Fundof €75k to getIreland growing

GIY in partnership with Energia has announced ‘Energia Get Ireland Growing’ a €75,000 pool of funding available to enable food growing by community and voluntary organisations all across Ireland including Northern Ireland.

The application period is open from today until the 19th of January, 2018.

The ‘Get Ireland Growing’ initiative has to date supported almost 500 community food growing projects, positively impacting over 120,000 people. €340,000 has been awarded to groups over the last five years and this was distributed to projects right across the country.

In 2018, the Energia Get Ireland Growing Fund will be split across three categories ‘Sow’, ‘Grow’ and ‘Harvest’ with awards ranging from €500 to €2,000. The big news this year is that one very special group will receive a massive €5,000 grant for their project. Together GIY and Energia will support at least 85 community food growing groups in 2018.

For further details and to submit an application for ‘Energia Get Ireland Growing’ 2018 see GIY.ie

Bernard McCann of 1Plus Events with the very excited Connor family from Liscorrie in Drogheda who won a family trip to Lapland this Christmas with Sunway Holidays and Drogheda Retail Park