Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon T.D, has launched a Department-funded research report titled ‘Sustainable Transition of the Rural Economy Through Generational Renewal’, at Maynooth University.
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, today (Thursday, 23rd May) officially opened two transformative projects funded under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF) in County Roscommon. The An Chistin Food Hub project received €2.78 million under the RRDF with an additional investment of almost €1 million provided by Roscommon County
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, and Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman TD, have welcomed the holding of Ireland’s first ever Rural Youth Assembly, which took place online today. The Assembly gathered young people living in rural areas, aged between 12-18 years old, to discuss the
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced a major initiative for Rural Ireland tourism, which includes the addition of 31 new walking trails to her Department’s Walks Scheme and funding for a number of new Rural Recreation Officers. The 31 new trails across 13 counties are to be added to the […]
Career change is a strong trend that is taking hold in rural Ireland as new female-led businesses have started to emerge with help from the Accelerating the Creation Of Rural Nascent Start-ups (ACORNS) programme. ACORNS is a highly-successful development initiative to support early-stage female entrepreneurs living in rural Ireland. Among the 50 new female led […]
