Contact NWRA
Northern & Western Regional Assembly
Dillon House, Ballaghaderreen
Co. Roscommon
F45 WY26
Ireland
+353 (0) 94 986 2970
European Territorial Cooperation (ETC), better known as INTERREG Programmes are financed through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). INTERREG is the EU instrument to support cooperation across regions and countries with the aim of developing joint and shared solutions.
EU Programmes run in seven-year cycles, the current programme period (2021 – 2027) is the sixth period of INTERREG. With a budget of nearly EUR 10 billion, around 100 INTERREG programmes operate across borders, both within and outside the EU, contributing to the implementation of the EU’s main cohesion policy priorities.
The overarching objective of INTERREG is to promote a harmonious economic, social and territorial development of the Union as a whole. INTERREG is designed to build networks of like-minded partners allowing regions to share their successes and experience with other territories and build new solutions to common challenges.
The Assembly have been actively involved in managing INTERREG Territorial Co-Operation Programmes in Ireland since 2000. Assembly Director, Denis Kelly and EU Programme Liaison Officer Dr Travis O Doherty represent the region at a strategic level on a number of INTERREG Programme Monitoring Committees.
The Contact Point works at a grass roots level and in close connection with potential project partners, providing personalised support to project applicants from Ireland through:
Controllers are responsible for checking that main project expenditure is eligible according to the Interreg Eligibility Rules, European regulations, and national legislation.
The Northern & Western Regional Assembly are First Level Controllers for the following Interreg Programmes and regions:
The first level controllers’ task is to verify that the expenditure reported by the partners in each progress report fulfils the following conditions:
To ensure timely submission, controls at project partner and lead partner levels must be scheduled carefully in relation to the submission deadlines. It is up to the partnership to decide on those deadlines considering the availabilities of the controllers. In this context, it is important to keep in mind that:
FLC Team
Northern and Western Regional Assembly
The Square
Ballaghaderreen
Co Roscommon
Ireland
F45 W674
The National Contact Point, EU Programme Liaison Officer Dr Travis O Doherty can be contacted at ei.ar1731243217wn@yt1731243217rehod1731243217ot1731243217