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09/05/2025

Sligo Library Strategy – Public Consultation in Tubbercurry Community Library

Sligo Library Service is undertaking public consultations with individuals and communities to co-design a new five-year plan for your library service 2025 - 2029.

You are invited to attend the public consultation and Sligo County Libraries welcomes your views at these meetings:
Location: Tubbercurry Community Library,
Date: Tuesday 13th May
Time: 6:00 – 7:00PM

All information gathered will assist in prioritising areas for the library service.


Libraries Ireland Sligo County Council Sligo County Library Tubbercurry Frc Tubbercurry Town Centre First Plan Tubbercurry Noticeboard & Information

09/05/2025

We would like to invite you to give your views and suggestions on the future direction of Sligo County Council Public Library Service.

Tell us what you think of your local library and to let us know how the library can be developed to meet your needs and your community's needs.

Information supplied on the form is entirely voluntary.

Thank you.

Click the link to access the Library survey: https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/bddbca33c22b400cb3259791c98fc7ea

Sligo County Council Sligo County Childcare Committee Sligo Family Resource Centre

09/05/2025

Sligo Library Service is undertaking public consultations with individuals and communities to co-design a new five-year plan for your library service 2025 - 2029.

All information gathered will assist in prioritising areas for the library service.

You are invited to attend the public consultation and Sligo County Libraries welcomes your views at these meetings:

Location: Ballymote Community Library,

Date: Thursday 15th May

Time: 6:00 – 7:00PM

09/05/2025

09/05/2025

Happy Europe day to the group taking part in Healthy Ireland Activator Poles programme in O'Boyle park

12/04/2025

A modernised cohesion policy to boost the EU's strategic priorities
the European Commission is revising the EU's cohesion policy to better support EU competitiveness and decarbonisation, defence and security, the Eastern border regions as well as affordable housing, water resilience, and the energy transition.

The objective of this initiative is to make cohesion policy more effective, by encouraging Member States and regions to invest in the European strategic priorities, while maintaining the focus of cohesion policy on reducing economic, social and territorial disparities. Member States will be invited to reprogramme part of their 2021-2027 cohesion funds to new investments in the context of the ongoing cohesion policy's mid-term review.

Strengthening Europe's competitiveness and closing the innovation gap

Given the role of businesses, regardless of their size, in steering research, innovation, knowledge and technology transfer, the Commission is proposing to extend the support of the European Regional Development Fund to large companies in critical areas, such as defence, strategic technologies, and decarbonisation. In addition, the Commission encourages Member States to increase investments in strategic technologies under the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform, to boost Europe's competitiveness and innovation.
Full information: https://tinyurl.com/3npnvchv

11/04/2025

The European Commission is revising the EU's cohesion policy to better support EU competitiveness and decarbonisation, defence and security, the Eastern border regions as well as affordable housing, water resilience, and the energy transition.

The objective of this initiative is to make cohesion policy more effective, by encouraging Member States and regions to invest in the European strategic priorities, while maintaining the focus of cohesion policy on reducing economic, social and territorial disparities. Member States will be invited to reprogramme part of their 2021-2027 cohesion funds to new investments in the context of the ongoing cohesion policy's mid-term review.
Full information: https://tinyurl.com/3npnvchv

10/04/2025

Commission Launches €5 Million Call to Strengthen European Fact-Checking Network

The Commission has launched a call for proposals to support the growth of a European Network of Fact-Checkers, in line with President von der Leyen’s 2024–2029 political guidelines, which introduced the European Democracy Shield initiative.
The call aims to contribute to fostering a more trustworthy and safer online environment for European citizens.

The initiative will strengthen the capacity of the fact-checking community across Europe, with the aim of ensuring availability in all EU Member States and official languages. It will build on, complement, and expand the work of the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) and other key efforts such as the European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN).

Key actions to be implemented through the call will include the implementation of a fact-checkers protection scheme against harassment, the building of a repository of fact-checks and the creation of fact-checking response capacity including for emergency situations.

Open from 15 April to 2 September, the call includes a total funding envelope of €5 million. It is open not only to stakeholders from EU Member States, but also from candidate and accession countries, as well as neighbouring countries associated with the Digital Europe Programme - regions particularly vulnerable to disinformation and foreign interference, including pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives.

Full info: https://tinyurl.com/ycysh6x8

09/04/2025

Commission unveils ProtectEU – a new European Internal Security Strategy
The EU commission is presenting ProtectEU – a European Internal Security Strategy to support Member States and bolster the EU's ability to guarantee security for its citizens. The strategy sets out an ambitious vision and workplan for the years to come, with a sharper legal toolbox, increased information sharing and deeper cooperation.

In a changed security environment and an evolving geopolitical landscape, where hybrid threats by hostile foreign states and state-sponsored actors are growing, where powerful organised crime networks are proliferating and criminals and terrorists are operating increasingly online, Europe needs to review its approach to internal security. Announced by President von der Leyen in the political guidelines, the Strategy will upgrade the Union's response to new and traditional threats to internal security.

The Strategy aims to foster a change of culture on internal security, with a whole of society approach involving citizens, businesses, researchers and civil society. Security aspects will be mainstreamed in the development of new initiatives, and a new European internal security governance framework will support the implementation of the Strategy.

Full information: https://tinyurl.com/2uswmhxd

08/04/2025

Statement by President von der Leyen on the announcement of universal tariffs by the US
In response to President Trump's announcement of universal tariffs on the whole world, including the EU, President von der Leyen said: (...) Europe will stand at the side of those directly impacted. We have already announced new measures to support the steel and cars sectors. Last week, we limited the amount of steel that can be imported to Europe tariff-free. This will give more breathing space to these strategic industries. Now we will also convene Strategic Dialogues with the steel, the automotive and the pharmaceutical sector. And others will follow. Europe stands together for our businesses, for our workers,and for all Europeans. And we will continue to build bridges with all those that like us care about fair and rules-based trade as the basis for shared prosperity."
Full information : https://tinyurl.com/bdexdt36

08/04/2025

08/04/2025

📢Share a story about your actions for the environment!

To coincide with our upcoming flagship report on Europe’s environment, we’re today launching an initiative called 🌱Our Environment : Our Future🌱 asking EU citizens to tell us about actions you take to make a positive difference for you and those around you.

Visit the link to learn more, submit your story, and help bring our data and knowledge on Europe’s environment to life through your own words.

https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0j2_nP0