INTERACTIONS LIMITED

Their core work

Interactions Limited is an Irish private SME working in the transport planning and social innovation space, contributing specialist knowledge to European research consortia focused on urban mobility. Their project portfolio points to expertise in developing practical tools for transport authorities — converting research findings into transferable instruments that public bodies can actually use — as well as analysis of social dimensions within transport systems, including gender equity. They operate as a knowledge partner within large multi-country RIA consortia rather than as a technology manufacturer or infrastructure operator. Based in Kilcoole, Co Wicklow, they represent the type of niche Irish consultancy that bridges policy, governance, and transport research.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

With only two projects and no recorded keywords, a precise evolution is difficult to trace — but the chronological pattern is telling. Their first engagement (SUITS, 2016) was squarely in urban transport systems and practical governance tooling, focused on what transport authorities need to do their jobs better. Their second engagement (TInnGO, 2018) moved into the social and political analysis of transport innovation, specifically through a gender lens. This suggests a broadening from operational transport planning toward socio-policy research, or alternatively, that Interactions holds a stable consultancy profile that bridges both dimensions and selected projects accordingly.

The shift from practical planning tools to observatory and equity analysis suggests Interactions Limited may be developing a niche at the intersection of transport governance and social inclusion policy — a combination increasingly sought in European mobility research.

How they like to work

Interactions Limited has participated exclusively as a consortium partner across both H2020 projects, never taking a coordinator role. Despite modest individual project funding (averaging €113K per project), they engaged with 29 unique partners across 13 countries — a network breadth that indicates they are seen as useful specialist contributors within large, geographically distributed RIA consortia. This profile suggests they are most comfortable operating as a focused knowledge contributor rather than a project manager.

With 29 unique consortium partners across 13 countries from just 2 projects, Interactions Limited has a surprisingly broad European network relative to their portfolio size. This suggests their projects involved large multi-partner consortia, which is typical for RIA-funded transport research involving city authorities, research institutes, and private companies across multiple member states.

What sets them apart

Interactions Limited occupies an uncommon niche for an Irish SME: combining urban transport systems work with socio-political analysis of transport innovation. Most Irish transport firms focus on infrastructure or engineering; very few operate at the policy-research interface while also engaging with gender and equity dimensions. For consortium builders seeking an Irish private-sector partner with demonstrated experience in both transport authority tooling and social observatory work, Interactions offers a rare combination of credentials.

Highlights from their portfolio

• SUITS
  The larger of their two funded projects (€116K), focused on creating genuinely transferable planning tools for urban transport authorities — a practical, governance-oriented objective that distinguishes it from purely academic research.
• TInnGO
  A specialized European observatory on gender in transport innovation, signalling that Interactions brings social and equity analysis capabilities alongside their transport planning work — an unusual combination for a private SME.