News and Events
News and events will help you to find information regarding upcoming events and news items within the Mid-West Region.
February 2012
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Mid-West Regional Authority and Limerick City Council launch DIEGO touchscreen in Limerick City Hall. The touchscreen allows access for all citizens to the Council's online services and to www.limerick.ie. For more information on this and other initiatives under the DIEGO project, please click here.
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January 2012
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Mid-West Area Strategic Plan (MWASP)
Public Consultation period for the Mid-West Area Strategic Plan (MWASP) open from 20th January 2012 to 8th March 2012.
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January 2012
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Mid-West Regional Authority Annual Conference 2012 The MWRA will host a conference entitled "Economic Development in the Regions: The Way Forward" on the 16th and 17th February, 2012. For further information on the Conference and to download the brochure, please click here.
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December 2011
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STEP - Improving Communities' Sustainable Energy Policy Tools - a new project approved by the E.U. Interreg IVC Programme. The Mid-West Regional Authority, in partnership with the Tipperary Energy Agency and the Midlands Regional Authority, will be working on this new project which will be launched in early 2012. Other partners in the STEP project are from Hungary, Finland, Spain, Poland and Germany. |
December 2011
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TRAP - Territories of Rivers Action Plans - a new EU project approved by the E.U. Interreg IVC Programme. The Mid-West Regional Authority, along with the South-West Regional Authority and Shannon Development, are partners in the project which will be launched in early 2012. Other partners in the TRAP project are from Finland, the UK, Romania, Latvia, Slovenia, Greece and the Netherlands. |
December 2011
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The Border Midland and Western Regional Assembly will host a conference on the Marine Economy and the Atlantic Area Strategy in February 2012. Click here to download the brochure. |
November 2011
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Lough Derg Marketing Strategy - Request for Tender. The Mid-West Regional Authority has launched a request for tender for the development of a signage strategy for the Lough Derg Destination Area. Click Here to go to our Lough Derg page for further details. |
November 2011
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The Mid-West Regional Authority has prepared the "Mid-West Regional Profile 2011". The profile highlights and consolidates a range of data from multiple sources, analysing the region. |
November 2011
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The FRESH project was selected to present one of the project's good practices at the Interreg IVC Good Practice Fair in Krakow, Poland. FRESH will be presenting during the Energy Efficiency workshop on the 24th November 2011. |
November 2011
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The Mid-West Regional Authority attended the 5th meeting of the International Steering Committee for the FRESH project in Lublin, Poland on the 15th and 16th of November 2011. At the meeting, the MWRA presented a number of good practices in the area of sustainable procurement in the construction sector. Please click here for more information on the FRESH project. |
November 2011
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The Mid-West Regional Authority participated in a national forum entitled "Towards the Digital Horizon: Creating an Inclusive Digital Future". The event, which was co-hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee and Dublin City Council, was held in Farmleigh on 9th November 2011. For more information and to download the agenda for this national forum, please click here to go to the DIEGO project web page. |
November 2011
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The Mid-West Regional Authority attended the WEASTflows partners' meeting hosted by the UK's Institute for Sustainability in London on the 3rd and 4th November 2011. Representatives from the National Transport Authority and Rosslare Europort also attended the meeting in their role as Observers to the project. Click here for details of the WEASTflows project. |
October 2011
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Ireland's Mid-West Region is named as the European Commission's "Region of the Week Click here to go to the European Commission's Region of the week website. |
October 2011 |
1st European Conference, Marine Leisure in the Atlantic Area: Brest, France on 26th & 27th October 2011. Click here for further details.
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October 2011
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The Mid-West Regional Authority, in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency, hosted an information seminar for the local planning authorities in the Mid-West Region in Limerick on the 19th October 2011. The seminar presented the current situation with regard to Strategic Environmental Assessment in Ireland and the experiences of the EPA to date. The seminar presentation is available for download here. |
October 2011
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The Mid West Regional Authority has launched a call for tender for the provision of external expertise to develop an Urban Parks Sustainable Management Action Plan. The full tender document is available for viewing on www.etenders.gov.ie reference OCT275635. The deadline for submission of tenders is Monday 5th December at 12:00.
