7,300 sign support for local development companies’ fight

More than 7,300 people have signed the declaration of support for Irish local development companies fighting against the Government’s re-form of local government.

The local development companies recently withdrew temporarily from the alignment process involving local authorities and the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government.

The process is part of reforms which would see local authorities take control of the LEADER Programme and the Local and Community Development Programme, previously run by local development companies.