Nearly 35,000 people invited to participate in new citizens’ assemblies

Invitations have gone to randomly-selected people to take part in deliberations on the mayoralty of Dublin, and on biodiversity 

The inaugural meeting of the Citizen's Assembly on Gender Equality in Dublin Castle in January 2020. People are now being invited to attend the next two assemblies, on a directly-elected mayor of Dublin, and on biodiversity. Picture: Sam Boal/Rollingnews

Nearly 35,000 invitations have been issued seeking participants in new citizens’ assemblies on biodiversity and a directly-elected mayor for Dublin. 

Expressions of interest are being sought in what is being called a deliberate move to broaden participation beyond those on the electoral register.