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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB)
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Responsible for #EUFunding under the #PEACEPLUS, #PEACEIV and #INTERREGVA cross-border programmes to help build peace & prosperity.
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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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February 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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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
Guests at the PEAT+ project launch
February 2, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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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.
January 30, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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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.
January 30, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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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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January 26, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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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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January 22, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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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.

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January 21, 2026 at 11:59 AM
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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.
January 20, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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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.
January 19, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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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.
January 13, 2026 at 10:31 AM
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We would like to wish all our partners, projects, stakeholders and staff a Merry Christmas
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December 23, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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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.
December 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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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.
December 3, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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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
November 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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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
November 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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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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November 17, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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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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October 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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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.
October 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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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
October 16, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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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.
October 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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We were in Omagh this week to attend the launch of the €8.4 million Early Frailty Intervention Project (EFIP) PEACEPLUS project. EFIP was launched on International Day of Older Persons by The Co-operation and Working Together (CAWT) Partnership. Read more: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/...
Guests pictured at the launch of the PEACEPLUS EFIP project in Omagh
October 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Almost €5m in PEACEPLUS funding has been awarded to five projects that set out to engage in peacebuilding activities and to contribute to the creation of a more cohesive society in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. Read more here: www.seupb.eu/latest/news/...
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September 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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We have published research on the social, economic, environmental and cooperation impacts of the North South Implementation Bodies over the past 25 years - a key output from our S2@25 project which was funded by #PEACEPLUS.
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Cover of the report, with the CCBC and S2@25 logos, which reads - Implementing the opportunities from peace: An overview of the collective impacts of the North-South Implementation Bodies established under Strand 2 of the 1998 Good Friday/Belfast Agreement, August 2025.
September 5, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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🌟 Big news! The Shankill Shared Women’s Centre is a finalist in the 2025 REGIOSTARS Awards! 🌟

This PEACE IV project brings communities together & empowers local people. 🏘️💪

Vote for the Public Choice Award 👉 ec.europa.eu/regional_pol...

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September 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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GRASP (the Green Accelerator Skills Programme) is specifically for the construction industry, blending online learning with hands-on, onsite training across Ireland and the UK. Find out more at swc.pulse.ly/msx1djxqfu. GRASP is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the @seupb.bsky.social.
GRASP | South West College
GRASP will deliver training through online masterclasses and on-site practical workshops. In addition, a specially modified van equipped for heat pump installation and maintenance training will be procured and deployed for use by project partners and other stakeholder across the border region.
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August 22, 2025 at 12:28 PM