€1m funding for forestry roads

Ireland: An allocation of almost €1 million for works to be carried out on forestry access roads in CLÁR areas was announced yesterday by Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Minister Eamon Ó Cuiv.

CLÁR is a programme designed to tackle the problem of depopulation, decline and lack of services in rural areas.

In the last three years, 42 projects, costing more than €2.7m, have been funded under the scheme.

Roads and bridges in eight counties have been selected by Coillte for improvement works under this year’s initiative, which is jointly funded by the minister’s department and the forestry development authority Coillte.