Commission proposes to extend 2020 European Capitals of Culture into 2021

 

Due to the effects of the coronavirus crisis, the European Commission has today proposed to give Rijeka (Croatia) and Galway (Ireland) the possibility to extend their year as 2020 European Capitals of Culture until 30 April 2021.

Ireland’s ‘Go For It’ programme goes virtual to help entrepreneurs

The Go For It coaching programme is turning to virtual communication to ensure entrepreneurs can still get their business ideas off the ground during the COVID-19 pandemic. Business advisers can be contacted by phone or video conference to give guidance to anyone wanting to start a business.

Community paramedicine brings more efficient healthcare to rural Scotland and Ireland

By bringing together the national ambulance services of the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Scotland, the cross-border community paramedic project (Interreg), aims to improve rural access to healthcare in the pilot regions.

Network secures new funding for life sciences in Wales and Ireland

An EU-funded life science partnership between Ireland and the UK will help the Celtic Advanced Life Science Innovation Network (CALIN) continue to develop life sciences on the west coast of Wales and the south-east coast of Ireland.

Residents shape new programme for Border Region, Northern Ireland

The PEACE Plus programme will run from 2021 to 2027, continuing the work of the EU-funded PEACE programme for peace and reconciliation and economic and social development in the border regions of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Múscraí, Ireland, included in EU cultural heritage project

The Irish region of Múscraí has been included in an EU-funded project that aims to preserve the area’s unique intangible cultural heritage.

Ireland: promising AFib treatment moves forward

An Irish company will soon launch clinical trials for a device that could provide relief to people suffering from irregular heartbeats. The technology was developed thanks in part to EU support.

New approaches to the study of conflict in Ireland and Northern Ireland

Teaching Divided Histories project introduced new approaches to the study of conflict into school across N. Ireland and Ireland.

Recruiting new talent in the Irish border region

Recruiting new talent in the Irish border region. An EU-funded project is funding 50 new healthcare positions in the Irish border region to recruit fresh talent across a number of services between now and 2021.