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06 Sept 2025
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A host of local community-based projects, including those from Kilkenny, gathered recently to celebrate the success of local projects in AXA’s green space national initiative AXA Parks.
AXA Parks is a €1 million nationwide initiative that seeks to support local community-based projects develop and enhance ‘green spaces’ in their local community. READ MORE BELOW-1671195865869.jpg)
Over 240 projects from both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland applied last May for AXA Parks, which saw the programme over subscribed by over 350%.
In total 85 projects were selected spanning all 32 counties. The Kilkenny, Carlow, Waterford and Offaly area had great success with six projects being chosen. The projects included:
Mill Family Resource Centre in Urlingford, for enhancing the local community garden and allotments area, and Upper Paddock Biodiversity Garden in Thomastown for developing a Community Biodiversity Garden to support community engagement skills and educational opportunities for the people of Thomastown and the wider community.
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