News and Events
News and events will help you to find information regarding upcoming events and news items within the Mid-West Region.
April 2013
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Fáilte Ireland has unveiled the final route for the "Wild Atlantic Way". |
| December 2012 | Public Consultation Period - Limerick Clare Sports & Physical Recreation Strategy Clare and Limerick Local Authorities in association with the Mid West Regional Authority have prepared a Draft Sports and Physical Recreation Strategy. The closing date for submissions is 16.00hrs on Thursday 31st January 2013. Draft Limerick & Clare Sports & Pysical Recreation Strategy Environmental report for Consultation Environmental Report for Consultation (Habitats Directive Screening) Environmental Report for Consultation (Non Technical Summary) |
December 2012
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Public Consultation Period - Strategic Integrated Framework Plan for the Shannon Estuary The Strategic Integrated Framework Plan (SIFP) for the Shannon Estuary is an inter-jurisdictional land and marine based framework plan to guide the future development and management of the Shannon Estuary. It has been commissioned by Clare County Council, Kerry County Council, Limerick City and County Councils, Shannon Development, the Mid-West Regional Authority and the Shannon Foynes Port Company. The project is being overseen by a multi-agency steering group comprised of the above and other key stakeholders with an interest in the Estuary. |
November 2012
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Fáilte Ireland has been working with the Mid-West Regional Authority, and other stakeholders, to develop Ireland’s first long-distance driving route for tourists along the western seaboard – The Wild Atlantic Way. The Wild Atlantic Way is set to be Ireland's first long distance tourist route which will stretch for about 1,400km from Donegal to West Cork. Over the past three months a range of route options have been examined and a preferred route has now been identified. Before the project can progress any further it is crucial that you have an opportunity to submit your views and ideas on the preferred route. The route can currently be viewed on Fáilte Ireland’s website and at local tourist information offices. Click HERE to view the Clare/Limerick map of the proposed Atlantic Way route. A series of public exhibitions and consultation sessions are also taking place on; Thursday 22nd November 2012 11am-2pm -Community Centre, Foynes, Co Limerick, 4.30-7pm -Stella Maris Hotel, Kilkee, Co Clare
Friday 23rd November 2012 11am -2pm – Hotel Doolin, Doolin, Co Clare.
I would encourage you to come along to view the maps and discuss any ideas or opinions you have at this stage. You can also find further information on the project on Fáilte Ireland’s website including details of all scheduled meetings and an update on the project at www.failteireland.ie/wildatlanticway
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| November 2012 | Public Consultation meetings will be held to discuss the results of the Draft Lough Derg Signage Strategy. |
October 2012
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The Association of Irish Regions will hold its Annual Conference 2012 in the Newpark Hotel, Kilkenny on Friday 16th November 2012. The theme of the Conference is "Ireland's Regions for Business 2020". For bookings, please contact the MWRA on 067-33197 or air@mwra.ie |
July 2012
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Conference: E-Inclusion and Digital Public Services The DIEGO Project Partners have finalised the Programme for the DIEGO Final Conference which will be held in Corpus Christi College in Cambridge, U.K. on 25th September 2012. A representative from the Irish Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources will present the current situation with regard to promoting e-Inclusion in Ireland. For more informationn and to download the Conference Programme please click here. |
July 2012
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The Mid-West Regional Authority recently chaired a meeting of international freight experts in London as part of the Weastflows project.
Click here for more information on the project and to see the press release for the event. |
July 2012
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STEP Project - Request for Tender. The Mid-West Regional Authority has launched a request for tenders for external experitse to assist in the implementation of the STEP project, a project co-funded by the EU's Interreg IVC Programme. For more information on the STEP project and on the request for tender, please click here. |
June 2012
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SAVE THE DATE: The DIEGO Project Partners will host the Final Conference of the project in Cambridge, U.K. on 25th September 2012. For more information please click here. |
June 2012
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The Mid-West Regional Authority, in conjunction with the Mid-West branch of the Irish Planners Institute, hosted a workshop on 20th June to provide members of the Region's planning authorities with information on the national spatial planning web-viewer www.myplan.ie. Mr. Bruce McCormack (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government), the Project Manager for myplan.ie, presented a demonstration of the tool to attendees at the workshop and gave information on the next steps for future development of the tool. |
May 2012
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The Mid-West Regional Authority attended the 6th meeting of the International Steering Committee for the FRESH project in the Veneto Region of Italy on the 23rd and 24th of May 2012. At the meeting, the MWRA presented the way forward for ensuring that the lessons learned through the FRESH project are integrated into regional development policies. Please click here for more information on the FRESH project. |
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The Mid-West Regional Authority attended the kick-off partner meeting and conference for the STEP project in Pécs, Hungary on the 7th and 8th May 2012. The MWRA presented the situation in the Mid-West region in relation to implementing local sustainable energy policies. Experts from Hungary and Germany also presented the current situation in their regions and the Tipperary Energy Agency presented the progress made by North Tipperary County Council in making energy savings of 33%. For more information on the STEP project and to download the agenda for the Conference, please click here. |
May 2012
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The Mid-West Regional Authority hosted the most recent International meeting of the Weastflows project partners in Limerick from 2nd to 4th May 2012. Partners from other regions in North West Europe travelled to the meeting in Limerick where they discussed progress on the project and in particular the development of the Sustainable Gateways reference guide. For more information on the Weastflows project, please click here. |
April 2012
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The Mid-West Regional Authority and Limerick City Council co-hosted a DIEGO seminar in Limerick on the 26th April 2012. The seminar was held in the Clarion Hotel, Steamboat Quay, Limerick City and it presented the results of the DIEGO pilot in Limerick as well as a discussion of national and local Digital Inclusion policies. For more information and to download the seminar brochure and speaker presentations, please click here. |
April 2012
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The EU's Committee of the Regions ENVE Committee visited the Mid-West Region on 24th April 2012. For more information on the visit, please click here. |
March 2012
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Launch of new Weastflows project website: |
February 2012
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Mid-West Regional Authority provided funding, via the NEA2 project, for the development of a Smartphone App to guide visitors and tourists around the trails in the Lough Derg area. The App, which is available to download for free by iPhone and Android users, was launched by the Lough Derg Marketing Strategy Group. For more information on this and other initiatives under the NEA2 project, please click here. |
February 2012
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The NEA2 project, in which the Mid-West Regional Authority is a partner, will be included on the programme of the conference on 'The Marine Economy: A Key Component of the EU Integrated Strategy for the Atlantic Area' that takes place in Dublin on 7th February 2012.
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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. |
January 2012
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Mid-West Regional Authority signs contract with Cunnane Stratton Reynolds to develop a new strategy document for the Mid-West Region aimed at guiding the sustainable development and management of urban parks and green areas. This initiative is being undertaken by the Regional Authority as part of the Park Atlantic project which is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund under the Interreg IVB Atlantic Area programme. For more information on the Park Atlantic project and to read the press release for the contract signing, please click here. |
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. |
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 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). |
