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€340,000 announced for Meals on Wheels services under CLÁR

November 20, 2020

Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys has today (Friday, November 20) announced details of €340,000 in funding to support 45 projects…

Over €4 million for Covid-19 adaptations in rural towns and villages

October 12, 2020

Rural Life

137 rural towns and villages across the country are set to benefit from a funding announcement of €4.3 million for Covid-19 adaptations. Minister…

First group of rural broadband points connected

October 9, 2020

Rural Life

Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys and Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan have announced that the first…

Farm Assist applicants to benefit from extension to fuel allowance scheme

September 30, 2020

Rural Life

Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys has announced the start of the National Fuel Scheme for the 2020/2021 season which will benefit those…

Third tranche of ‘stability funding’ announced: Where does this leave communities?

September 4, 2020

Rural Life

Many of the communities that were affected the most by the pandemic both financially and socially were ones that were already experiencing decline,…

Cohort of farmers ‘denied justice’ by not being informed they had to pay PRSI

August 10, 2020

Rural Life

A TD has said that a cohort of farmers have been “denied justice” by not being informed they had to make Pay Related…

Details of funding announced for rural areas to ‘help adaption to the new normal’

August 6, 2020

Rural Life

Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys has announced the allocation of €5.5 million in funding for regeneration projects in seven communities, under…

Farmers access €51.8 million of Future Growth Loan Scheme

May 27, 2020

Agri-Business

Farmers have accessed loans worth a combined €51.8 million under the Future Growth Loan Scheme (FGLS) up to May 4, 2020, according to…

Minister opens new €20m dairy formula facility in Monaghan

November 18, 2019

Dairy

Newbaze Ireland’s new €20 million dairy formula facility was officially opened by Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather Humphreys earlier today, Monday,…

What’s the ‘Future Growth Loan Scheme’ and when will it be available?

October 9, 2018

Agri-Business

As part of Budget 2019, the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure – Paschal Donohoe – announced details of the ‘Future Growth Loan…

Additional 500 permits granted for meat processing operatives

August 10, 2018

Agri-Business

It has been confirmed today (Friday, August 10) that an additional 500 permits have been granted for meat processing operatives. The Minister for…

Review of employment permit regime to ‘prioritise the agricultural sector’

March 14, 2018

Agri-Business

A review of policies underpinning the employment permit regime will prioritise the agricultural sector, a spokesperson for the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation has…

Lakeland Dairies unveils ‘one of Europe’s largest milk powder plants’

September 7, 2017

Dairy

Lakeland Dairies unveiled its new €40 million expansion of its milk powder operations in Bailieboro, Co. Cavan earlier today. The new “technologically-advanced milk…