- Second Progress Report of Just Transition Commissioner Published
25th November 2020 - The Successful Projects under Strand 2 of the Just Transition Fund have been announced by Dept of Environment, Climate & Communications.
24th November 2020 - Cabinet approves €108m funding for groundbreaking Bord na Móna bog rehabilitation plan.
24th November 2020 - Minister Harris welcomes the submission from the Athlone IT & Limerick IT Consortium of their Application for a Technological University in the Midlands.
23rd November 2020 - Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme for 2021 - Extension to Application Deadline – 4pm Friday, 4th December 2020
20th November 2020 - Tánaiste announces €8.24m funding for Enterprise Centres
20th November 2020
Welcome to MidlandsIreland.ie
The Midlands of Ireland is a thriving, vibrant region with opportunities for living, learning, enterprise and tourism. Encompassing the counties of Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath, it is home to almost 292,000 people.
The landscape of the Midland Region is diverse, dominated by the River Shannon and its callows along the western boundary, interspersed with the lakes, wetlands, bogs, agricultural lands and eskers throughout the central area, the upland area of Slieve Bloom Mountains to the south and the rolling landscape of the Barrow and Nore valley to the south east.
The Midland Region has much to offer the tourist, from both a land based and water based perspective, natural heritage, archaeology, architecture, festivals and food are important land-based associations. Water based visitors can enjoy the River Shannon, the Grand and Royal canals, and the numerous lakes throughout the region which offer opportunities for outdoor activities and pursuits including boating angling, canoeing, cycling, walking and wildlife watching. Associated attractions include Lough Ree Environmental Summer School and the monastic sites of Clonmacnoise, Fore, Ardagh and the islands of Lough Ree. The wetland areas of Lough Boora Parklands and the Slieve Bloom Environmental Park present an innovative way for tourists to interact with the unique landscape of the peatlands.