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Friday, 19 September 2025
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Horizon Europe Ireland - September update
Ireland reaches €1 billion milestone in Horizon Europe funding
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Members of Ireland’s Horizon Europe National Support Network team with Jenny Melia, CEO, Enterprise Ireland and Minister James Lawless TD - pictured:
Back Row, L-R: Claire Whelan (Enterprise Ireland), Patricia Clarke (Health Research Board), Blanca Suarez-Bilbao (Irish Universities Association), Brendan Cahill (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland), Helen Murphy (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine), Michael Murphy (Enterprise Ireland), Sergio Fernandez-Ceballos (Enterprise Ireland), Eva Cummins (Enterprise Ireland), Mark Sweeney (Enterprise Ireland), Jane Carrigan (Irish Universities Association), Kevin Burke (Enterprise Ireland)
Front Row, L-R: Fiona Grant (Marine Institute), Monica Lechea (Irish Universities Association), Kevin Flynn (Enterprise Ireland), Grainne Walshe (Research Ireland), Martha Cahill (Enterprise Ireland), Jenny Melia (Enterprise Ireland), Minister James Lawless TD, Patrick Lansley (Irish Universities Association), Marina Donohoe, Yvonne Halpin (Irish Universities Association), Daniela Angione (Enterprise Ireland) and James Walsh (Enterprise Ireland).
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Ireland has officially surpassed the €1 billion mark in funding secured from the EU’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme.
With a national target of €1.5bn (1.6%) of Horizon Europe’s €93.5bn budget from 2021-2027, Ireland aims to secure a further €500m in the final two years of the programme. To date, 540 Irish organisations have been awarded €1.02 billion which equates to 2.09% of the €49 billion awarded so far, showing that Ireland is tracking ahead of its target.
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless TD said: “Reaching €1 billion in Horizon Europe funding is a significant achievement for Ireland and a clear endorsement of the world-class talent within our research and innovation community. This achievement demonstrates that Ireland is not just competing but is a strong innovator on the European stage."
You can read the full story here.
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European Research & Innovation Days 16-17 September, Brussels
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Members of the Horizon Europe National Support Network at the European Research and Innovation Days in Brussels - pictured L-R:
James Walsh, European Innovation Council National Contact Point (NCP); Eva Cummins, Horizon Europe Assistant Executive; Brigid Burke, NCP for Legal and Financial Rules; Daniela Angione, European Innovation Council National Delegate; Martha Cahill, Health NCP; Kevin Burke, National Director, Horizon Europe; Bob Flynn, National Delegate for Climate, Energy & Mobility; Kevin Flynn, EU Liaison for R&I; Sergio Fernandez-Ceballos, National Delegate for Digital, Industry & Space.
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The Irish National Support Network team and Research Officers from Irish Higher Education Institutes were among the thousands of attendees at this year’s European Research and Innovation Days which took place in Brussels this week.
Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation Ekaterina Zaharieva participated in a number of the sessions across the two days which focused on topics such as startup and scaleup strategies, life sciences and clinical research, gender and academic freedom, and R&D investment targets – and, of course, Artificial Intelligence made its way into most conversations! If you missed it, you can watch back the sessions here.
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Connecting Innovation: R&I Networking Evening at EU R&I Days
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Alongside the EU's flagship R&I Days, Enterprise Ireland hosted a networking evening in Brussels to bring together Irish and European research and innovation stakeholders.
We were delighted to be joined by Ireland’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the European Union Cáit Moran (pictured on the left with Liam Cronin, Director of Innovation in Nova UCD and Horizon Europe National Director Kevin Burke).
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The President of the Board of the European Innovation Council (EIC) Michiel Scheffer was also among the guests (pictured centre with Kevin Burke and James Walsh, EIC NCP) as well as European Commission policy makers and representatives.
Due to the popularity of the event, a bigger venue may be required next year!
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New Success Stories
This month, we’ve published two new articles on important Irish-led Horizon Europe projects. The VIGILANT project is focused on tackling disinformation campaigns linked to criminal activity while the Rural BioReFarmeries research project aims to optimise Ireland’s grassland to boost rural economies and deliver environmental benefits – you can read both stories further below.
National Support Network team updates
We’re delighted to welcome Monica Lechea to the Horizon Europe National Support Network team! Monica is the new acting National Contact Point for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) on secondment from ADAPT centre (DCU) and is now based in the Irish Universities Association. She takes over from Jane Carrigan who moved on recently to a new role – we’d also like to thank Jane for her great work and contributions to the team.
Need help navigating the Horizon Europe programme?
