Why don't people live in rural town centres? Six towns were given €100k to see why - here's what they said
A pilot initiative from the government gave six rural towns €100,000 to develop proposals aimed at rejuvenating town centres.
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A pilot initiative from the government gave six rural towns €100,000 to develop proposals aimed at rejuvenating town centres.
This is in additional to the already allocated €200,000 which was invested at the beginning of the crisis.
The annual competition was one of the many events cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
ALONE charity received 3,121 calls in four days.
The government is engaging with social media companies about the spread of misinformation.
The project is the largest investment of public money in Co Mayo in the history of the State.
Mayo received over 10% of the total money awarded as part of the Clár funding scheme since 2016.
The government is asking people to be aware of the risks of drowning.
Nearly 80 projects have been approved for funding.
Michael Ring’s home county of Mayo received €216,000 in the recent allocation of the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme.
The numbers of dogs being euthanised has fallen significantly since 2002 when 21,000 were put down.
Ministers met today for a special Cabinet meeting to discuss some of the large-scale projects they want to roll-out in the years to come.
Flooding in the past week has made the road’s conditions significantly worse, and locals are calling for lights to be installed.
It is feared that post offices around the country are set to close in the near future.
The funding will focus on the five national parks and five nature reserves along the Wild Atlantic Way, as well as Wicklow National Park.
Meanwhile, a regulatory body for MMA in Ireland looks set to be established.
Sports minister Michael Ring says a governing body for the sport would be “welcomed” by MMA itself.
Elsewhere, poor ticket sales for the weekend’s Champions Cup semi-finals and how AC Milan got it so wrong at the San Siro.
‘WCFC Road to Dublin’ had been due to take place at the Wright Venue in Swords.
Michael Ring says he has had “grave concerns” about the sport for a long time.
The recovery that happened wasn’t the one Fine Gael had in mind.
The Environment Minister’s trip around Tipperary with the FAI boss has sparked a political controversy.
Did your area make the cut?
The Taoiseach, needless to say, had little trouble getting his name on the ticket for the Mayo constituency.
€1.2 million is going to be split between 12 projects.
Michael Ring says that excessive drinking should not spoil the celebrations.
880 projects have received funding in the 2014 Sports Capital Programme, the Government announced today.
The funding will support music, sport, food and cultural festivals around the country.
Irish Sports Council funding aims to encourage and create opportunities for young people.
€3 million is being provided to support 700 local community-based events and festivals each year.
The Taoiseach and Minister of State for Tourism are calling for companies to put extra resources into protecting customer’s card details.
The press release subject line asks the important question…
However, participation is falling dramatically among 16-19 year olds.
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The Government lost the vote on Senator Fergal Quinn’s Private Member’s Bill by 27-23.
That’s what the Lonely Planet guide would tell you to do in Ireland, anyway.
In the year of The Gathering, Leo Varadkar and Michael Ring are looking for people to answer “challenging questions” about Irish tourism.
Central Statistic Office figures show tourism has increased by four per cent.
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