What is the Project

NCC-IE Community Engagement and Animation Project (NCC-IE Cyber Community) tasks Cyber Ireland with supporting the NCC-IE community building and engagement activities, and industrial development. It will leverage Cyber Ireland’s existing activities and network to raise the profile and impact of the NCC-IE project to the cybersecurity community in Ireland.

Project Objectives

Supported Activities

  • Community Development: engaging “entities to participate in cross border activities as part of the Union Cybersecurity Community, increasing societal cybersecurity resilience and improving international cooperation”.
  • Improved Cybersecurity: supporting the uptake of cybersecurity grants by Irish SMEs to improve their cybersecurity.
  • Industrial Development: identifying opportunities to support Irish cybersecurity companies and address market challenges.
  • Dissemination: Disseminate the NCC-IE project, activities and Cyber Ireland’s tasks to the cybersecurity community in Ireland and Cyber Ireland members.
  • NCC-IE Community Building Activities: NCSC publications, NIS2 notices, Workshops, webinars and matchmaking events.
  • Cyber Ireland Community Building Activities: Regional Chapters, Special Interest Groups, Women4Cyber, CINC, R&D workshop.
  • EU Funding Opportunities: Support Irish companies to participate in EU programmes relating to cybersecurity through awareness and capacity building.
  • Mapping the NCC-IE stakeholder community in Ireland.
  • Researching cybersecurity baselines and solutions in the market.

ECCC and NCC-IE

The European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC) aims to increase Europe’s cyber capabilities and competitiveness and works with the Network of National Coordination Centres (NCC’s) of each member country to create a strong cybersecurity community. Ireland’s NCC-IE is managed by the National Cyber Security Centre.

The ECCC and NCCs seek to support innovation and industrial policy in cybersecurity, coordination investment and pooling resources, reinforcing the EU’s open strategic autonomy. They provide funding through the Digital Europe Programme and Horizon Europe programs, as well as financial support to third parties to improve cybersecurity.

Established in 2023, the National Cybersecurity Coordination and Development Centre, Ireland (NCC-IE) plays a vital role in Ireland’s cybersecurity community, engaging with industry, academia, research and other societal stakeholders to raise cybersecurity awareness and to promote funding supports and associated networking opportunities. NCC-IE also operates a Cyber Security Improvement Grant Scheme for Irish SMEs. The NCC-IE function is coordinated by the Capacity Building team in the NCSC.

For further information:

ECCC: https://cybersecurity-centre.europa.eu/

NCC-IE: https://www.ncsc.gov.ie/ncc-ie/

Project News

EU Funding Webinar 3
Our 3rd EU Funding Opportunities webinar will delve into the EU cybersecurity funding landscape and research priorities, managed by the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC). The National Contact Point for cybersecurity in the Digital Europe Programme will provide details of opportunities and supports for companies in Ireland.
EU Funding Webinar 2
Our 2nd EU Funding Opportunities webinar offered practical advice on how to prepare EU funding proposals and what supports are available to Cyber Ireland members. It provided a step-by-step approach to developing EU funding proposals and attendees heard further advice from a panel of experts.
eu funding 9th july
This webinar demystified EU funding streams and provided actionable insights for Cyber Ireland members. It provided an overview of the most relevant EU programmes for cybersecurity and to learn directly from companies that have successfully leveraged them.
health conference
Cyber Ireland is delighted to have partnered on the first Cybersecurity for Health Conference organised by Connected Health & Wellbeing Cluster at Dundalk Institute of Technology. We are now exploring the interest in a Cybersecurity for Health working group.
NCSC Conference 2025
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) will host its annual national conference this December to promote nationwide cybersecurity awareness, share industry and academic insights and create a platform for meaningful exchange across the cybersecurity community.
Cyber Ireland National Conference Overview
The NCSC exhibited at the Cyber Ireland National Conference and contributed to a number of sessions. Richard Browne, Director of the NCSC gave an opening presentation on “Cybersecurity State of the Nation”. NCSC Director of Resilience, Joe Stephens, presented on “Turning Compliance into Opportunity”. Orla Dempsey, Assistant Principal Officer NCSC, presented on the EU Roadmap on Post-Quantum Cryptography.

This activity is supported by the NCC-IE project, funded by the Government of Ireland and European Commission. 

This project is co-funded by the European Union under the Digital Europe Programme, Project: 101127902 — NCC-IE — DIGITAL-ECCC-2022-CYBER-03.