If you want to know more about upcoming Horizon Europe opportunities and how you can participate, get in touch with the National Support Network team - you'll find contact details in our Horizon Europe directory or email horizonsupport@enterprise-ireland.com
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Ireland's Networking Evening at EU R&I Days:
Top row, pictured L-R:
1. Sergio Fernandez-Ceballos, National Delegate, Enterprise Ireland; Lorna Walsh, TUS; Kay Duggan-Walls, European Commission
2. Kevin Burke, National Director, Horizon Europe; Albert Baker, ARC Hub for ICT; James Walsh, NCP, Enterprise Ireland; Mark Maxwell and Eric Kilmartin from Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
3. Ewa Kocińska-Lange, Policy Officer, European Commission, DG RTD and European Innovation Council and Daniela Angione, National Delegate, Enterprise Ireland
4. Eoin Gunnigle, UCC; Lindsay Dowling, TU Dublin; Bob Flynn, National Delegate, Enterprise Ireland
Bottom row, pictured L-R:
1. Lynn Murphy, TCD; Monica Lechea, NCP, Irish Universities Association; Saul Crowley, ATU
2. Menouer Boubekeur, Collins Aerospace; Michael Murphy, National Delegate, Enterprise Ireland; Doris Alexander, TCD
3. Kevin Burke, National Director, Horizon Europe; Martha Cahill, NCP, Enterprise Ireland; Fergal Donnelly, Senior Policy Officer, European Commission
4. Philip Cheasty, NCP, Enterprise Ireland; Mircea Modreanu, Tyndall National Institute; Hedi Karray, EIC Programme Manager for AI
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National Support Network team updates
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Patrick Lansley, National Contact Point (NCP) for Horizon Europe ERC Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH)
Ireland's ERC winners continue to strengthen Ireland’s global research presence with seven researchers recently securing ERC Starting Grants worth over €10.8 million.
Projects range from medieval genomics to chronic pain and memory studies. You'll find all the details from Patrick here.
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Jean Michel Portefaix, Expert Innovation & Applied Research, Enterprise Ireland
Jean-Michel is an International Technical Expert seconded to Enterprise Ireland from Expertise France. In this article, he provides a comprehensive update on Europe’s tech landscape following VivaTech 2025, a major innovation event in Paris, and highlights how European collaboration is shaping the future of technology. Read the full article here.
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The Horizon Europe-funded Rural BioReFarmeries research project aims to boost Ireland's rural economy and bioeconomy by extracting more value from grassland. It transforms grass into bio-based products like protein, flavourings, antimicrobial additives, packaging and fertilisers while still supplying livestock feed.
Read more about the project here.
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An Irish-led Horizon Europe funded project is putting new tools in the hands of European law enforcement agencies to help them in their battle against disinformation campaigns linked to criminal activity. The €4 million VIGILANT project will create a platform containing over 30 different tools which help to detect, analyse and tackle disinformation in multiple formats, from multiple channels, and in multiple languages.
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Starting Grants 2025: Examples of projects
This article showcases four ERC-funded projects including how false memories may benefit wellbeing which is led by Gillian Murphy, a senior lecturer in the University College Cork's School of Applied Psychology
Read the full article here.
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Galway-based space technology company Mbryonics is set to create 125 jobs over two years as it ramps up production at its new manufacturing facility in Dangan.
Read more here.
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Ireland’s free bowel screening programme is collaborating with Viatel for an EU-funded research initiative which explores how AI and microbiome science could help improve the future of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening.
Read the full story here.
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South Korean researchers and organisations can now participate in the €52bn Pillar II Horizon Europe programme as the country becomes an official associate.
Read the full article here.
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Upcoming events:
- 23rd Sept - ADRA Forum 2025. Details here.
- 23rd Sept - Reality Check on Horizon Europe Implementation. Details here.
- 30th Sept - Urban Mobility Days 2025 Vilnius. Details here.
- 30th Sept - EARPA Form Forum 2025 - Future of Road Mobility. Details here.
- 2nd Oct - Lump Sum Funding in Horizon Europe: How does it work? How to write a proposal? Details here.
- 10th Oct - Europe's Rail Info Day 2025. Details here.
- 14th Oct - Eureka – SMART Cluster Project Outline (PO) proposers day. Details here.
- 20th Oct- Manufacturing Partnership Days 2025. Details here.
- 23rd Oct - MANUFUTURE 2025 Conference. Details here.
- 23rd Oct - ALICE Logistics Innovation Summit. Details here.
- 28th Oct- Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) Boot Camp. Details here.
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