Ever wondered what the EU has done for Limerick?

• Limerick’s infrastructure has improved greatly as a result of EU funding.
• Limerick’s transport network has benefited from EU funding, with supported projects including the Limerick City Inner Relief Road, improvements to the N7, the Southern Ring Road, the Limerick/Nenagh Dual Carriageway, the N20 Croom Bypass, the N20/N21 Patrickswell to Limerick road and improvements to the N69.
• EU support has also helped improve the non-national road network in the county.  Indeed, between 2003 – 2006 alone, 37 non-national road projects were completed with some financial support provided by the EU.
• EU funding also supported increasing the capacity and frequency of the Limerick to Dublin train service.
• EU funding has helped improve waste management facilities in Limerick, with EU funding provided for civic amenity sites at Newcastle West, Kilmallock and Mungret, as well as bring bank sites around the county
• Drinking water quality and sewage management schemes across Limerick have also received financial support from the EU, with projects at Meenoline, Glenshesk, Shanid Lower, Limerick City and Kilmallock among others benefiting from EU funds.
• Tourism projects across Limerick have also received EU assistance, providing a boost to the local economy.
• Village and urban renewal schemes, and the EU supported LEADER program, have boosted the quality of life of people across the county and have helped to diversify the rural economy.
• €31 million has also been invested in increasing childcare facilities and access across Limerick.
• The European Social Fund has benefited Limerick by investing in the county’s people through youth programs, adult education employment initiatives and many more schemes.
• The Limerick City and County Enterprise Boards, which have benefited from EU funding, have helped start-up and growing businesses across the county.

Click here for the full Limerick county report (pdf).