
3️⃣ Finance & Strategy ?
Protest campaign financing
Review of PAW’s Submission to the Animal Welfare Strategy
Statement of Accounts for 2025
4️⃣ Communications ?
Review of social media, website, and press releases
5️⃣ Campaigns & Activism ?
Review of organised protests and campaigns concerning:
Animal laboratory testing
Fox hunting
Hare coursing
Greyhound racing
Puppy farming
6️⃣ Local Branch Reports ?️
Reports from PAW branches, including Clare, Limerick, Dublin and others.
7️⃣ Outreach & Representation ?
Recruitment of Irish-language spokesperson(s) in the Gaeltacht
Spokespersons for the Ukrainian community
Representation for people experiencing homelessness, including those with rescued companion animals
International representation within the Animal Politics Foundation
8️⃣ Guest Speaker (3:00 – 4:00 p.m.) ?
Dr. Maureen O'Sullivan, a pioneer in Irish animal law, has set up Ireland's first undergraduate module on Animal Law (in a law school) at University of Galway.
9️⃣ Closing Statements & Any Other Business ?
Brief closing remarks and any additional items to be discussed.
With kind and warm ? regards,
? The National Executive Committee (NEC)
Party for Animal Welfare (PAW) – Ireland,
Cathal · Eliza · Elma · Gerben · Molly · Patrice.
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