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...
Rural Life
Local development companies (LDCs) outlined their priorities from a LEADER perspective ahead of the forthcoming Budget at a recent meeting...
Rural Life
The midlands should receive more promotion as a tourist destination – which would boost the local economy and create sustainable...
Agri-Business
Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys has announced a new €7 million fund for the improvement of streetscapes...
CAP / Schemes
Details of the final allocation of €20 million in funding through the LEADER Programme for the period 2021-2022 have been...
Rural Life
A summer school on rural enterprise, heritage and tourism development, organised by five EU funded Horizon 2020 projects, will take...
Agri Politics
The European Commission’s long-term vision for rural areas has been welcomed by European young farmer and rural youth organisation CEJA....
CAP / Schemes
A long-term vision for the EU’s rural areas has been put forward by the European Commission today (Wednesday, June 30)....
Rural Life
Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus has called for the introduction of a rural resettlement scheme to encourage families to relocate...
Rural Life
The allocation of over €500,000 in funding to three local development companies (LDCs) in the southwest of the country for...
Rural Life
A national network of over 100 remote working digital hubs is expected to be in place by the end of...
Rural Life
Small and micro food businesses are being urged by the Irish Local Development Network (ILDN) to avail of the €5...
Rural Life
A number of Leitrim farmers are leading the charge on a project to restore a well-known local beauty spot in...
Rural Life
The Rural Social Scheme (RSS) is at a “critical juncture” and “faces inevitable decline” if issues aren’t addressed, according to...
Rural Life
Ornua has announced a partnership with the Irish social innovation fund, Rethink Ireland. The Irish dairy exporter has pledged €100,000...
Rural Life
Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus has said the EU and the Irish government must look at sustainable transport solutions “to...
Rural Life
The new €70 million Transitional LEADER Programme has opened for applications as of today (Thursday, April 1), according to the...
Rural Life
Opposition parties have shown concern over the government’s newly launched five year rural development policy, and whether the “aspirational commitments”...
CAP / Schemes
The increased allocation of €70 million in funding for the LEADER programme for 2021 and 2022 has been welcomed by...