Northern & Western Regional Assembly

Did you spot us in the Sunday Independent? We continue to Europe Day this week with school activities across the EMRA region, showcasing the EU’s impact in Ireland. Visit eufunds.ie/photo-competit… to enter the photo competition 📸✨ @EUinmyRegion @NWAssembly @SouthernAssembl

Europe Day 2026 🇪🇺 🇮🇪 Cllr. @colleranmolloy hosted Clare Transition Year students at the inaugural Europe Day TY EU Summit, engaging directly with EU‑level discussions. More here ➡️ireo.eu/clare-transiti… @clarecountycouncil @SouthernAssembl @NWAssembly @EMRAssembly @EU_CoR

Week in recap 🇪🇺 ✅171st @EU_CoR Plenary Session ✅ Plenary working dinner with Irish Ambassador to Belgium Kevin Conmy discussing Ireland's preparations for the upcoming Irish Presidency Strong partnerships and important conversations shaping the months ahead 🤝#EUinMyRegion

Great to visit St Coman’s Wood Primary School, Roscommon Town as part of our Europe Day school visits 🇮🇪 🇪🇺 It was fantastic to hear from 5th Class and Mrs Pauline Tansey about what they’ve learned from Primary Planet and how they’ll mark Europe Day on 9 May. #EUinmyregion

Great to visit Aughrim National School as part of our Europe Day school visits 🇮🇪 🇪🇺 We loved finding out what the students knew about the Regional Assembly and Europe, were very impressed by their flags and seeing how they plan to celebrate Europe Day. #Euinmyregion

Haven’t applied for the #REGIOSTARS Awards yet? 🌟 If your #EUfunded project is driving positive change in your region, there’s still time! Categories: 📊 A Competitive and Smart Europe ♻️ A Green Europe 🚆 A Connected Europe 🧵

Assembly Members engaged in a strong discussion today following presentations on the EU co-funded ARC Hub for HealthTech and its role in driving regional growth. #EUinmyregion 🇮🇪🇪🇺 🔗 nwra.ie/regional-assem…

📢Reminder: Five weeks remaining for submissions to the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy for the Northern and Western Region 🗓 Deadline: Friday, 22 May 2026 at 6pm Find out more and make your submission at: consult.nwra.ie/en

A great #LunchAndLearn seminar with the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the EU! The IREO were delighted to welcome staff from the @EU_CoR to jointly present on Ireland’s Presidency of the EU 🇪🇺 Thanks to everyone who attended 👏 @IrelandInEU #EUinMyRegion

📢 New EU funding for SMEs in the Northern & Western Region The Green Enterprise Pilot Scheme (GEPS) will offer €30k–€150k for low-carbon innovation projects. Have your say + register interest (5-min survey): forms.cloud.microsoft/e/3dMv98ba74 #GreenEnterprise #ERDF #GreenInnovation

That’s a wrap on this year’s Graduate.ie competition Huge congrats to all our weekly winners heading to the European Parliament in Strasbourg later this year. Enjoy the Easter break — we’ll be back in September 2026 Thanks to all our sponsors for your support 🙌

📊 NWRA launches new County Data Dashboards for the Northern & Western Region of Ireland. Covers up-to-date county data on: • Population • Economy • Housing • Climate • Transport For more information, follow the link🔗 nwra.ie/policy-and-res…

📢 Review of the Regional Spatial & Economic Strategy (RSES) 2020–2032 for the NWR is underway. The review will shape the future of of the Region from housing & jobs to climate action & infrastructure. 📧 Have your say: consult.nwra.ie 🗓️Deadline: 22 May 2026, 6pm

We are delighted to get our joint EUI-URBACT info session underway today at The Richmond event centre. @URBACT and EUI project calls, testimonials as well as networking are among the exciting things on the agenda!

Today is Saint Patrick's Day. 🇮🇪 See Ireland's infographic here.

Members of the Irish Delegation, Cllr. Jimmy McClearn and Cllr. Mick Cahill, met Mayor of #Limerick John Moran (@moranjohna1), at the @EU_CoR UK Contact Group alongside the @Europarl_EN UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly. @NWAssembly, @EMRAssembly, @SouthernAssembl

🍀 Today we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a touch of nature by sharing a Good Practices from Ireland! The Acres Lake Walkway, Ireland’s first floating boardwalk in Co Leitrim allows visitors to connect with the natural beauty of the Shannon Blueway. 💙shorturl.at/zr2Yy

Today we are thrilled to be at @TUS_ie in Athlone for launch the #ReSHAPE Skills Platform, an AI-enabled platform to navigate and address current and emerging workforce needs. It allows businesses and individual learners to be strategic about filling skills gaps for relevant career progression. 🤝 Proudly funded by the #EUJTF programme. 👉️ Check out reshape.ie for more #Pobal #EUJustTransitionFund @MidlandsIreland @UL @DeptCEE @eurireland @EU_Commission @EUinmyRegion @NWAssembly @SouthernAssembl

The @EUI_Initiative EUI Peer Reviews is live! Looking to sharpen your city's Sustainable Urban Development (SUD) strategy? Get expert feedback & peer support. 🗓️ Deadline: 22/04/26 📍 Open to: All EU cities Details here: buff.ly/CzUWiwh 🇮🇪 🇪🇺 #EUInMyRegion

Last week, we hosted the Association of Irish Regions (AIR) Training Seminar 2026 in Buncrana, Co. Donegal. It brought together elected members and regional assembly stakeholders from across Ireland to discuss regional development for the decade ahead. 👉 nwra.ie/air-training-s…