The Board of East Border Region Committee comprises sixty councillors, six from each member local authority. Councillors from every political party in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are represented. The board is responsible for:

• Policy
• Strategy
• Lobbying

The Executive Committee comprises of councillors from all member local authorities and is responsible for:

• Operational Decision Making

This involves the County Managers and Chief Executives of the ten member local authorities and is responsible for:

• Strategy inputs
• Advice and Guidance

The East Border Region Interreg IIIA Partnership is a new model of partnership established at a regional level to implement a part of the Interreg IIIA programme. It comprises a 50 / 50 partnership between:

a. Local Government
b. Social Partners

These representatives are drawn on an equal basis from the Local Authorities, Local Strategy Partnerships and County Enterprise Boards throughout the region.