by NRN | Feb 11, 2019 | LEADER News
Organised by the National Rural Network and the Department of Rural and Community Development (DRCD), the LEADER Social Inclusion and Broadband workshop on December 4th 2018 brought together over 80 members of Local Action Groups and Implementing Partners. The...
by NRN | Dec 14, 2018 | Farm Viability News, LEADER News
The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring TD, and the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD have approved funding of €557,408 for 12 LEADER Food Initiative projects, which have been independently evaluated and recommended...
by NRN | Dec 11, 2018 | Farm Viability News, LEADER News
The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring TD, has announced that over 1,500 projects have now been approved under the new LEADER Programme. In total, over €50 million has now been awarded to LEADER projects over the past year and a half. The...
by NRN | Nov 13, 2018 | EIP-AGRI News, LEADER News
Smart villages? The EU Action for Smart Villages initiative was launched in 2017. It argues current rural development policy provides the tools for supporting ‘smart village’ development. Relating to the Rural Development Programme, LEADER and the European Innovation...
by NRN | Nov 13, 2018 | Farm Viability News, LEADER News
Developing agri-tourism provides an opportunity to support rural economy diversification and farm viability. LEADER funding provides a vital support to realise this potential. In 2017 Ireland welcomed approximately 9 million overseas visitors to the country. But...
by NRN | Oct 5, 2018 | LEADER News
County Wicklow Partnership on behalf of Wicklow LCDC invites organisers of festivals and events taking place in Co. Wicklow in 2019 to submit Expressions of Interest for funding under the LEADER / Rural Development Programme 2014-2020. A total budget of €100,000 is...