City to get €70m of funding for mid-west

OF the €100 million being sought by the mid-west from the Government’s Gateway Innovation fund, up to €70m has been earmarked for improving Limerick city centre.

The local authorities in the region, Limerick city, Limerick county, Clare and north Tipperary, have agreed that the biggest share of their allocation should go to complete huge plans for Limerick city centre.

A total of €300m is being made available to the nine designated gateway regions, and the mid-west’s costed submission has now been sent to the Department of the Environment for consideration.