€2.8 million

has been allocated to local enterprises operating in Kerry under the Regional Enterprise Development Fund. The BNest Social Initiative DAC has been allocated €603,000; the CIT Consortium Projects DAC has been granted €336,000; with the Agri-innovation Hub given €1.8 million. Senator Paul Coghlan said: “The projects we are funding today are at the cutting edge of innovation. I am confident that they have the potential to make a real and lasting impact.”