Southern Regional Assembly

23/10/2026

With less than a month to go be sure to register for the upcoming ESPON Seminar!

📅 11-12 November
🏢 City Hall, Cork

The theme of the event is Territorial Cohesion and Competitiveness: The Role of the Green Energy Transition in Driving Balanced Regional Development.

The seminar will include plenary sessions, expert panels and interactive workshops.

Further information and registration details are available at: https://buff.ly/1VVqkeA

23/10/2026

🇪🇺📚 Primary Teachers / A mhúinteoirí bunscoile!

Ready to bring Europe into your classroom in a fun and engaging way?

Registration is now open for the Blue Star Programme 2026/2027! ⭐

Supported by the European Commission Representation in Ireland and delivered by European Movement Ireland, the programme helps primary school pupils learn about the EU through creative activities, projects and events.

Register today and start your European journey! 🇪🇺

Primary Teachers! A mhúinteoirí bunscoile! 📣

Ready to bring Europe into your classroom in a fun and engaging way? 🇪🇺

Register now for the Blue Star Programme 2026/2027 ⭐
Proudly supported by the European Commission Representation in Ireland, the Blue Star Programme is run by European Movement Ireland and helps primary school students learn about the EU through creative activities, projects and events.

It’s a great way to explore European citizenship, culture, history and teamwork 🤝

Find out more and register online now: https://www.bluestarprogramme.ie/register/here

21/10/2026

Congratulations 🎉 to Dale O Brien Walsh from Coláiste Cois Siúire Co. Kilkenny on winning the Graduate online competition 🏆 and a trip to the European Parliament 🇪🇺 in Strasbourg!

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Congratulations to our week 5 winner:
Dale O Brien Walsh - Coláiste Cois Siúire Co. Kilkenny

Prize Sponsored By:
Southern Regional Assembly
and
Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform & Digitalisation

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The Graduate.ie programme is sponsored by:
European Parliament
Tipperary County Council
Southern Regional Assembly
Leitrim County Council
Mayo County Council
Louth County Council
Fingal County Council
Health and Safety Authority
Roscommon County Council
Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Northern & Western Regional Assembly
Communicating Europe
Cavan County Council
Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly
Department of Public Expenditure Infrastructure Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Fáilte Ireland
Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman - FSPO
CCPC

19/10/2026

The Interreg SMOOTY Project welcomes tender submissions for the Development of an Interreg SMOOTY Project Regional Mobility Readiness Framework and Evidence-Based Framework for assessing rural settlement networks for the Southern Region”

The objective of this tender is to support the Southern Regional Assembly in the delivery of the Interreg SMOOTY Project and the ongoing review of the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy.

Further information can be found within the tender documents accessed here:
https://buff.ly/aWjaImI

e-Procurement platform home page

16/10/2026

Join us for the upcoming ESPON Week Seminar

📅 11-12 November
🏢 City Hall, Cork

The theme of the event is Territorial Cohesion and Competitiveness: The Role of the Green Energy Transition in Driving Balanced Regional Development.

Further information and registration details are available at: https://buff.ly/1VVqkeA

16/10/2026

🌊 A new chapter for Irish Sea cooperation.

Yesterday, government representatives, funders and senior officials gathered at Monaghan Peace Campus to mark the legacy of the DISC project and launch the DISC Strategy and Action Plan, with Northern Ireland Finance Minister John O’Dowd MLA delivering the keynote address.

The Strategy provides a practical roadmap for future cooperation between Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland, building on the relationships, evidence and momentum created through DISC.

The DISC project was supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body – SEUPB.

16/10/2026

📢 Apply by 22:59 Irish time on Friday!

The European Parliament has opened a call for youth groups to organise activities at the . This is your chance to co-create one of the biggest youth events in Europe!

Learn more and apply in the first comment.

15/10/2026

🎉 We won! Congratulations to Meath County Council's THRIVE project, winner of a New European Bauhaus Boost for Small Municipalities! 👏

This groundbreaking urban regeneration project places community at its heart, transforming heritage assets while creating a more sustainable, inclusive and vibrant future.
The New European Bauhaus brings together the principles of sustainability, inclusion and beauty, encouraging us to put people at the centre of development and regeneration. It challenges us to create places that are not only environmentally responsible and economically viable, but also welcoming, accessible and inspiring.
It was an honour to be part of an awards programme that celebrates these important values and the projects bringing them to life across Europe. 🇪🇺✨

Learn more: https://buff.ly/9PInYc7

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15/10/2026