Leader funding for six new units for Kerry Food Hub
LOCAL independent Kerry County Councillor Charlie Farrelly, who is also a member of the council’s Local Community Development Committee and the Local Action Group has welcomed the granting of Leader funding of €148,674 to the Firies based Kerry Food Hub.
The Food Hub was built in Firies in 2016 and consisted of four purposely built units which have been fully occupied ever since mainly by artisan producers.
Demand for these type of units means that six more of these units are being built in Firies, with support from Enterprise Ireland and also support of Leader Funding.
The Firies Food Hub which was the brainchild of social entrepreneur, farmer and company Chairman David Gleeson, has been a huge success.
Cllr Farrelly has expressed his delighted that the company has been successful in obtaining the leader funding.
The funding was granted after they presented a detailed application which was made through the local development company NEWKD.
Cllr Farrelly also said that he looks forward to the building of the additional six units which are expected to open in the near future.
The Firies Food Hub committee has received funding of €1,151.960 from Enterprise Ireland and now €148,674 in leader funding.
“It was its positive direction, professionalism of approach and its potential for expansion and employment that helped it source the funding which is now furthering its aims,” said Cllr Farrelly.