Rural Life
CAP: €8.6bn in non-farming support for rural areas from 2014-2022
The European Commission has published a new study examining the contribution of EU funding to the development of rural areas and the evaluation of...
LEADER
Rural Life
Budget 2024: €431 million for rural and community development
Budget 2024 has allocated €431 million for rural and community development for 2024 support various schemes aimed to invest in...
Rural Life
Watch: 2023 International Sheepdog Trials a 'huge event' for Wicklow
Competitors of both the two and four legged variety are looking forward to the 2023 International Sheepdog Trials, which are...
Rural Life
LEADER: Approval of first 2 local development strategies to 2027
The first two local development strategies (LDS) under the LEADER programme for 2023 to 2027 have been approved by Minister...
Agri-Business
Small food businesses urged to apply for LEADER funding
Small food businesses have been urged to apply for grants as part of an additional call for applications to the...
Rural Life
Cut in LEADER funding for Galway slammed by TD
A reduction in LEADER funding for Galway from €12.2 million to €9 million has been labelled “a massive blow” by...
Rural Life
Minister Humphreys welcomes CAP Strategic Plan approval
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, has today (Thursday, September 1) welcomed the announcement that the European Commission...
Rural Life
Minister 'must reconsider plans to cut' LEADER funding
Sinn Féin spokesperson on rural development Claire Kerrane has called on the government to address falling levels of LEADER funding....
Rural Life
National conference to focus on impact of LEADER on rural development
Over 400 delegates will gather for an online conference today (Monday, November 15) to celebrate the impact of the LEADER...
Rural Life
Special booklet launched to mark 30th anniversary of LEADER
A special publication to mark 30 years of LEADER and the inspirational projects that it has funded throughout rural Ireland...
Rural Life
'Disappointing' LEADER allocation 'a blow for rural communities'
A “disappointing” €180 million allocation to the LEADER programme for the 2023-2027 period has been described as a “blow for rural...
Rural Life
LEADER allocation will help rural communities meet 'new and emerging challenges'
A €180 million allocation to the LEADER programme for the 2023-2027 period has been welcomed by Minister for Rural and...
Rural Life
Leitrim heifer raffle draws huge interest
A raffle with a Limousin heifer as second prize being held to raise funds for a Leitrim clubhouse has captured...
Rural Life
LDCs stress LEADER priorities to ministers ahead of Budget 2022
Local development companies (LDCs) outlined their priorities from a LEADER perspective ahead of the forthcoming Budget at a recent meeting...
CAP / Schemes
Details on €20 million in rural LEADER funding confirmed
Details of the final allocation of €20 million in funding through the LEADER Programme for the period 2021-2022 have been...
Rural Life
Donegal Yarn secured as wool group's first customer
Dismayed at the sharply falling price of wool on the traditional route to market, a group of wool producers –...
Rural Life
Small firms urged to avail of €5m LEADER Food Initiative
Small and micro food businesses are being urged by the Irish Local Development Network (ILDN) to avail of the €5...
Rural Life
Farming women facilitated to get active in society
Local development company, North, East and West Kerry Development (NEWKD), in partnership with Trakt Piastów of Wielka Polska (Greater Poland),...