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Minister Hackett announces the results of Call for new locally-led Farm and Community Biodiversity Initiatives • Approved projects spread across the whole country Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett today announced the results of an Open Call for Farm and Community Biodiversity Initiatives. 24 groups, of the 54 which responded to the Call, have been chosen to implement their projects over the next 18 months. Listing the pr...

May 28, 2021 2:43 pm 24 groups have been chosen to implement locally-led farm and community biodiversity initiatives over the next 18 months. Minister of State Pippa Hackett has announced the results of a €3 million open call. 54 groups across the country responded to the call, with 24 successful. Minister Hackett had originally allocated €1.25 million in funding however, the budget was then increased due to the response to the open call. The projects selected will focus on the promotion of...

Minister McConalogue announces commencement of Balancing Payments of €16.6 million of the Sheep Welfare Scheme   The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D., today announced the commencement of the 15% balancing payments to all eligible farmers under year 4 of the Sheep Welfare Scheme. The Scheme is co-funded by the European Union as part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme, 2014-2020. The rollout of the balancing payments brings ...

May 27, 2021 10:35 am The 15% balancing payments to all eligible farmers under year four of the Sheep Welfare Scheme are to commence issuing this week. The scheme is co-funded by the European Union as part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme, 2014-2020. The rollout of the balancing payments brings the total paid under year four of the Sheep Welfare Scheme to €16.6 million to some 18,300 farmers. This, according to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, provides a “signif...

Louth is leading the way when it comes to volunteering with the county being the first in the country to launch a County Volunteering Framework. Minister Joe O&...

Small and micro food businesses are being urged by the Irish Local Development Network (ILDN) to avail of the €5 million LEADER Food Initiative. The local

News Tuesday 25th May 2021 Our Rural Future: Ministers Humphreys, McConalogue and Hackett announce final call for applications to the LEADER Food Initiative €5 million fund aimed at artisan, micro and small food businesses Funding will help artisan, micro and small food businesses to respond to challenges posed by Brexit and COVID-19 LEADER programme a key plank of ‘Our Rural Future’ Small food businesses are today (Tuesday, May 25th) being encouraged to apply for funding unde...

The new whisky distillery that is aiming to become a north Wales tourist attraction Penderyn Distillery is hoping to build on the success of its south Wales operation which has driven its products around the world Advertorial The team at Penderyns new whisky dIstillery in Llandudno offers a warm welcome to visitors (Image: Barbara Smok, BMS Art) Penderyn Distillery is celebrating its latest contribution to local history with the launch of its £5 million whisky-producing facility in Llandudno. ...

May 22, 2021 10:00 am Local development company, North, East and West Kerry Development (NEWKD), in partnership with Trakt Piastów of Wielka Polska (Greater Poland), launched the ‘Women Active in Society Transnational Development Programme’ on Tuesday last (May 18). The initiative aims to increase awareness and participation of women in the north, east and west Kerry area under three key themes: farming, local producing and business. The main focus of the project will be the sharing of exp...

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