Northern & Western Regional Assembly

03/12/2025

🌊 Arctic and Baltic Sea Ice is rapidly disappearing. So what can projects do? ❄️

The latest data from the European Environment Agency shows sea ice in the Arctic and Baltic is shrinking fast, reshaping ecosystems and daily life across the Northern Periphery and Arctic. Interreg NPA can’t stop global climate change 🫰, but it can strengthen resilience where it counts.

✅ What NPA projects CAN do
🔹 Boost climate adaptation in remote communities
(coastal protection, emergency planning, resilient social infrastructure)
🔹 Support low-carbon solutions
(community renewables, energy efficiency, reduced fossil-fuel dependence)
🔹 Strengthen environmental monitoring
(sea-ice, biodiversity, coastal erosion, indigenous knowledge)
🔹 Promote sustainable local economies
(green tourism, circular economy, nature-positive innovation)
🔹 Build capacity & awareness
(policy development and support, network cooperation)

❌ What NPA projects CANNOT do…and where to go instead:
🔸 Fundamental scientific research
For this, apply to Horizon Europe.
🔸Large-scale environmental protection or restoration actions
For this, use the LIFE Programme.
🔸Formal education or school-focused projects
For this, consider Erasmus

🎯 Bottom Line
Interreg NPA is designed to help communities adapt, innovate, and cooperate. Our call for proposals is OPEN, deadline 2nd February 2026 at 12am.
LEARN MORE and APPLY FOR FUNDING

More information in the comments!

https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/indicators/arctic-and-baltic-sea-ice

02/12/2025

Be a young voice for the ocean! 🌊

The European Commission, through its Directorate-General for EU Maritime & Fish, is looking for young people (aged 18-30) to take part in the 2026 edition of the 'Youth Policy Dialogue on ocean matters' taking place in Cyprus on the 19th March 2026.

Apply online by the 7th December 2025: https://oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/news/be-young-voice-ocean-2025-11-18_en

Southern Regional Assembly
Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly

01/12/2025

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28/11/2025

28/11/2025

Excellent collaboration seen in Monaghan Town this week at the European Urban Initiative (EUI) capacity building event.

Hosted at the Monaghan Peace Campus, the event provided a platform for Local Authorities and stakeholders to share best practices on the conservation, renovation and adaptive reuse of heritage buildings.

Case studies, including upcoming THRIVE Strand 2 projects, demonstrated the core values of the New European Bauhaus: Sustainability, Aesthetics, and Inclusion.

Attendees also visited the Peace Campus, Monaghan Courthouse, and the St Louis Convent Chapel—a project recently awarded THRIVE Strand 2 funding under the ERDF programme for the Northern and Western Region.

A productive event made possible by support from the EUI, Monaghan County Council, the Monaghan Peace Campus and the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly (National Contact Point for EUI in Ireland).

Southern Regional Assembly

28/11/2025

26/11/2025

Reimagining Places: Sustainable Conservation of Ireland’s Beautiful Heritage – a two-day European Urban Initiative (EUI) capacity building and training event is taking place at the Peace Campus in Monaghan today and tomorrow.

​In attendance are Irish Local Authorities and stakeholders working on THRIVE and other heritage projects, joined by their European counterparts and expert speakers in heritage and conservation architecture.
​The event agenda includes:
•​Workshops using national and European case studies
•​Informative plenary sessions
•​Inspiring keynote speakers
•​Site visit to St Louis Convent Church—a regeneration project funded under the ERDF THRIVE scheme.

For more information on the event, visit https://www.urban-initiative.eu/events/reimagining-places-sustainable-conservation-irelands-beautiful-heritage-eui-capacity

26/11/2025

25/11/2025

The current Interreg NPA call is open until the 2nd February 2025. If you would like to learn more about this call and the application process, you can contact Dr Travis O Doherty, the National Contact point for the Interreg NPA programme in Ireland. https://www.interreg-npa.eu/contact/regional-contact-points/

24/11/2025

Week 10 of the Graduate.ie student competition is now LIVE!

Head over to Graduate.ie to take this week’s quiz and be in with a chance of winning one of our amazing trips to the European Parliament in Strasbourg along with other winning students.

Winners announced weekly!
www.graduate.ie

Best of luck everyone.
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The Graduate.ie programme is sponsored by:
European Parliament
Tipp Coco
Southern Regional Assembly
Leitrim County Council
Mayo County Council
Louth County Council
Fingal County Council
Health and Safety Authority
Roscommon County Council
Ombudsman for Children's Office
Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
Clare County Council
Northern & Western Regional Assembly
Communicating Europe
Cavan County Council
Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly
Deptartment of Public Expenditure Infrastructure Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Fáilte Ireland
Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman - FSPO

24/11/2025

The Access Europe website is a valuable resource for Irish civil society organisations to learn about EU funding opportunities.
Check out their new website 💻 https://www.accesseurope.ie/

The Access Europe Showcase 2025 event is taking place this Thursday 27th November at the Royal Convention Centre Dublin, Dr Travis O Doherty from the NWRA, will be there to provide information about the Interreg Atlantic Area, Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme and Interreg Europe programmes.

🚀 Exciting News!

We’re thrilled to announce that Access Europe’s brand-new website is now live! 🎉

🤩www.accesseurope.ie

💻Our new platform is your one-stop shop for EU funding - modern, user-friendly, with great new features, including our eLearning Hub!

You can now:

🔹Browse open EU funding opportunities
🔹Showcase your organisation to potential project partners around Europe
🔹Stay up to date with upcoming events and deadlines via our new calendar
🔹Explore self-guided learning modules
🔹And much more!

Our team has been hard at work over the past few months to create a space that makes accessing EU funding easier than ever!

👉 Check it out at: www.accesseurope.ie

Stay tuned in the new year as we share tips on how to get the most out of the new platform!

👂We’re excited to hear what you think - let us know what you like most about the new site!