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Rural towns and villages across the country are in for a funding windfall to the tune of 15 million euro. Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring’s just made the announcement. The 2018 Town and Village Renewal Scheme will see up to 200 towns and villages benefit from the…

Minister for Rural Affairs Michael Ring says the Gin Distillery in Drumshanbo is an example of local enterprise hubs working to create jobs. Minister Ring is in Leitrim and Sligo today where he visited Manorhamilton Castle earlier and he will officially turn the sod on the Leader Project in Ballinaleek…

The Minister for Rural Affairs has issued a strong warning to County Councils that they face losing rural funding if money already given to them by the Department is not spent. Minister Michael Ring says he has already paid Local Authorities upfront under a number of schemes including CLAR and…

People considering a move to the country could benefit under a new scheme being launched today. The government will offer grants to those willing to restore and live in older buildings in rural towns and villages. The scheme has a 60 million euro price tag, to be shared out across…