Grants worth €1.2m for seafood sector and coastal communities

56 coastal projects would benefit from EMFF funding. Picture: Andy Gibson.

Grants worth €1.2m have become available to 56 local community groups and micro enterprises by the seven Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAG) established under Ireland’s European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Programme (EMFF).

The grants, which are co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the EU, will support the development of the country’s seafood sector and coastal communities.