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The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D., today announced the opening of his Department’s Farm Sustainability Plan (FSP) portal.

Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has today (Wednesday, 10th August) announced funding of almost €1 million to support and improve some 446 walking trails across the country.

The group of early-stage female entrepreneurs, who took part in the latest ACORNS programme, doubled their combined turnover to €3.1m in just six months.

The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has today (3rd August 2022) announced funding of almost €6 million to develop 200 outdoor adventure projects across Rural Ireland.

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has today launched a €65 million fund to drive solutions to the green transition and to digital transformation

The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has today (Monday 8th August) announced that she is doubling the funding available this year for the upgrade of rural laneways and non-public roads to €22million.

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The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is urging members of the public not to feed horses and donkeys without the owner’s permission.

The Taoiseach was in Tarbert, Co Kerry, today (5 August 2022), along with the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), to release White-tailed Eagles into the wild. This is part of a long-term initiative to re-establish a population of this iconic, and once extinct, species in Ireland.

Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, today joined Garda Commissioner Drew Harris at Kevin Street Garda Station to present the first of commemorative centenary items to Garda personnel working in the Dublin Metropolitan Region.