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#OurEUStory Awards Applications Open

Submit Your Entry to the #OurEUStory Awards and Win a Cash Prize!Applications for the OurEUStory Awards are now open! The #OurEUStory Awards celebrate the transformational impact that EU-funded projects have on communities and organisations across Ireland. €2000 is up for grabs for the best entries so don’t miss this exciting opportunity to tell your EU […]

5 Urban Centres awarded funding totalling €32 million under the Town Centre First Heritage Revival Scheme – THRIVE

Five urban centres are set to benefit from funding of up to €7 million each under THRIVE, the Town Centre First Heritage Revival Scheme, awarded under Ireland’s two European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Regional Programmes. THRIVE was developed by the Southern Regional Assembly and the Northern & Western Regional Assembly, working in close partnership with […]

Deadline approaching for Fáilte Ireland funding scheme for private and community SMEs to develop regenerative tourism projects in Midlands

24 May 2024 Deadline approaching for Fáilte Ireland funding scheme for private and community SMEs to develop regenerative tourism projects in Midlands Fáilte Ireland’s Private and Community SME scheme for regenerative tourism projects closes on 30th June 2024. Scheme to deliver investment grant-aid for private and community-based micro enterprises and SMEs within the EU Just […]

26 Town Centres awarded funding totalling €5 million under the Town Centre First Heritage Revival Scheme (THRIVE)

Twenty-six town centres are set to benefit from funding of up to €200K each under THRIVE , the Town Centre First Heritage Revival Scheme , awarded under Ireland’s two European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Regional Programmes.  THRIVE was developed by the Southern Regional Assembly and the Northern and Western Regional Assembly, working in close partnership with the Department of […]

Local projects in the Midlands to receive grants amounting to €18 million under EU Just Transition Fund programme

Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan TD, today announced the 15 projects in the Midlands that will receive grant awards amounting to €18 million from the EU Just Transition Fund (JTF) programme.

Winners of the AONTAS Star Awards 2024

The ESF+ was thrilled to be at the AONTAS STAR awards 2024 in Croke Park on March 8th, an event showcasing talent and awarding recognition in adult education and training. The ESF+ once again sponsored a Special Recognition Award for an ESF initiative. Twenty-four nominees were shortlisted amongst five categories, and four of these projects […]

2024 REGIOSTARS competition open until 31 May

The 2024 REGIOSTARS competition is open for applications until 31 May The REGIOSTARS are Europe’s yearly awards for cohesion policy-funded projects that demonstrate excellence and new approaches in regional development. 2024 applications shall refer to a project that has received EU co-financing from the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Social Fund, […]

Minister O’Donnell announces launch of new €120m fund to renovate heritage buildings in town centres

A new funding scheme under Ireland’s two European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Regional Programmes is providing €120m to support local authorities and their citizens to re-imagine town centres and to transform publicly owned vacant or derelict heritage buildings within those town centres through renovation, renewal, and adaptive reuse. THRIVE – the Town Centre First Heritage […]