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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Twenty-two projects from across Northern Ireland and the border counties have been awarded more than €1.5 million through the PEACEPLUS Change Maker Funding Programme. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/twenty-two-projects-across-sport-inclusion-culture-education-wellbeing-and-environment

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

On International Day of Peace, read this blog from our Chief Executive Gina McIntyre, exploring how investing in people, partnerships and communities helps create the conditions for lasting peace: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/international-day-peace-2026-investing-peace-every-day #InvestInPeace

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

NICVA has launched the InsightLink PEACEPLUS project to make it easier to compare data between countries and strengthen the case for inclusion and long-term peace. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/pioneering-new-voluntary-and-community-sector-project-aims-address-evidence-gaps-across

Speakers pictured at the PEACEPLUS launch event for InsightLink at NICVA HQ in Belfast

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The €772,593 CORE project, funded by PEACEPLUS, has been launched. The project is led by the Irish Environmental Network in partnership with Northern Ireland Environment Link. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/peaceplus-core-project-launched-strengthen-cross-border-environmental-cooperation

Speakers at the CORE PEACEPLUS launch event in Carlingford, Co Louth

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

More than €7.3 million of PEACEPLUS funding has been awarded to the REACH project to support children, parents and families experiencing mental and emotional wellbeing challenges. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/reach-project-awarded-eur73m-peaceplus-funding-improve-wellbeing-families-across

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

We were delighted to bring together PEACEPLUS partners, project leads, policymakers and sector experts for PEACEPLUS Allies for Change. The event explored the role we can all play in helping to end violence against women and girls and create communities where everyone can feel safe and be safe.

Speakers at the PEACEPLUS Allies for Change event in Belfast.

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

📷 Vote for Waterside Shared Village in the REGIOSTARS 2026 Awards! ec.europa.eu/regional_pol... Please vote, like and share to put Waterside Shared Village on the European stage. #REGIOSTARS2026 #WatersideSharedVillage #SEUPB #PEACEIV #SharedFuture #EuropeCloserToCitizens #EUFunding #PeaceBuilding

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Twenty-eight new projects have been awarded more than €2.2 million through the PEACEPLUS Change Maker Funding Programme. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/twenty-eight-community-projects-across-sport-education-culture-wellbeing-and-inclusion

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

A range of community-led initiatives have been awarded a combined total of €742,927 in funding under the PEACEPLUS Change Maker Programme. Read more here: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/support-ethnic-minorities-and-projects-involving-photography-barn-owls-and-football

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

The PEACE IV-funded Waterside Shared Village in Derry/Londonderry has been named among the top projects in Europe for strengthening community connections. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/peace-funded-waterside-shared-village-named-among-europes-best-project-shortlisted

Aerial view of Waterside Shared Village in Derry/Londonderry

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The €2.4m Public Health Knowledge Hub project has been launched to develop a new set of comparable all-island public health indicators and improve health outcomes. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/eur24m-peaceplus-project-phkh-will-gather-new-population-data-support-better-policy-and

Speakers pictured at the Public Health Knowledge Hub (PHKH) PEACEPLUS project launch at the Ballymascanlon Hotel outside Dundalk

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Yesterday saw the launch of the €1.89 million cross-border COLOUR (Communities of Learning, Openness and Understanding Through Rights) PEACEPLUS project. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/eur189m-peaceplus-funded-colour-project-uses-childrens-rights-build-cross-border @unicefireland.bsky.social

Speakers and schoolchildren pictured at the PEACEPLUS launch event of the COLOUR project in Carlingford, Co Louth.

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

We were pleased to join the BRAVE Project launch last week. BRAVE is an important PEACEPLUS initiative to empower women with leadership, advocacy and community engagement skills. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/brave-project-launched-empower-women-leadership-advocacy-and-community-engagement

Speakers pictured at the PEACEPLUS project launch for BRAVE in Belfast.

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

We are now accepting applications to PEACEPLUS Investment Area 6.1 Strategic Planning and Engagement, with a total value of €6 million in funding available: peaceplussupport.seupb.eu/op/p/6a1d9f3...

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

We are delighted to announce that five projects from across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland have received a combined €116,565 through the PEACEPLUS Change Maker Funding Programme to support inclusion and community engagement. 👉 Find out more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/...

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Community initiatives across sport, wellbeing and the arts awarded €116k in Change Maker funding

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Northern Ireland Environment Link (NIEL) and the Irish Environmental Network (IEN) have launched the CHANGE PEACEPLUS project. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/peaceplus-change-project-launched-strengthen-cross-border-environmental-cooperation

Guests and speakers pictured at the PEACEPLUS launch event for the CHANGE project

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Twelve projects have been awarded a total of €919,794 in Change Maker funding to deliver innovative, community-led initiatives that promote connection, inclusion and peacebuilding: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/community-projects-spanning-education-farming-sport-heritage-arts-and-wellbeing-share

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

A signing ceremony has marked the beginning of a partnership to deliver 8 Intercity trains for the Belfast-Dublin Enterprise service. The project is supported with €165m PEACEPLUS funding: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/first-minister-deputy-first-minister-taoiseach-and-tanaiste-herald-landmark-deal-new

Guests and speakers at a ceremonial signing in Grand Central Station in Belfast to mark a new fleet of eight state-of-the-art Intercity trains for the Belfast-Dublin Enterprise service.

