are always delighted to support communities in a range of ways through the LEADER
Programme. LEADER can help in many ways including assisting to put plans around your
ideas, providing funding for studies as well as enabling capital funding for projects.
One such LEADER supported project enabled Francis and Deirdre Connolly to realise their
vision and develop a Glamping Site on their farm in Ardara, Co. Donegal.
When they approached DLDC in 2018, they were directed to the LEADER Team which
implements the Programme on behalf of the Donegal Local Community Development
Committee (LCDC). They worked closely with Rural Development Manager Frank Kelly and