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Laois communities and local enterprises urged to access multi-million critical stimulus pot of grants Laois Partnership welcomes applications to access €2.1 million pot Reporter: );  ); Community groups and local agencies have been encouraged to apply for money to realise their project by the local agency that has just been given €2.1 million to award in grant support in Laois. Laois Partnership Company has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Rural & Community Development Hea...

The cost of the Elisa test and vet visit fees will be covered by the programme. Each of the three regions will be divided into cluster areas, the number and size of which will be determined by the extent and layout of the identified hotspots. The National Sheep Association, Adas, and the Farmer Network will administer the project in the South West, Midlands and North, respectively. Flow of knowledge “We hope the knowledge transfer flows two ways,” said Moredun’s Stewart Burgess, a leading...

A RANGE of free courses on building skills are to be held in the coming months. Wrexham Council has encouraged construction workers to apply for the courses, which are all free, thanks to the authoritys Traditional Building Skills programme. Each takes place at Coleg Cambria’s Bersham Road Campus and some will be streamed live online to the learners home after registration. The courses and dates are: Traditional Sash Windows: Care, Repair and Upgrading – May 7, 2021 Timber & decay cou...

April 1, 2021 11:56 am Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has submitted a proposal to the European Commission for the 10th amendment of the Rural Development Programme (RDP). The commission will have to grant approval for changes to the RDP – which will be in place from 2021 to 2024 – before they can be implemented. “This is an important amendment to the Rural Development Programme. It will formally put in place the EU funding that was agreed in the budget n...

SHARING OPTIONS: In the Republic of Ireland, Sinn Féin want to introduce front loaded, flat rate payments per hectare. \ Peter McCann Area-based payments where the same rates apply to all farmers in NI is Sinn Féin’s preferred option for future farm support. “We want to broadly retain the architecture of the CAP. We want to move towards an equal rate for single farm payment,” said Sinn Féin MLA Declan McAleer. Speaking to farmers during an online m...

Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue. \Philip Doyle The 10th amendment to the Rural Development Programme (RDP) has been submitted to the European Commission for its approval, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has confirmed. Announcing the submission, Minister McConalogue said Commission approval will formally put in place the EU funding that was agreed in the budget negotiations last year. “It will build on the RDP measures already in place as well as supporting farmers a...

Efforts are underway to establish a skate park in Listowel in a bid to provide the towns teenagers with a greater range of activity options. It is also hoped that such a facility would go a long way to making the town more attractive for visitors as a complement to the Greenway, which is set to recommence construction as soon as the public-health regulations allow. Its the first time such an amenity has been mooted for Listowel and provides a tantalising prospect for many teens, whod love the c...

Waste in homes and communities will be tackled. Picture: Pixabay Over the next few months, projects working towards the disposal of roadside waste, marine litter and more will be starting up across Wales. Led by Keep Wales Tidy, the Caru Cymru campaign which stands for Love Wales, will aim to dispose of waste not only in Welsh homes, but in Welsh streets. Lesley Jones, chief executive of Keep Wales Tidy, said: "Our attitude towards waste needs to stretch beyond not only our homes but ...

TISS View: Re-imagining futures by way of people-centred social innovation ANI | Updated: Mar 17, 2021 18:25 IST New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI/Mediawire): The Tata Institute of Social Sciences was born from Jamsetji Tatas vision to go beyond the creation of wealth, to using that wealth for the upliftment of the underprivileged. The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was established in 1936 as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work. In ...

A consultation process on the latest amendment to the Rural Development Programme (RDP) has begun, Minister McConalogue has confirmed.