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ESB Evaluation / Irish Rural Link

IRL have completed an independent evaluation of the current community understanding of the proposed construction of a sub-station at Coolnabacky, Co. Laois as part of the Laois Kilkenny Electricity Project

Full report available here

Visit the ESB website here

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Irish Rural Link CEO elected President-elect of Diversity Europe Group

Irish Rural Link is pleased to announce that it’s CEO Séamus Boland has been elected President- elect of Diversity Europe Group, which represents Civic Society on the European Economic Social Committee based in Brussels. He is the first Irish person to be elected to this position since it’s foundation in 1956, as one of the EU’s institutions listed in the Rome Treaty.

The Group is made up of delegates drawn from each member state, representing sectors which include, community, agriculture, environment, consumers, social economy and various professions.

Seamus has been a member of the European Economic Social Committee since October 2011.  He is currently vice-president of the Diversity Europe Group and will take up the position as President in October 2020.

More information about the Diversity Europe Group is available on www.eesc.europa.eu

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PEACE Plus Stakeholder Events

PEACE PLUS is a new EU cross-border programme that will contribute to a more prosperous and stable society in Northern Ireland and the Border Region of Ireland. The programme will achieve this by funding activities that promote peace and reconciliation and contribute to the cross-border economic and territorial development of the region. It will build upon previous PEACE and INTERREG Programmes.

SEUPB are seeking the input of the public to help shape the content of this programme. The stakeholder engagement process started on 10 December 2019 and will run until 25 February 2020 All relevant documents and list and dates and venues of Stakeholder Engagement Events are available on https://www.seupb.eu/peaceplus