May 2024

Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and Disabled People

€93 million for Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and Disabled People

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The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD and Minister of State for Local Government and Planning, Alan Dillon TD, have today (30 May 2024) announced the individual allocations to local authorities of the overall €93 million fund for Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and Disabled People. This represents a 12% […]

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Sports Capital and Equipment Programme 2024

Record €250m fund available for Sports Capital and Equipment Programme

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Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin T.D., Minister of State for Sport, Physical Education and the Gaeltacht, Thomas Byrne T.D., and Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe T.D., have today announced at least €250m in funding under the latest round of the Sports Capital and Equipment

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26 Town Centres awarded funding totalling €5 million under the Town Centre First Heritage Revival Scheme (THRIVE)

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Twenty-six town centres are set to benefit from funding of up to €200K each under THRIVE , the Town Centre First Heritage Revival Scheme , awarded under Ireland’s two European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Regional Programmes. THRIVE was developed by the Southern Regional Assembly and the Northern and Western Regional Assembly, working in close partnership with the Department of

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Creative Ireland awards over €1.2 million to Creative Health and Wellbeing Projects

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• €1,021,000 for 15 Creative Health and Wellbeing in the Community projects including 4 all-island projects supported as part of the Shared Island Initiative, with projects spanning community choirs, creative storytelling and creativity as part of holistic cardio-vascular care • €200,000 co-funded with Department of Health for 11 Live Music in Residential Healthcare Settings projects funded with

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Amuigh Faoin Spéir fund sports clubs biodiversity funding

New “Amuigh Faoin Spéir” fund launched to boost biodiversity on public land with outdoor sports facilities

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• Funding available for investment to enhance nature in sports projects • Specific focus on improving biodiversity at outdoor sports infrastructure sites • Fund open to applications from the network of Local Sports Partnerships nationwide until Friday, 21 June; €25,000 available to each LSP • The new fund is one of a range of initiatives as Ireland marks National

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Food Cloud Growers Project will receive €165,000 in funding this year to establish a national programme for the redistribution of surplus food from growers to Community and Volunteer Organisations (CVOs) across Ireland.

Funding announced for redistribution of surplus food from growers to Community and Volunteer Organisations

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Following a recent call for proposals for Food Waste Reduction Initiatives, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D, has announced that the Food Cloud Growers Project will receive €165,000 in funding this year under his Department’s Rural Innovation and Development Fund. FoodCloud’s Growers’ Project The projects aims to establish a national

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€ 2.8 million funding awarded for local biodiversity projects

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• 233 community projects have been funded through the Local Biodiversity Action Fund (LBAF) across all 31 local authorities • LBAF projects include biodiversity education and awareness projects, bird conservation projects, invasive species management and wetland surveys • All support the implementation of the 4th National Biodiversity Action Plan Minister of State for Nature, Heritage

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Cruinniú na nÓg 2024 launches over 1,000 free creative activities for young people

Cruinniú na nÓg 2024 launches over 1,000 free creative activities for young people

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• Creative Ireland launches Cruinniú na nÓg 2024 with the young rappers, circus performers and artists. • Cruinniú na nÓg will be on Saturday 15th June 2024 • Programme includes events for children and young people across the island of Ireland • A comprehensive programme of events for older teens will be held around the country, supported by the

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2024 Childminding Development Grants for Ireland launched

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The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, today announced the opening of the 2024 Childminding Development Grant. The total budget of €500,000 is double the budget announced in 2023. This increase reflects the high demand for the Grant in 2023. It also reflects the Government’s commitment to support childminders to prepare

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