Group hits out at 20% development funds cut

A local development group which helped kickstart 245 enterprises in 2012 yesterday hit out at a near-20% cut to Government funding.

South Kerry Development Partnership chief executive Noel Spillane said the group was “extremely disappointed” with its allocation from the Rural Development Programme announced last week by Environment Minister Phil Hogan.

The revised allocation received was €10m, down from an original allocation of €12.37m.