Tullow allocated over €40,000 in Town Centre First funding
Funding will go towards play area in town centre park
The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced funding of over €40,000 to support the development Tullow, county Carlow, as part of the Town Centre First projects.
This funding will assist local authorities in creating a pipeline of significant, well-developed projects in local towns across Ireland.
A total of 53 projects will be supported with up to €50,000 of funding per project, under Measure 3 of the Town Centre First Suite of Supports 2024 from the Department of Rural and Community Development.
This funding will support pre-development works for projects and support costs including detailed design, planning, procurement, professional fees, assessments and other development costs.
Announcing the funding this Friday, August 23, Minister Humphreys said she was "delighted to announce funding of €2.6 million which will support Local Authorities and Town Teams to develop a strong pipeline of shovel-ready projects in our local towns."
“I look forward to seeing these exciting projects and initiatives progress and make positive impacts for our rural towns and villages”.
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Examples of supported projects include the enhancement of a town centre park in Tullow, Co. Carlow, to provide a modern play area with accessible natural paths and family-friendly areas.
This support will prepare detailed designs for the park and bring the project through to the planning stage and the preparation of the tender documentation.
Carlow-Kilkenny TD Jennifer Murnane O'Connor welcomed the announcement.
"I am delighted that Tullow will receive over €40,000 in Town Centre First funding."
"The funding will go towards assessing the enhancement of the park in the town centre to provide a modern play area with accessible natural paths and family friendly areas," Deputy Murnane O'Connor said.
"The funding will bring the design of the park through to the planning stage and the production of detailed designs and tender documents."
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