Funding set to help councils convert disused buildings into community facilities

MEP Mairead McGuinness minister Heather Humphreys at the launch of the Rural Town and Village Renewal Scheme in Clones, Co Monaghan, in 2016. Over €149m has been allocated to more than 1,600 projects around the country under the scheme.

Councils across Ireland will be given €13m to turn eyesore buildings in the centre of towns into community facilities.

Social Protection and Community and Rural Affairs Minister Heather Humphreys will today launch a fund which will allow each local authority to apply for funding of up to €500,000, which they can use to purchase up to three properties to redevelop into multi-purpose community facilities.