Return of Tidy Towns competition will be boost to Kilkenny communities – TD
John Paul Phelan: 18 Tidy Towns groups in Kilkenny awarded funding
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Minister Heather Humphreys at the launch of the 2021 SuperValu Tidy Towns competition in Glaslough, Co Monaghan, with Eoghan Jones, regional manager of Supervalu. Picture: Rory Geary Photography );
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The return of the Supervalu Tidy Towns Competition will be a huge boost to communities across Kilkenny, Fine Gael TD John Paul Phelan has said.
Tidy Town groups in Kilkenny have now been awarded grants of up to €1,000 under the Tidy Towns Fund announced by Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys.
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A new rural development policy is currently in the final stages of drafting and is hoped to be brought to government for approval shortly, according to Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys.
Speaking in the Dáil last week, the minister said that her department has been working on this policy as a successor to the Action Plan for Rural Development. She said the new policy will be “forward looking and ambitious, reflecting a whole-of-government commitment to rural Ireland”.
“It will have a five-year horizon, and will seek to strengthen the resilience of our rural communities and economies, including in response to the impact of Covid-19,” she said.