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Roscommon hosting Northern and Regional Assembly today as local authorities told about missing out on significant EU cash

October 26, 2023 Dedicated Hosting News 0

Midlands-Northwest MEP Colm Markey says dedicated EU funding officers for each county council are necessary

Midlands-Northwest MEP, Colm Markey.

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Local authorities could be missing out on significant amounts of EU cash according to local MEP Colm Markey. He was speaking ahead of an address to the Northern and Western Regional Assembly in Co. Roscommon today.

The Midlands-North-West MEP said a dedicated EU funding officer within each County Council would help facilitate access to crucial funding.

He commented, “Substantial EU funding is available to support both community groups and local authorities, however a lack of expertise means many counties are missing out. Having a dedicated EU funding officer could be of particular benefit to counties in the northern…


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Newfoundland and Labrador Hosting Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race

September 26, 2023 Web Shared Hosting News 0

Newfoundland and Labrador Hosting Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race

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The Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race (GNCTR), is the oldest and largest engineering student design competition in Canada.

Newfoundland and Labrador, for the very first time, will play host to the event for its 50th anniversary this February.

Regan Hogan, Co-Chair of the GNCTR 2024 Organizing Committee, spoke with enthusiasm on hosting the high octane event that brings students and industry professionals from across Canada to the island.

Hogan shared that organizers are proud to play host to the event for its 50th anniversary, the first time the event will head to Atlantic Canada.

Featuring workshops and events in St. John’s and the much hyped races at White Hills in Clarenville, on February 10, the non-profit group of MUN…


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Greeley, other northern Colorado cities hosting Overdose Awareness events – Greeley Tribune

August 11, 2023 Web Shared Hosting News 0

The North Colorado Health Alliance is hosting four Overdose Awareness events Aug. 26 and 27 throughout northern Colorado.

More than 108,000 people die from an overdose in the United States each year, according to a Changing Minds news release.

Changing Minds, a local substance use disorder and addiction awareness campaign, is encouraging people to join the fight to stop overdoses through awareness events in Greeley, Loveland, Fort Collins and Estes Park.

Hosted by North Colorado Health Alliance, the events aim to raise awareness, start conversations and take action when it comes to addiction and overdose impacts on people, families and communities, the release said. The efforts also seek to provide support and resources to those affected.

The following northern Colorado Overdose…


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Northern Ireland business groups welcome Brexit deal ‘certainty’

February 27, 2023 Web Shared Hosting News 0

A group representing all the main industries in Northern Ireland said a new EU/UK deal on post-Brexit trade rules for the region will help secure the stability and certainty that impacted businesses had sought.

“Reaching an agreement is an important step in securing the stability and certainty businesses have been seeking,” said the Northern Ireland Business Brexit Working Group, whose members include manufacturers, retailers, farmers and hauliers.

“It is our shared aspiration that the agreement will deliver a unique platform that unlocks economic growth and investment, but we will need time and space to work through the technical detail with our members,” the group said in a statement.

(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated…


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Rapid Needs Assessment (RNA) of IDP-hosting areas Northern Oblasts, Ukraine, April 2022 – Ukraine

April 16, 2022 Web Shared Hosting News 0

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Since the military escalation in February 2022, over 7.14 million people have been displaced internally throughout Ukraine. At the request of the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group (ICCG), a Rapid Needs Assessment (RNA) was launched with the support of REACH in order to inform humanitarian actors responding to the displacement crisis.

Data was collected through 55 structured phone interviews with NGO and local authority key informants (KIs) in 38 settlements of northern oblasts (Zhytomyrska, Kyivska, Sumska, Chernihivska and Kyiv city) between March 25-April 6. In addition, three qualitative individual interviews were conducted with KIs working in Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, and Kyiv city. For quantitative data collection, a minimum of four settlements were…


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