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

The €1.02 million Social Value Collaborative (SVC) PEACEPLUS project has been launched. SVC will provide training, coaching and digital tools to help organisations measure and evidence social impact. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/launch-eu1-million-project-grow-social-value-across-borders

Guests pictured at the launch of the PEACEPLUS project Social Value Collaborative in Belfast

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Three PEACEPLUS projects aiming to strengthen climate change resilience and coastal community engagement in Irish seas have been launched at a joint event in Belfast. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/launch-three-peaceplus-projects-strengthen-climate-change-resilience-and-coastal

Guests pictured at the joint launch of the ACCLIMATISE, MOSAIC and CMAP PEACEPLUS projects in Belfast.

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

North South ESTEEM, a three-year PEACEPLUS project designed to remove long standing barriers to cross border student and employment skills mobility, has been launched. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/atu-launches-major-all-island-initiative-transform-cross-border-education-and-skills

Guests at the launch of the North South ESTEEM PEACEPLUS project at Atlantic Technological University (ATU) in Letterkenny, Co Donegal.

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NICVA @nicva.org · 23/02/2026

A full house for our second PEACEPLUS CEP networking event on Inclusive Community Development last week. Keynote speaker Lilian Seenoi-Barr challenged us: “Communities do not need saving. They need a voice.” And asked: Who is missing from your table? #BelfastPEACEPLUS @seupb.bsky.social

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NICVA @nicva.org · 23/02/2026

Through roundtables and workshops, supported by our CEP delivery partners, the focus was on practical action and collaboration. The Community Empowerment Programme is delivered as part of the Belfast PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan and supported by PEACEPLUS, managed by @seupb.bsky.social.

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

This week we attended the launch of CONNECT, a four-year PEACEPLUS project to help people connect, appreciate different perspectives, and encourage stronger community ties. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/eu208-million-peaceplus-connect-project-launches-uniting-communities-through-leadership

Guests pictured at the launch of the PEACEPLUS CONNECT project in Monaghan.

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Stay up to date with the latest developments across PEACEPLUS Our newsletter provides information on programme news, funding opportunities, project progress and upcoming events. If you want to keep informed of all our PEACEPLUS activity, subscribe here: mailchi.mp/seupb/peacep...

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

SEUPB has joined Instagram! We’ve launched a new Instagram account where we’ll be sharing updates, highlights, and a closer look at some of our projects. If you’d like to stay updated, give us a follow and share this post to help spread the word. www.instagram.com/specialeupro...

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

We are delighted to have five relay teams competing in this year’s Belfast City Marathon. We are raising funds to support the lifechanging and lifesaving work of Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke, in memory of our dear friend and colleague, Paul Beattie. More: eventmaster.ie/fundraising/...

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The Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) is delighted to have five relay teams competing in this year’s Phoenix Energy Belfast City Marathon. We are raising much-needed funds to support the lifechangin...

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

We were delighted to attend the launch of DATUM, a major new cross-border initiative designed to accelerate digital transformation for manufacturing SMEs. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/...

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Cross-border DATUM programme launched to accelerate digital transformation for manufacturing SMEs

Cross-Border DATUM Programme Launched to Accelerate Digital Transformation for Manufacturing SMEs

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

We were delighted to attend the launch of Sport 4 Peace, a major new PEACEPLUS project led by @ulstergaa.bsky.social in partnership with @ulsterrugby.bsky.social, @irishfootball.bsky.social and the Irish Football Association. Read More: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/...

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Sporting organisations across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland can apply for up to €100,000 each through the PEACEPLUS Change Makers Funding Programme. Find out more here: www.seupb.eu/peaceplus/change-maker-funding-programme @pobal.ie

Pictured at the recent Sport 4 Peace launch at Newforge Sports Complex in Belfast are Northern Ireland football manager Michael O’Neill, Lizzy Kent, Head of Women & Girls’ Football at the FAI, former All-Ireland-winning footballer and GAA pundit Peter Canavan, and Ulster Rugby’s General Manager, Rory Best.

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

The PEACEPLUS Change Maker Funding Programme is now open, offering €40 million to support grassroots projects that bring communities together across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. Learn more and apply here: www.seupb.eu/peaceplus/change-maker-funding-programme @pobal.ie

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

PEAT+, a major €19.2 million cross-border PEACEPLUS project to restore peatlands, enhance biodiversity and combat climate change, has been officially launched today on World Wetlands Day.  Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/eu192-million-cross-border-peatland-restoration-project-launched

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

A PEACEPLUS project aimed at creating a more inclusive society within communities on both sides of the border - the Intercultural Cross-border Inclusion Programme - has been launched. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/project-aimed-fostering-more-inclusive-society-launched-monaghan-peace-campus

Guests at the Intercultural Cross-border Inclusion (ICI) PEACEPLUS project launch in Monaghan.