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October 2011
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The Mid West Regional Authority attended the BioMob meeting in Nyíregyháza, Hungary on 11th and 12th October. |
October 2011
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The 4th international seminar of the FRESH project took place in Cork on 5th October 2011 and was officially opened by Mr. Willie Penrose, T.D., Minister for Housing and Planning. For more information and to download the speakers’ presentations, please go to the FRESH project page. |
September 2011
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The Mid West Regional Authority attended the DIEGO interim conference entitled "Regional Governments Against the Digital Divide" on 29th September 2011. The seminar was held in the Committee of the Regions in Brussels and it discussed the challenges and opportunities faced by public administrations in meeting the objectives of the Digital Agenda for Europe. The 5th newsletter of the DIEGO project gives a full report from the seminar and this can be downloaded here. |
September 2011
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Deirdre Byrne, EU Projects Officer with the MWRA, presented FRESH as part of a series of talks for Green Building Week hosted by Irish Green Building Council members. EASCA (The Environmental and Sustainable Construction Association) co-hosted the event and led the discussion. Approximately 20 participants with an interest in developing best practice around sustainable construction and planning attended the talk. For more information on this event, please follow the link below: http://www.igbc.ie/c5/news/world-green-building-week-events/ |
September 2011
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Mid-West Regional Authority attended the WEASTflows partners' meeting in Helmond, Eindhoven, The Netherlands on 9th September 2011. Click here for details of the WEASTflows project, funded by the EU’s Interreg IVB North West Europe Programme. |
| September 2011 | Public Notice Strategic Integrated Framework Plan for the Shannon Estuary - Invitation for submissions |
September 2011 |
Minister Rabbitte Awards Grants for internet training for 40,000 of the digitally excluded. Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources - Pat. Rabbitte T.D, announced on 27th September 2011, offers of training grants amounting to €1.88m for 20 training projects run by community and voluntary groups and not for profit organisations under the BenefIT 3 scheme. Click here to see the press release Click here to see details of our DIEGO project on digitally inclusive e-Government. |
| July 2011 | Minister for the Environment Community & Local Government, Mr Phil Hogan TD, announces a unified Tipperary County Council to replace North Tipperary & South Tipperary County Councils. |
| June 2011 | Minister for the Environment Community & Local Government, Mr Phil Hogan TD announces that the Government has decided to implement the main recommendations of the Limerick Local Government Committee (chaired by Mr Denis Brosnan and published in September 2010), involving the creation of a new single local authority to replace the current Limerick City and County Councils. Click here for the Minister's Statement. Establishment of Implementation Group to oversee the reorganisation of Limerick's Local Authorities Click here to view the Limerick Local Government Committee Report |
June 2011
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The Mid-West Regional Authority presented the WEASTflows project to the All Ireland Rail Freight Forum meeting. Representatives from organisations such as Iarnród Éireann, Dublin Port Company, the Port of Cork, Shannon-Foynes Port, the Western Development Commission, the Department of Transport and the National Transport Authority attended the meeting, which was chaired by the Irish Exporters' Association. |
May 2011
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The 3rd Interregional Seminar for the FRESH project entitled "Embedding Eco-Innovation in the Regional Plan and Innovation Strategy" was held in Lahti, Finland on the 26th May. Click here for further information on the MWRA's participation in the FRESH project and to download the presentations from the seminar. |
May 2011
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Lough Derg ‘Tourism Product Bundling Seminar’ Funding for a ‘Tourism Product Bundling Seminar’ was provided for through the Lough Derg Marketing Strategy Group. Tourism traders from the Lough Derg area were invited to this seminar which enabled likeminded operators to enhance a competitive edge and give Lough Derg greater visibility in the marketplace, leading to increased visitor numbers, longer stays and increased revenue. The seminar was a great success and the feedback was extremely positive. The tourism trade operators that attended are working together to package their product and promoting Lough Derg as a desirable destination that delivers a unique experience.
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May 2011
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Rural Broadband Scheme Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte TD, announces a new Rural Broadband Scheme to provide broadband services to rural premises currently unable to receive broadband. Click here for details of the Rural Broadband Scheme. Click here to see the Press Release from the Department of Communications, Energy & Natural Resources (External Link). |
April 2011
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Mid-West Regional Authority attended the BioMob meeting in Samso, Denmark on 28th April. Click here for details of the BioMob project, funded by the EU’s FP7, Regions of Knowledge Programme. |
March 2011
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Mid-West Regional Authority launches new project under InterregIVB North West Europe programme. |
March 2011
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Mid-West Regional Authority attends DIEGO project meeting in Paphos, Cyprus on 28th February and 1st March 2011. Click here for details on the DIEGO project, funded by the EU's FP7 Competitiveness and Innovation Programme. |
December 2010
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Mid-West Regional Authority Regional Planning Guidelines 2010-2022 are now available to download. |
August 2010 |
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES SUBMIT CASE TO NTA OPPOSING PROPOSED CLOSURE OF ROSSLARE–WATERFORD RAIL LINE |
April 2010 |
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February 2010 |
Mid-West Regional Authority 16th Annual Conference |
October 2009 |
September 2009 |
Visit of José Manuel Barroso, President of the EC, to Limerick |
May 2009 |
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April 2009 |
Mid-West Regional Launches New Watersports Programme
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February 2009 |
Mid-West Regional Authority Regional Planning Guidelines 2010-2022 - ISSUES PAPER available to download Mid-West Regional Planning Guidelines Issues Paper February 2009 (pdf 350kb)
Mid-West Regional Authority 15th Annual Conference |
January 2009 |
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November 2008 |
Community Technology Fair - Thomond Park, 1st November 2008 The Limerick City ICT Steering Group are organising this event which aims to promote the benefits of technology in everyday life-home, sports and leisure and education. The fair will run from 11am - 4pm and is FREE. For more information visit www.limericktechfair.blogspot.com. |
October 2008 |
28/10/08 Media Release - European Commission selects Mid-West Regional Authority to receive e-Inclusion Award (doc 752 kb) Limerick County Libraries launches Assistive Technologies DVD 24/10/08: Media Release - Assistive Technology Service launched in County Limerick (doc 40kb) CitizenFirst & MWRA wins eInclusion Award 15/10/08: The EU CitizenFirst Project has been nominated to receive an eInclusion Award under the category "Inclusive Public Services" More information on the Awards is available at www.e-inclusionawards.ie |
