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The Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys TD, is today (Friday) signing the first batch of Funding Agreements under the LEADER Programme 2020...

The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys TD, is today (Tuesday) issuing the first Funding Agreements for the delivery of the LEADER 2020 programme in 18 counties...

An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD launched the Charter for Rural Ireland today (Thursday 28th January 2016) in Crank House, Banagher, Co Offaly...

Minister of State with Special Responsibility for Rural Economic Development, Ms. Ann Phelan, T.D., today (Friday, 22 January 2016) announced the publication of a Framework Policy for Local and Community Development in Ireland, which was approved recently by Government...

Taoiseach Enda Kenny today launched "Energising Ireland’s Rural Economy”, the report of the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (CEDRA)...

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD will today (14 April, 2014) launch “Energising Ireland’s Rural Economy” the report of the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (CEDRA)...

The Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government, Phil Hogan TD, announced today (5.11.2012) that Pat Spillane will be the Chairman of the new Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (CEDRA)...

DDputy Pearse Doherty To discuss the growing community safety concerns in isolated rural communities arising from the reduction in Garda Resources in recent years...

The Minister of State for Gaeltacht Affairs, Dinny McGinley T.D., has today(Tuesday 21st February 2012) announced that the Government has given approval for grant assistance by Údarás na Gaeltachta ...

Jimmy Deenihan, T.D., Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht welcomed today’s statement from the Peatlands Council which he described as a significant breakthrough in resolving the issue of turf-cutting on designated raised bogs....