The Southern Region consists of 10 local authority areas: Carlow, Tipperary, Waterford City & County, Wexford, Kilkenny, Cork City, Cork County, Kerry, Clare, and Limerick City & County.
It incorporates three Strategic Planning Areas, also known as NUTS III regions for EU funding purposes:
South-East: Carlow, Tipperary*, Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny,
South-West: Cork City, Cork County, Kerry,
Mid-West: Clare, Limerick, Tipperary*.
*Tipperary is part of both the South-East and the Mid-West SPA/ NUTS III regions.