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

We were delighted to attend the launch of the Health Frontiers–Technology Innovation Centre (HF-TIC) PEACEPLUS project at @ulsteruni.bsky.social in Belfast. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/driving-future-healthcare-health-frontiers-technology-innovation-centre-launches-power

Guests at the HF-TIC PEACEPLUS launch event in Belfast.

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

PEACEPLUS will provide a new funding opportunity for groups SEUPB has identified as underrepresented in the Programme. Info sessions will run from 19 to 27 February. For info, email js.peaceplus@seupb.eu. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/new-peaceplus-funding-call-aimed-underrepresented-groups

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

PEACEPLUS funding of €8,661,034 has been announced for ONSIDE Evolution, a major new cross-border initiative designed to tackle social and digital exclusion among disabled people and carers across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/...

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

We were delighted to attend the launch of Right Support Right Time (RSRT), a major new cross‑border mental health and wellbeing initiative supported through PEACEPLUS. Read more: lnkd.in/eW9PXUBB

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

PEACEPLUS funding of €16.7 million is helping to create Riverine Community Park – a 30-acre cross-border space across Strabane and Lifford – launched last Friday. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/connecting-communities-strabane-and-lifford-new-eu167m-shared-space-riverine-community

Guests and speakers at the PEACEPLUS launch event for the Riverine Community Park project.

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

We were delighted to attend the launch of the PEACE-Air project at Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Donegal, marking the beginning of a major cross-border initiative supported by PEACEPLUS. Read more here: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/eu65million-peace-air-project-launched-donegal

Guests and speakers at the PEACEPLUS launch event for PEACE-Air at ATU in Letterkenny.

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Meet OUR Generation, a PEACEPLUS project creating lasting change for children, young people, and communities across the region. Building on @amhni.bsky.social's PEACE IV project, OUR Generation is tackling the intergenerational impact of trauma and fostering emotional resilience and peace.

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

We would like to wish all our partners, projects, stakeholders and staff a Merry Christmas

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

We were delighted to attend the launch of the €10m collaborative research project ONEHEALTH. The PEACEPLUS project has received funding of €9.8m and will be led by Catalyst. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/eu10million-cross-border-onehealth-project-launched-address-critical-public-health

Guests and speakers at the ONEHEALTH launch event in Belfast.

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

We were delighted to help mark the launch of the CyberQuest project, a transformative PEACEPLUS-funded initiative led by The Bytes Project. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/cyberquest-project-launches-transform-cybersecurity-skills-and-youth-opportunities

Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald, SEUPB CEO Gina McIntyre and Stephen Dallas, CEO of The Bytes Project, at the CyberQuest PEACEPLUS launch event in Belfast.

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Ards and North Down Borough Council has officially launched its €5,681,833 PEACEPLUS Co-designed Local Action Plan. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/ards-and-north-down-borough-council-launches-eu56m-peaceplus-local-action-plan

Guests at the launch of the Ards and North Down Borough Council PEACEPLUS Co-designed Local Action Plan

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

The Community Connections and Well-being Project (CCWP), a €9.6 million cross-border PEACEPLUS initiative, has been launched in Monaghan. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/new-eu96-million-cross-border-mental-health-and-well-being-project-launched

Guests at the PEACEPLUS Community Connections and Well-being Project (CCWP) launch event in Monaghan

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

More than €11 million in PEACEPLUS funding has been announced to support three transformative projects under the Smart Towns and Villages investment area. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/more-eu11-million-peaceplus-funding-smart-towns-and-villages-projects-across-northern

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Eleven diverse community projects will receive a total of almost €300,000, with the first successful applicants to the PEACEPLUS Change Maker Funding Programme being announced. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/almost-eu300000-peaceplus-funding-awarded-11-projects-change-maker-grants-announced

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Congratulations to the PEACE-funded Shankill Shared Women’s Centre on winning the prestigious ‘A Europe Closer to Citizens’ category at this year’s REGIOSTARS awards ceremony in Brussels. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/shankill-shared-womens-centre-wins-prestigious-regiostars-award

Lesley-Anne Kinnon and Dr Betty Carlisle MBE, from Shankill Shared Women's Centre, with SEUPB Chief Executive Gina McIntyre (centre), pictured at the REGIOSTARS awards in Brussels.

Photo of the exterior of Shankill Shared Women's Centre in Belfast.

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

A major cross-community sports facility will be built in Cavan after more than €15m of PEACEPLUS funding was secured for the Cavan Regional Sports Campus project. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/eu15m-peaceplus-funding-announced-new-cavan-regional-sports-campus

An artist’s impression of the Cavan Regional Sports Campus project

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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) @seupb.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

The Co-operation and Working Together (CAWT) Partnership has launched its €7.9 million PEACEPLUS-funded Early Intervention Support Youth Hubs (EASY) project, aimed at providing early intervention support to 9,000 children, young people and families. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/...

Invited guests and speakers attending the launch of the PEACEPLUS-funded Early Intervention Support Youth Hubs (EASY) project.

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