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Ireland
Rural Development in Ireland is managed nationally through one Rural Development Programme (RDP), funded under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and national contributions. The RDP sets out priority approaches and actions to meet the needs of the specific geographical area it covers.
Explore EAFRD-supported projects in Ireland;
Browse through the Irish Local Action Groups (LAGs).
Rural development funding through the EAFRD is part of a broader framework of European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds), including also Regional Development, Social, Cohesion, and Fisheries Funds. These are managed nationally, by each EU Member State, on the basis of Partnership Agreements, strategic plans outlining the country’s goals and investment priorities.
Country Information
- Rural Development Programme in full (EN)
- ENRD RDP Summary (EN)
- DG AGRI RDP Factsheet (EN)
- RDP press summary (EN) Source: European Commission
See ENRD summaries of all national and regional RDPs. Find out more about RDP implementation and the broader Rural Development policy framework.
- Partnership Agreement in full (EN)
- ENRD Partnership Agreement summary with a focus on EAFRD (EN)
- See the full texts of all Partnership Agreements in the national language and summaries in English here.
See ENRD summaries of all 28 Partnership Agreements.
NRNs operate in each EU Member State to support and enhance rural development objectives, enable and facilitate exchange and learning between all the partners involved in policy implementation.
- Irish NRN website
- Irish NRN profile: main NRN objectives, membership, governance, budget and more.
- See the profiles of all NRNs.
The operation of each NRN is supported by a Network Support Unit (NSU) tasked with coordinating thematic and analytic work, facilitating networking and exchange, and communicating the work and voices of the network.
Contact the Irish NSU
National Rural Network Ireland
Moate Business Park
Clara Road
Moate
Co Westmeath
Ireland
Telephone: 00353 90 648 27 44
E-mail: info@nationalruralnetwork.ie
Contact persons:
James Claffey / Fintan McCabe (Communication):
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Maura Farrell (LEADER/CLLD, Innovation/EIP, Best Practice):
Philip Farrelly (Biodiversity, Climate Change):
Seamus Boland (EU LIFE):
Rural Development Division
Agriculture House
Kildare St.
Dublin 2
D02 WK12
Ireland
Telephone: 00353 1 607 2885
E-mail: RuralDevelopment@agriculture.gov.ie
Website: https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/emff/implementingbodies/
Finance Division
Agriculture House
Kildare St.
Dublin 2
D02 WK12
Ireland
Telephone: 00353 1 607 2799
E-mail: FinanceDivisionFMAU@agriculture.gov.ie
Website: https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/contact/divisionoffices/
