An offer of €5,000 towards the costs of the Ros Tapestry building in New Ross is only one third of what is required, councillors said at Wednesday's New Ross Municipal District meeting.
Cathaoirleach Cllr Michael Whelan raised the matter, saying: 'I and other councillors made representations on behalf of the Ros Tapestry to the economic section. They didn't get all of what they wanted but a substantial amount of money and help in reducing their costs. Unfortunately it has been a tough year for all tourist attractions in the town and in our area.'
Cllr Pat Barden said: '€5,000 from the economic department isn't much when we're spending €725,000 on our destination towns project and several more major projects are being financed. This project is looking for €15,000 which is absolutely buttons. I cannot see how the offer of €5,000 would be looked at favourably. We need to look after this project which is very important for the town. They are in Kilkenny at the moment. They are going to feature on the Great Irish Interiors on RTE. '