Mid West seminar discusses future investments in sustainable energy

Local Government representatives and energy experts from throughout Ireland and Europe gathered in Limerick County Hall this week to participate in a sustainable energy seminar.       The event was hosted by the Mid West Regional Authority (MWRA) as part of its participation in the European STEP Project, which is focused on the improvement […]

EU agencies study Tipperary waterways

–        Latvian and Greek agencies adopt good practices after visit   Three Mid-West environmental and tourism projects have been showcased as good practice examples to regional development agencies from 8 countries across Europe.   Regional development agencies from Finland, Slovenia, Latvia, Greece, Romania, Netherlands, UK and Ireland last week visited Lough Derg, and the Olatrim (Tipperary) […]

Public sector works towards Energy Strategy for Mid-West

A major step towards creating a single Sustainable Energy Strategy for the Mid-West took place at the weekend when senior public sector personnel from the Region and beyond participated in a workshop at the Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) campus in Thurles.   The event focusing on encouraging reductions in energy consumption and CO2 emissions […]

Key to Mid West Region’s future competitiveness up in the cloud

The Nenagh-based Mid West Regional Authority (MWRA) is looking to Europe to increase the number of rural small & medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Clare, Limerick and Tipperary availing of Cloud Clustering technology.   The MWRA has been appointed as one of four lead agencies in an EU project named CREATE, which aims to stimulate the […]

EU Energy Commission To Make First Irish Visit

Commission for Environment, Climate Change and Energy to visit Tipperary and Clare The European Union’s Committee of the Regions (CoR) will make its first ever visit to Ireland later this month, it was announced today. Organised by the Mid West Regional Authority (MWRA) and LIT Tipperary, the fact-finding mission by members of the Commission for […]

New MWRA Public Park Plan For Mid West.

members of the action plan committee, park-plan-for-mid-west New MWRA Public Park Plan For Mid West Co. Tipperary, Ireland — 06 Feb. 2012 — The Mid West Regional Authority, in conjunction with Limerick City Council, this week awarded a €56,100 (ex VAT) contract to Dublin-based Cunnane Stratton Reynolds to develop the Urban Parks and Green Areas […]

MWRA Conference To Discuss Regional Economic Development

Planning and Housing Minister, Jan O’Sullivan, T.D., will join economic and regional development agencies from across Ireland at the Mid-West Regional Authority’s (MWRA) annual conference, details of which were announced today. The future competitiveness of the Mid-West Region, the importance of international connectivity, the Irish export market, and the potential for the Irish Agri-food business […]