Irish Planning Institute Annual Planning Conference 2025 – Comhdháil Phleanála Bhliantúil Institiúid Pleanála na hÉireann 2025

 

Event Date: 10/04/2025
Event time: From: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Salthill Hotel, Galway
Event type: Conference
CPD Points: 15


Planning’s Past Achievements and Future Opportunities: Irish Planning Institute 50th Anniversary Conference

Éachtaí Pleanála agus Deiseanna Amach Anseo: Comhdháil Cheiliúrtha 50 bliain Institiúid Pleanála na hÉireann

2025 marks the 50th Anniversary of the Irish Planning Institute and this year’s annual planning conference in Galway will look back at 50 years of best practice while considering the role of planning and professional planners into the future. The conference will take place in the Salthill Hotel, Galway on Thursday 10th and Friday 11th April, with the welcome reception taking place the evening of Wednesday 9th April and the conference gala dinner on Thursday night. 

In 2025, beidh 50 bliain imithe tharainn ó bunaíodh Institiúid Pleanála na hÉireann agus breathnófar siar ar 50 bliain den dea-chleachtas ag comhdháil phleanála na bliana seo i nGaillimh. Pléifear freisin an ról a bheidh ag an bpleanáil agus ag pleanálaithe gairmiúla san am atá le teacht. Cuirfear seisiúin agus cainteoirí breise le clár na comhdhála de réir a chéile. Caith súil ar www.ipi.ie ó am go chéile i gcomhair an eolais is déanaí.

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Programme

Click here to download the conference programme

Friday Afternoon Tours

Bus Tour

Organised with the kind support of Galway County Council, this bus tour with its final stop in Athenry will leave the Salthill hotel for the following:

  • Stop at Oranmore train station to discuss Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) project/Urban Design Framework
  • Visit to the BIA Innovator Campus (Ireland’s leading food incubation and innovation campus),at the Teagasc campus near Athenry
  • On route to Athenry view the new Dexcom development currently under construction and finally Stop in Athenry to discuss ongoing preservation and protection of the town wall and other heritage initiatives

Those on this bus tour will have the option of being dropped at Athenry station to join the 17:38 Athenry-Dublin train (train departs Galway Ceannt at 17:20) or the bus will return to the Salthill Hotel arriving no later than 18:00.

City Centre Tour

This tour will leave the Salthill Hotel at 14:15. Those taking the tour will travel by private bus to Galway Docks where a walking tour of the city centre led by Galway City Council will begin. After the tour (16:30 approx) the bus will be available to take people back to the hotel or to allow people collect their luggage from the bus for onward travel from the city centre.

Spaces on tours are limited and are allocated on a first come first served basis. You can indicate your choice of tour at time of booking.

Registration

Please note registration for this year’s sold out conference has closed. 

In-person:

Member* €395
Non Member €635
Councillor / RTPI Member €515

Online:
Member* €200
Non Member €250
Councillor / RTPI Member €225

A 10% discount off all in-person bookings for groups of 5 or more will be applied. Please contact Shelly Boylan directly at [email protected] to avail of this offer.

Terms and Conditions

All bookings are subject to our terms and conditions. In particular please refer to the section on Cancellations, Substitutions and No-Shows.

*Please note members must be paid up to avail of this rate. Bookings for members who are not paid up at time of booking will be cancelled.

 

 

 

 
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