The natural heritage of Laois has shone out for this year s National Biodiversity Week, with community events held across the county from May 19 to 28. Birds, b.
A Laois village was singled out as one of just two locations in Ireland to win a Blue Dot Award for its water quality. Camross Tidy Towns secured the awar.
A total of 142 individual grants were approved by Minister for Housing and Local Government Darragh O’Brien through the Community Water Development Fu.
The rivers of Kilkenny are renowned places of natural beauty. They are popular with locals and visitors alike as destinations for water-based recreational activ.
Some €510,000 in grants have been issued through the Local Authority Waters Programme Community Water Development Fund. The latest call has seen 182 succes.