Elizabeth managed various teams during her career and she was part of the first management team at the EU’s biggest aviation research programme, namely Clean Sky Joint Undertaking;  the first EU public private partnership with the aim of contributing to putting greener aircraft into the sky.

After 6 exciting years at Clean Sky, Elizabeth and her family decided to go back to Ireland. Elizabeth had seen how the EU system works for many years and always felt that Irish businesses, research performing organisation and community initiatives could have more benefit from EU funding opportunities. She decided to start Eur Digital Village in March 2017 and to do so based within the rural economy of north Cork. Since beginning, the business has grown and Elizabeth works with clients across Ireland to support their knowledge of EU funding opportunities in the form of grants.

There is still much work to do to build the capacity across Ireland to enable organisations to be more strategic in their thinking regarding the EU funding landscape and how they can benefit from being involved. While direct funding is of course beneficial, the real strength of becoming a strategic partner with EU counterparts lies in the networking and community that is open for business and information sharing.

Eur Digital Village will continue to grow and has plans to be Ireland’s best-known strategic partner for EU funding opportunities. With our hands-on approach, we aim to support grant applications and increase the levels of EU funding arriving in Ireland and for our international clients using our 22 years of experience.