Roscommon

Projects will include the transformation of an old church in Co Louth, and a former cinema in Co Sligo into new state-of-the-art public libraries and community facilities

Since 2021, 5,500 people have enjoyed exploring Lough Ree on Access for All’s accessible boat. The County Roscommon social enterprise started this year with two more boats and aims to treble passenger numbers. So far visitors have come from every county in Ireland bar one - Antrim.

"Great places to live are also great places to visit" - Midlands tourism workshop hears how communities are key to region's tourism success

50 new projects will each receive funding of up to €50,000 each to bring them to a shovel-ready stage.

During the 1990s, Iceland had some of the highest figures for substance use among young people in Europe. The alarming statistics sparked the development of the groundbreaking Icelandic Model for Primary Prevention of Substance Use, which has since been implemented in 30 other countries, including Ireland.

The sixth and final tranche of funding under the Community and Voluntary Energy Support Scheme (CVESS) is to provide a further €78,000 to 30 community and voluntary organisations with energy costs, it was announced today.

Community facilities in the wider Midlands region are being encouraged to apply for funding to provide electric vehicle charge points under the EU Just Transition Fund Community Facilities EV Charging Scheme.

A new partnership launched today between remote working hubs and universities will allow students to live and study in their own communities. The first ‘Learning in the Hubs’ initiative was announced at the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) Athlone, and will see the university working with 11 Connected Hubs facilities in the Midlands.