European Links
Cumann Comhairlí Contae is Cathrach ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY AND CITY COUNCILS (formerly known as the General Council of County Councils)
Check regularly with the organisations identified below to keep abreast of EU news including funding opportunities which are relevant to local authorities.
The Irish Regions Office in Brussels plays a pivotal role in Irish local authorities engagement with the EU. Clink the links below to see the IROs home page and page dealing directly with funding opportunities.
http://www.iro.ie/about_us.html
http://www.iro.ie/funding/index.shtml
The links below connect directly to the European Union office in Dublin. Again the websites identified frequently update their content on EU developments and calls for projects.
http://ec.europa.eu/ireland/press_office/index_en.htm
http://ec.europa.eu/ireland/tenders_and_grants/index_en.htm
The two Regional assemblies have significant roles regarding the administration of certain kinds of EU funding at a regional level. The following links to the Southern & Eastern Regional Authority and the Border, Midland & Western Regional Authority will keep you updated on their local activities.
http://www.sera.ie/projects/index.html
http://www.bmwassembly.ie/index.html
Another European body relevant to local government but quite separate from the EU is the Congress of Local & Regional Authorities of Europe (CLRAE) which is itself a tier of the Council of Europe based in Strasbourg. CLRAE concerns itself with promoting the principles of local democracy as a democratic value in each member state.