Louth County Council signals end of PEACEPLUS Phase 1 Public Consultations

Louth County Council has announced the end of Phase I of the PEACEPLUS Public Consultations.

PEACEPLUS is a new European Union funding programme designed to support peace and prosperity across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland, building upon the work of the previous PEACE and INTERREG Programmes.

The programme recognises the importance of peace-building activity, but also of actions that contribute positively to the economy, building prosperity and adjusting to the new environment and challenges we face. 

This project will be funded by the European Union’s PEACEPLUS Programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body. County Louth has been given an indicative allocation of €4.6 million for its action plan 2021-2027.

A series of public consultation workshops were held in November and December, with the final Phase 1 Consultation occurring on 6 December 2022. The workshops aimed to identify peacebuilding needs in the community, and to identify project ideas for the PEACEPLUS action plan. 

The main themes of the action plan will be

1. Local community regeneration & transformation
2. Thriving & peaceful communities
3. Celebrating cultures & diversity 

Louth County Council says that there was an impressive turnout across the 18 consultations, from approx. 6-35 people at each session, with over 250 participants across all meetings.

Further consultation sessions will be held in Q1 2023, see the Council's website for updates: https://www.louthcoco.ie/en/services/economic-development/peaceplus/ and on https://www.seupb.eu/PEACEPLUS  

Alternatively contact 042 9324240 or peaceplus@louthcoco.ie for further information.

Louth County Council says it wishes to thank all those who contributed to these consultations, and that their input is invaluable to the PEACEPLUS Action Plan.