Projects

Nature is one step closer to being restored in the picturesque Bride Valley in north-east Cork and west Waterford thanks to an innovative EU-funded agri-environmental pilot project.

The European Commission has the addition of ‘Achill Island Sea Salt‘ to the register of Protected Designations of Origin (PDO). ‘Achill Island Sea Salt’ is the name given to naturally harvested sea salt from the waters around Achill Island, Co Mayo.

The European Commission has selected Dublin as the winner of the EU’s 2024 European Capital of Smart Tourism competition.

The European Commission has added ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ to the register of Protected Geographical Indications, signifying the fourth EU Geographical Indication awarded to the entire island of Ireland - comprising Ireland and Northern Ireland.

The BATPROTECT project, led by UCD's Professor Emma Teeling, has been awarded a 2023 European Research Council (ERC) synergy grant to look into the molecular mechanisms behind bats’ abilities to slow down ageing processes.

The Merry Mill, Ireland's first organic gluten-free oat mill has won a 2023 EU Organic Award in the category 'Best organic food processing SME'.

The winners of the 2023 BT Young Scientist Competition, Liam Carew and Shane O'Connor, have taken a second prize at this year's Contest for Young Scientists for their project: "Assessing the Impact of Second-Level Education on Key Aspects of Adolescents’ Life and Development".

There were 3 Irish inventors among the winners of this year's European Inventor Awards.

Ripple, an urban transformation project from Ballina, Co. Mayo, has won the New European Bauhaus Prize 2023 in the ‘Reconnecting with nature' category.