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Our Rural Future
Funding Programmes
€16 million investment in Ireland’s great outdoors
A total of 69 projects nationwide will benefit from a €16 million funding investment in outdoor recreation projects.
Grants & Subsidies
New bursary launched to support rural development students
€60,000 bursary will support six Masters students at University College Dublin, University of Galway, and University College Cork.
Funding
68 towns to receive funding for Town Teams
The first ever Town Team Support Fund will provide €10,000 funding each to 68 towns across Ireland, it was announced this week.
Funding Programmes
Record €164 million funding for rural towns and villages
A record €164 million funding allocation has been announced for 30 rural regeneration projects around the country, including the redevelopment of a former convent, and the provision of new community hubs and seaside boardwalks.
Funding Programmes
Funding granted for new public plazas, markets and town parks all over rural Ireland
Funding of over €20 million has been granted for 82 projects in rural towns and villages around Ireland under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme.
Funding Programmes
€25 million boost for library services
Projects will include the transformation of an old church in Co Louth, and a former cinema in Co Sligo into new state-of-the-art public libraries and community facilities
Funding Programmes
‘Town Teams’ of local residents to help develop Ireland’s rural towns and villages
A new €4.5 million funding package will include funding to develop a network of Town Teams that will “make their area a better place to live, work, visit and invest in”.
Funding Programmes
Vacant buildings to be transformed into community facilities
A former bakery, a vacant garda station and a disused schoolhouse are among 24 derelict and vacant sites nationwide that will be given a new lease of life thanks to a €4.5 million funding boost.
