Organisation: LAGs

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Community playground approved as part of LEADER funds shake-up

A community playground in Rockchapel village, Co Cork, was one of the most recent projects approved for funding from the LEADER rural development scheme.

Wed, 10 Jul, 2019

Michael Ring perplexed by Leader spending

Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring has described as ‘amazing’ the €19 million spent on administration of the Leader rural development programme, while development project expenditure only amounts to €6 million.

Thu, 04 Oct, 2018

Applicants awaiting release of LEADER funds

No grants have yet been paid in 2017 to those who applied for projects in the LEADER 2014-2020 programme.

Thu, 16 Mar, 2017

News Q&A: LEADER funding starts as local contracts signed

The first LEADER contracts are issuing to local action groups, in the first stage of provision of €250m in LEADER funding to support development of sustainable rural communities, up to 2020.

Thu, 05 May, 2016