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Department sets out its stall on new rural development policy plan

July 17, 2019

It has emerged this week that engagement has begun with communities across the country in an effort to assist Government with the roll-out…

‘Considerable razzmatazz’ over report that points to rural Ireland opportunities

July 15, 2019

Rural Life

The Government Action Plan for Rural Development, which was published in January 2017, builds on and goes further than the Commission for the Economic…

€86 million allocated to rural development projects across the country

July 15, 2019

Rural Life

To date, €86 million has been allocated from the Action Plan for Rural Development to 84 projects across the country. The action plan will…

Varadkar and Ring announce rural regeneration applicants

November 23, 2018

Rural Life

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring, have announced the first batch of successful applicants for the Rural…

Rural infrastructure scheme welcomed – but farmer engagement ‘crucial’

November 21, 2018

Rural Life

The announcement of €8.14 million in funding for strategic projects under the 2018 Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme has been welcomed by the Irish…

Over €8 million allocated to greenways and recreational projects

November 20, 2018

Rural Life

The Government has allocated over €8 million in funding to 18 strategic projects under the 2018 Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme. The announcement was…

Rural female entrepreneurs sought for ACORNS initiative

August 27, 2018

Agri-Business

The latest cycle of the female entrepreneurship development initiative “Accelerating the Creation Of Rural Nascent Start-ups” (ACORNS) has been launched by Minister for…

CAP funding brought broadband to rural Sweden

June 10, 2018

CAP / Schemes

Broadband has been supplied to the rural area of north-west Sweden by voluntary groups. The project was partly funded by money from the…

Could CAP monies be used to advance the agri-tech revolution on Irish farms?

September 8, 2017

Agri-Business

Small and medium-sized farmers can not be left behind in an agri-tech revolution, warned the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil…

€50m investment in job creation part of Goverment’s Rural Action Plan

January 23, 2017

Rural Life

Some €50m is to be invested in collaborative approaches for job creation in rural Ireland, the Government announced today in it’s Action Plan for…

Poll: Will the Governments €10m funding revitalise rural Ireland?

August 15, 2016

Rural Life

Last week it was announced that the Government is to allocate €10m to regenerate rural Ireland, with the Minister for Arts, Heritage and…

Slower broadband and lack of job opportunities frustrate rural dwellers

June 28, 2016

Rural Life

Aspects of life that frustrate rural dwellers are slower broadband (63%) and a lack of job opportunities (45%), according to research by Macra na…

11% of households in the west don’t have internet access – CSO

December 17, 2015

Rural Life

It is estimated that 11% of households in the west of Ireland do not have internet access, figures from the Central Statistics (CSO)…

Farming in peripheral areas conference set for Donegal

November 3, 2015

Rural Life

The IFA’s Bert Stewart and ICSA’s Malcolm Thompson are two of the speakers that will be speaking at the upcoming Farming in Peripheral Areas…

Northern Ireland’s Rural Development Plan approved by Commission

August 27, 2015

Agri Politics

Northern Ireland’s £623m Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014-2020 has been approved by the European Commission. This Rural Development Plan approval paves the way…

IFA President calls for charter for rural Ireland

August 6, 2015

Rural Life

IFA President Eddie Downey has called on the Government to introduce a charter for rural Ireland to drive economic recovery across the country. Downey…

O’Neill allocates £1m for North’s rural communities

August 1, 2015

N.Ireland

Some £1m has been allocated to rural communities in Northern Ireland to help tackle rural poverty and social isolation, the North’s Agriculture Minister…

85% of the population to have high-speed broadband by 2018

July 16, 2015

Agri-Business

Some 85% of the population is to have high-speed broadband access in 2018 with 100% connected by 2020, the Minister for Communications Alex White has…

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