BREAKING: Huge cash boost for regeneration of one North Kilkenny town
Town Centre Regeneration Project for Urlingford is to be allocated a total of €781,600, says TD John McGuinness
The Town Centre Regeneration Project for Urlingford is to be allocated a total of €781,600, according to local TD John McGuinness.
The funding comes as part of an overall announcement by Minister Dara Calleary of €20.5 Million for 30 Landmark Rural Regeneration Projects Nationwide.
“This is fantastic news for Urlingford as the project plans to redesign the public realm to improve pedestrian and traffic safety and to create a town centre that encourages the regeneration of vacant properties along the street frontage,” said Deputy McGuinness.
“This will bring the centre of Urlingford to another level and will hopefully encourage further investment into the regeneration of vacant units,” he said.
“The idea of this funding is to combat dereliction, increase the vibrancy of our towns and villages and transform heritage buildings, and vacant buildings into creative studios,visitor centres, museums, libraries and community spaces and so on. The funding is very much welcome,” said Deputy McGuinness.
The funding, under the Rural Regeneration Development Fund (RRDF), is being invested in projects that will rejuvenate town centres, drive economic growth, increase town footfall, combat dereliction, develop pedestrian zones and boost tourism in rural Ireland.
The announcement was made by The Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary TD, today at the official opening of the Shackleton Experience in Athy.
Announcing the funding for the 30 projects, MinisterCalleary said: “I am delighted to announce the successful projects selected from applications to the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund. This €1 billion Fund was established under Project Ireland 2040 to deliver the targeted investment necessary to ensure that rural Ireland continues to grow and prosper and deliver onbalanced regional growth that is in everyone’s interests.”
“The projects being invested in today represent the huge ambition that underpins ‘Our Rural Future’ and will have a truly transformational impact right across the country. When complete, these projects will leave a lasting difference on these locations for generations to come, benefitting tens of thousands of families in Rural Ireland.”