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The North & West has formally endorsed the first Regional Spatial & Economic Strategy
The North & West has formally endorsed the first Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy which plots the future of the region up to 2040
The elected…
€9 Million Delivered to Ireland.
Some of Ireland’s most cutting edge and innovative projects have received considerable EU backing. Last week in Cardiff the executive of the Northern…
Trinno Project Partners visit our Region
Participants from Slovenia, Italy, Spain, Hungary and Ireland took part in an interregional learning event in County Leitrim recently. The group were part…
Young Ireland Programme 2018
While storm Ali raged on in Ireland, our colleague Maeve spent the week participating in the Young Ireland Programme 2018 in North Queensferry near Edinburgh…
Trinno Project Partners from Slovenia visit our region
Four members of the Trinno Project team visited our region to experience and learn from examples of good practice supports that are currently provided…
Telling the story
Our Comms team spent the day in Carrick on Shannon, hosted by our friends in Leitrim County Council and looking at new ways of telling the story of EU…
Rural Regeneration and Development Fund Briefing
We worked with our Colleagues from the Department of Rural and Community Development to provide an information briefing in Carrick on Shannon on the Rural…
Local Cllr drives development of Atlantic Economic Corridor
Having led the region through a complex period in its development and only last week saw his vision for the Atlantic Economic Corridor launched, Cllr Patsy…
Online collaborative initiative promotes the benefits of Atlantic Economic Corridor for families, individuals and entrepreneurs
Nine counties join forces to highlight the economic opportunity along Ireland’s western seaboard
Minister Seán Kyne launches new online hub atlanticeconomiccorridor.ie
Minister…
Learn more MARIE!
For many Responsible Research & Innovation (RRI) is seen as a complex concept that is not easily understood, however RRI is not that complex at all. …
Masterclass in Regional Development
The Masterclass in Regional Development is a bespoke programme that brings together senior regional stakeholders and thought leaders on a particular topic.…
45 Stories celebrating 45 Years of Ireland’s EU Membership
To celebrate Ireland's 45 years of EU membership, the EU Commission Representstion in Ireland has put together 45 stories that illustrate just some of…
Western Powerhouse
Ideas are the new world currency and entrepreneurs the new disrupters. Fuelled by innovation and creativity the landscape of traditional industrial and…
ERDF Financial Management Seminar
The Northern & Western Regional Assembly and the Southern Regional Assembly hosted a financial management seminar for European Regional Development…
On your bike!
The NWRA established its EU Engagement Unit in 2016 looking to optimise all available EU funds for this region. As Brendan Mooney of the NWRA says we also…
Beyond Local – International Conference in April
Why Going International Makes Sense.
Small businesses in any part of the country that are thinking of going ‘beyond local’ for their markets are…
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Ireland’s Regions given Regional Innovation Valley status by European Commission
/in NewsAll three of Ireland’s NUTS2 regions – Eastern and Midland, Southern and Northern and Western – were designated as Regional Innovation Valleys (RIVs) by the European Commission on 19 June 2024, joining a network of 149 similarly designated regions across Europe. The RIV initiative, part of the New European Innovation Agenda, aims to strengthen regional […]
Northern & Western Regional Assembly award €3.8 million to Galway City Council under the EU co-funded THRIVE Scheme
/in ERDF, NewsGalway City Council have been awarded €3.8 million under the Town Centre First Heritage Revival (THRIVE) Scheme to renovate the existing Nun’s Island Theatre and completely refurbish the vacant Church House to the rear of site. The project, which is funded under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for the Northern and Western Region will […]
New Cathaoirleach for NWRA
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