Ireland Wales Programme 2007-2013 – Interreg 4A

The successor to the INTERREG IIIA Programme that operated between Ireland and Wales to the end of 2006.

What is INTERREG 4A?

Interreg means ‘inter-regional’. It is an EU Community initiative that aims to strengthen economic and social cohesion by promoting international and cross-border co-operation. The Programme has an overall aim of advancing the Lisbon and Gothenburg Agendas. Some of the issues addressed relate to innovation, entrepreneurship, the knowledge economy, climate change, sustainable development and providing more and better jobs.

The third round of the Ireland-Wales programme is now closed: from 25th September 2009.  Details of further rounds will be reported here as soon as they are announced.

The call will be targeted at: 

• Priority 1 Theme 2 – Skills for Competitiveness and Employment Integration
• Priority 2 Theme 2 – Sustainable Regeneration of Communities   

In relation to Priority 2 Theme 2 the programme would particularly welcome smaller scale pioneering pilot projects from organisations that are active in the community development and community regeneration field. While the 2007-2013 Ireland Wales Programme does have a more strategic aspect to it, this should not exclude smaller scale organisations that have an interest in developing links across the Irish Sea. A suggested budget range could be between €300,000 and €700,000, depending on the number of partners involved.

Further details are now available on www.irelandwales.ie. Any enquiries can be made to ireland_wales@seregassembly.ie or your local Development Officer: Patrick Lilly (West Wales).

Patrick Lilly
Development Officer / Swyddog Cyfrif Prosiectau
Ireland Wales Programme 2007 – 2013 / Rhaglen croes-ffiniol Iwerddon/Cymru 2007-2013
Territorial Co-Operation Unit / Uned Cydweithio Tiriogaethol
Welsh European Funding Office / Swyddfa Cyllid Ewropeaidd Cymru
Department for the Economy & Transport / Adran yr Economi a Thrafnidiaeth
Welsh Assembly Government / Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru
Government Buildings / Adeiladau Llywodraethol
Picton Terrace
Carmarthen / Caerfyrddin, SA31 3BT
Telephone / Ffon: +44 (0) 1267 225471
Email / E-bost: patrick.lilly@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Web: www.wefo.wales.gov.uk

Which areas are covered by the Programme?

Wales: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Gwynedd, Pembrokeshire and Ynys Mon.

Ireland: Dublin, Kildare, Meath, Wicklow, Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford.  Maps showing the areas covered are displayed on the web-site.

Want more information?

Visit the web-site - http://www.irelandwales.ie/