Climate Change is challenging our society both nationally and locally and will have considerable impact on local Wexford communities. To address this challenge Wexford Local Development (WLD) is offering a FREE climate action training course to help you and your community build climate awareness and local climate capacity. This FREE 4 week course offers participants an exciting […]
As featured in the Wexford People paper on Tuesday 16th March 2021 WEXFORD Local Development (WLD) has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Rural & Community Development Heather Humphreys TD, and the Minister for Agriculture Food & Marine Charlie McConalogue TD, of an increased allocation of €70 million in 2021 & 2022 for […]
As featured in the Wexford People Paper – Tuesday 2nd March 2021 EuroBlue flourishes in uncertain times A business located in rural Wexford is establishing itself as one of the country’s premier producers of a liquid used to reduce harmful emissions from diesel vehicles. EuroBlue, which is in Ballybrennan in Bree, was set up in […]
As featured in the Wexford People on Tuesday 2nd February 2021. €1.3M FUNDING WILL ENABLE COMMUNITY GROUPS ACROSS THE COUNTY TO ENHANCE THEIR AREAS IN VARIETY OF WAYS COMMUNITY groups across the county have received a total of €1.3 million in grant aid to carry out a diverse range of projects in 2021. Biodiversity protection, […]
As featured in this week’s Wexford People – LEADER grants will create 250 new jobs for County Wexford. See full article below
During 2020, Wexford Local Community Development Committee in partnership with Wexford Local Development awarded LEADER grant aid of €1.58m to twenty-six businesses in the county to facilitate business expansion and diversification. This was in addition to a further €2.8m awarded to fifty-four businesses between July 2017 and December 2019. Successful businesses come from a diverse […]
As featured in the Wexford People Paper – Tuesday 15th September NEW research from the ESRI has revealed that people who are supported through the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) are up to 18 per cent more likely to progress to employment or self-employment as a result. At the launch of the research […]
The National Rural Network (NRN) has launched a LEADER Impact Campaign today to celebrate the impact of the LEADER Programme on rural communities across Ireland. They are asking participants, who have received funding under the current LEADER Programme (2014-2020), to tell their story of how LEADER has impacted their community, enterprise, organisation or indeed local […]
€1.2m in LEADER grant aid is now available for the development of new & existing niche businesses. For information please contact Helena Dempsey on 087 173 7502 or Tom Bermingham on 085 823 9314
Call for return of applications! Closing date is Monday 24th August at 5pm please see the following link to the Town & Village Renewal page https://www.wexfordcoco.ie/community/supports-grants-and-awards/town-and-village-renewal-scheme If you have any queries please email: info@leo.wexfordcoco.ie
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