€2million LEADER funding for Cork
SIXTEEN projects in the Duhallow region will benefit by some €418,062 in the latest round of LEADER funding, which sees €2 million distributed throughout Cork.
The projects in the Duhallow region to benefit in this latest round include: Duhallow Youth Research Project
Coillte Slaintiúil ( Neil Vaughan)
Dromahane Community Playground Renovation of Milford Community Hall Upgrading of Heating in Newtownshandrum’s Community Hall
Footpath to Boherbue Graveyard
Kanturk Mart Car Park
Lyre Community Park & Leisure Area Millstreet Daycare Centre Refurbishment of Boherbue Community Sports Centre & Construction of Indoor Sports Wall Repair of roof of Boherbue Parish Hall
Self Catering Millstreet ( Tom Dennehy)
Stabling for Kilguilkey House Equestrian Technical Support for Curriculum Development, Quality Assurance at James O’Keeffe Institute, Newmarket The Provision of a Suite of Start Your Own Business Training Programmes
Upgrading / Development of Newmarket Pitch and Putt
The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring TD, welcomed the approval of the 1,000th LEADER project this week (for Muckross Rowing Club in Kerry) and the gathering momentum now evident behind the new programme.
“There has been a remarkable increase in LEADER funding allocations in the last 12 months thanks to all of the stakeholders involved. This time last year we had less than 50 projects approved. Now we have over 1,000 approved,” said Minister Ring. “I want to see this momentum continue over the coming months and the funding for the approved projects drawn down as quickly as possible.
“In addition to the €29 million committed to these 1,000 projects, there are a further 300 project applications going through the approval process for funding of about €20 million.
“LEADER funding represents an enormous opportunity for rural businesses and communities that are in need of investment and I want to see the programme continuing to grow and make a difference for rural Ireland over the coming years,” Minister Ring added.