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APPLICATIONS SOUGHT FOR €1 BILLION RURAL REGENERATION FUND
Applications for funding under the €1 billion Rural Regeneration and Development Fund are now open. The funding from my Department, the Department of Rural and Community Development, will focus on supporting economic recovery in Rural [...]
Congratulations to Independent Councillor James Charity
Congratulations to Independent Councillor James Charity who was elected Cathaoirleach of Galway County Council at the Annual General Meeting in Kiltormer Community Centre.
TRANSPORT HUB: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TUAM
The masterplan that is being developed for Tuam offers an opportunity to create a state of the art transport hub for the town. Tuam has a 14-acre site in the centre of the town at [...]
TOWN AND VILLAGE RENEWAL SCHEME DEADLINES
Galway County Council is seeking expressions of interest for the 2020 Town and Village Renewal Scheme. The scheme. which is administered by my department, the Department of Rural and Community Development, is worth €15 million [...]
NEW COMMUNITY BANKING FORCE FOR GALWAY
I welcome today's announcement that St Jarlath's Credit Union, Tuam and St Anthony's and Claddagh Credit Union, Galway, are to merge. The amalgamation will see the creation of one of the strongest credit unions in [...]
REMINDER: CLÁR 2020 FUND OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS
I want to remind schools, community groups and organisations that the deadline for CLÁR funding applications under Measures 1 and 2 is midnight on Monday July 13. CLÁR (Ceantair Laga Ard-Riachtanais) is a targeted investment [...]