Crowdfunding gives a kick start to communities

Sometimes, you just have to do it yourself.

This is the approach taken by a community in Granard, Co Longford, who are on a mission to purchase 15 acres in the town which has been under the control of Nama.

The lands are next to a motte, which is a large man-made hill reputedly built in 1199 by the Anglo-Norman Lord Richard Tuite.