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Galway Bay FM 13 March 2021 print Galway Bay FM Newsroom – Galway Rural Development and Forum Connemara have welcomed the announcement of an increase in allocation for LEADER Projects across the country over the next two years. This follows the news that the national LEADER allocation will increase by €50m, following EU support for the Programme. LEADER is a rural development programme co-funded by the EU which operates a locally-led, bottom-up, approach to meeting the needs of local commun...

Ministers Humphreys and McConalogue announce €70 million LEADER funding for rural communities and enterprises Increased funding will support rural communities and private enterprises in COVID-19 recovery Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, and Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, have today (12th March 2021) announced the allocation of €70 million through the LEADER programme for the period 2021-2022. The Government ha...

Minister Humphreys and Minister McConalogue have announced the allocation of €70 million through the LEADER programme for the period 2021-2022.

€50m extra for LEADER funding in 2021-2022 2021-03-12

Laois Partnership welcomes funding news which it says will be vital after the Covid-19 pandemic Reporter: 12 Mar 2021 Catherine Cowap, Acting CEO Laois Partnership, Mary Kennedy RTE and Peter ONeill, Chairman Laois Partnership at a pre-Covid-19 event in Portlaoise );  ); A Laois agency that provides vital help to community groups and businesses extra Leader funds announced by the Government will be needed to help rural areas after the Covid-19 pandemic. Laois Partnership Company, a member of...

TG01 All land you are planning to count as temporary grassland for BPS. You can include the areas of strips and margins of temporary grassland under the land use code you are using for the main land use of the parcel and they don’t need to be separately identified. Land lying fallow All land you are planning to count as fallow land for BPS. Wild bird mixes can be coded under a number of different land use codes, as long as in your individual example matches the criteria, for example: a) as ...

Hoggets heading to the MacGillycuddy Reeks for summer grazing. \ Valerie OSullivan A locally led agri-environmental project in the MacGillycuddy Reeks is seeking farmers with private or commonage land to submit applications for funding to carry out works in 2021. The MacGillycuddy Reeks European Innovation Partnership (EIP) project aims to improve the sustainability and economic viability of the farming in the High Nature Value area through the development of practical solutions to protect its ...

A training programme with the aim of strengthening local development in communities around Sligo was launched on Friday last. Innovating Communities is an initiative which aims to encourage rural populations to open their minds to new ideas and ways of working. It is intended that the project will operate through a Design Thinking type process which will put people at the heart of decision making and idea generation. Its expected that a total of 102 training courses with up to 900 participants...

Biodiversity actions – habitat creation / farm pollinators. The MacGillycuddy Reeks EIP (European Innovation Partnership Project) is a locally-led agri-environmental project, which aims to improve the sustainability and economic viability of the farming in the MacGillycuddy Reeks through the development of practical, achievable and innovative solutions in order to protect the biodiversity of this unique area. Funded by DAFM The project is inviting farmers to submit an expression of interest ...

Published: 10:32 AM March 5, 2021    Traditional Norfolk Poultry director Mark Gorton breaking ground on the firms £5m factory extension at Shropham - Credit: TNP A Norfolk poultry firm is investing £5m to double its processing capacity after the coronavirus pandemic accelerated the rising demand for free-range chickens and turkeys. Traditional Norfolk Poultry has started work on a major extension to its factory at Shropham, near Attleborough. The first phase, due to be completed in autu...