News Archive
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Final RPGs Implementation Annual Report 2011
04 April 2012
The Final RPGs Implementation Annual Report 2011 was launched in Custom House today.
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Regional Advisory Group Make Submission to FSDI
01 March 2012
The Regional Advisory Group of the South West Regional Authority makes a submission to the Framework for Sustainable Development in Ireland
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FRESH Regional Advisory Group meeting
20 February 2012
The South West Regional Authority calls its third RAG meeting on Wednesday 22nd of February 2012
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New EU Projects in South West Region Authority signifies investment of €10M
06 February 2012
The South West Regional Authority, with other European partner regions announces a new and exciting range of EU funded projects for 2012. Addressing aspects of regional development such as clustering, sustainability and renewable energies, the investment will amount to 10 million Euro.
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TRAP Project – Territories of Rivers Action Plans Project Awarded EU Funding
05 February 2012
The overall objective of the TRAP project is to benefit from the interregional exchange and analyse, contextualise and transfer good practices in integrated water and landscape management among the partner regions.
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Invitation to tender
28 October 2011
An invitation to tender has been published on this site. Visit the download publications section to view the invitation which for a service contract for the formulation of policy audit tools addressing eco inniovation and Regional Sustainable Value Creation.
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SWRA publishes "TOWARDS A NEW MODEL OF PROMOTION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
20 October 2011
The Regional Authority published today the final in a series of reports generated by the Re-Thinking Entrepreneurship Project. The booklet brings together some of the key issues to be addressed in promoting entrepreneurship. The booklet can be downloaded from our website
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SWRA announces Autumn Seminar addressing Sustainable Development Strategies and Sustainable Value Creation
01 September 2011
SWRA and the FRESH Project will host a seminar on the 5th of October addressing sustainable Development Strategy Development and Sustainable Value Creation. This international event will be on special interest to policy makers, forward planners, politicians and others
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SWRA Launches Funding Guide
24 June 2011
SWRA has published a new, 'must have', booklet providing essential information for entrepreneurs, enterprises and SME's who seek funding/investment for growth. The booklet is published by the AT Venture Project at SWRA and is funded by Interreg IVB Atlantic Area. See our download area
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New Rural Broadband Scheme Announced
09 May 2011
Rural Broadband Scheme Announced by Minister Rabbitte Dublin 9 May 2011 Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte today announced a new Rural Broadband Scheme which aims to provide service to the remaining individual premises in rural Ireland that are unable to obtain a broadband.
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Regional Planning Guidelines Implementation
04 April 2011
The first meeting of the Regional Planning Guidelines Implementation Committee was held on 23rd of March.
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FRESH Project News Update
11 January 2011
FRESH Project announces a meeting of the Project Regional Advisory Group (RAG) in February 2011 and announces the "Energy in Ireland" report 1990 to 2009
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Ireland reaches new wind energy milestone
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Regional Planning Guidelines 2010-2022 Published
05 October 2010
The South West Regional Authority has published the Regional Planning Guidelines 2010-2022.
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Regional Authority Adopts Regional Planning Guidelines Review 2010-2022
30 July 2010
The Regional Planning Guidelines 2010-2022 were adopted at the meeting of the South West Regional Authority held on 27th. July,2010.
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Regional Authoirty to Consider Regional Planning Guidelines
12 July 2010
The meeting of the SWRA on the 27th. July, 2010 will consider the adoption of the Regional Planning Guidelines Review 2010-2022.This follows public consultation on the draft RPGs and consideration of the Director's Report on 40 submisions received.
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MInister to address Regional Innovation Cluster
30 April 2010
Minister for Enterprise Trade and Innovation Deputy Batt O'Keeffe T.D., will address a meeting of the Regional Innovation Cluster on Monday 17th May, at the Oriel House Hotel, Ballincollig. Other speakers will include represenatives of the European Commission and FORFAS.
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Review of the Regional Planning Guidelines 2010-2022
02 March 2010
The South West Regional Authority published the Draft Review of the Regional Planning Guidelines on Tuesday 2nd March 2010.
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FRESH - Forwarding Regional Environmental Sustainable Hierarchies
13 January 2010
The South West Regional Authority, in cooperation with the Mid West Regional Authority and University of Limerick, is about to embark on a European Project under the INTERREG IVC Programme.
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Regional Population targeted to grow by 644,000 persons by 2020.
03 July 2009
The government has published new population forecast data in respect of the region and it is now targeted that the South West will have a population of between 795,000 and 816,900 persons by 2022
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Regional Broadband
22 May 2009
Government has appointed Telecom Operator 3 to manage the roll out of broadband under the National Broadband Scheme.
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Promoting Sustainable Energy in the region
21 May 2009
The Regional Authority, in the context of implementing the Regional Planning Guidelines, has formed a Regional Forum on Efficient and Sustainable Energy.