Tuesday, June 30, 2026

€2.6m to support Town Centre First Projects

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A total of 53 projects will be supported with up to €50,000 of funding provided per project.

The funding will support pre-development works for projects and support costs including detailed design, planning, procurement, professional fees, assessments and other development costs.

The planned projects include the enhancement of a town centre park in Tullow, Co. Carlow, to provide a modern play area with accessible natural paths and family-friendly areas, as well as the development of a visitor hub for Mount Errigal in Dunlewey, Co Donegal.

In Co Cork, pre-development planning for a new town centre plaza in Kinsale, and the development of a community hub in Ladysbridge are among the successful projects.

The funding scheme will also support the preparation of a programme of works to improve and upgrade the shopfronts on the Main Square in Abbeyfeale, Co Limerick, and works to redevelop the derelict Bridewell Building in Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan into a community hub.

Further information on Town Centre First can be found here on gov.ie.

Kathy Masterson
Kathy Masterson
Kathy Masterson worked as a freelance journalist and social media mgr with Changing Ireland from 2022-2024. She previously worked as a journalist and editor in regional newspapers in Limerick, Wexford, Kildare and Dublin. Kathy hails from Dublin and has been living in Co Clare for more than a decade.

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