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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
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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 Heather Humphreys TD, of an increased allocation of €70 million nationally for 2021 & 2022 under the LEADER Programme.
Peter O’Neill, Laois Partnership Company Chairman said the money can help local people who are best placed to apply.
April 1, 2021 9:32 am
The new €70 million Transitional LEADER Programme has opened for applications as of today (Thursday, April 1), according to the Irish Local Development Network (ILDN).
LEADER provides rural communities across the European Union with the resources to enable local partners to actively engage and direct the local development of their area, through community-led local development.
Commenting on the opening of the LEADER programme for applications, ILDN CEO Joe Saunders said:
“The opening of the €70 million LEADER Transitional Programme is timely as we begin to emerge from the Covid-19 restrictions.
LEADER will give local communities and enterprises an opportunity to respond to the emerging challenges for their areas and will support measures that provide employment and job creation throughout rural Ireland.
Lough Derg lakeside viewing points secure funding
March 17, 2021
NEWS viewing and discovery points are to be developed around Lough Derg, thanks to a partnership between agencies in three counties. Clare Local Development Company (CLDC), Galway Rural Development (GRD) and North Tipperary Development Company (NTDC) have come together to approve further project funding toward the development of the lakeside amenities.
The funding has been provided through the LEADER grant programme, and this is the second such project with these partners on Lough Derg in recent years.
“The tourism sector has been one of those worst hit by the pandemic due to the collapse of inbound travel and the restrictions on internal movement,” said Doirin Graham, CEO of Clare Local Development. “It’s all the more important we support it to bounce back quickly”.