Launch of the Louth PEACEPLUS Action Plan

Louth County Council will launch the Louth PEACEPLUS Action Plan at Mulgrew Hall, Muirhevnamór Community Centre on 10th April 2025.

The Louth PEACEPLUS Action Plan is a project supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), and has received €4,679,354 to engage with 4679 participants in 15 projects across three themes.

The first theme, Local Community Regeneration and Transformation, received €1,423,895 for two landmark capital projects, as well as various projects to animate these locations.

The first is the renovation of St Nicholas Church of Ireland in Dundalk to enhance its role as a shared musical performance venue. Secondly, there are improvements to the Battle of the Boyne site outside Drogheda, including the provision of new signage and toilets to improve a greater understanding of this historic location.

The second theme, Thriving and Peaceful Communities, received €1,391,441 for seven projects, including two sports projects, three arts projects and two youth projects.

The third theme, Celebrating Cultures and Diversity, has received €748,215, which is shared among six projects, including one multicultural history project, two former prisoner projects, a shared narratives programme, two minority group programmes, including a traveller and ethnic entrepreneur project and an LGBTQ capacity project.

All of these projects are 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 extension to Muirhevnamór Community Centre was built with funding from The PEACE IV programme, a project supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).

Each of the projects will aim to be as inclusive as possible and consider the importance of including a wide range of equality groups. To encourage far-reaching engagement across County Louth, activities will also take place in disadvantaged areas and include target groups, while most projects will contain either a cross-border or cross-community element.

The project has been supported by the European Union’s PEACEPLUS Programme, managed by the Special European Programmes Body (SEUPB) and supported locally by Louth County Council and Louth Local Community Development Committee (LCDC). Match-funding has been provided by The Executive Office in Northern Ireland and the Department for Rural and Community Development in Ireland.