LMFM By Caitriona Rooney
· Iconic competition makes comeback following COVID-19 disruption
· Over 800 TidyTowns groups across the country have been awarded special €1,000 grant to support their efforts
The iconic competition was cancelled in 2020 – for the first time in over 60 years – due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
But special arrangements have now been put in place to ensure the return of the competition this year, with the overall winners due to be announced before the end of the year.
The 2021 SuperValu TidyTowns competition will take place in the same format as previous years, albeit with a specific emphasis on electronic entry and remote adjudication of each town’s entry.
Funding confirmed for Limerick Tidy Towns groups as national competition returns
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NEARLY 50 Tidy Towns committees across Limerick are to receive funding of up €1,000 ahead of this year s national competition.
The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, has announced the return of the competition which was cancelled last year due to Covid-19
Special arrangements have been put in place to ensure the return of the competition this year, with the overall winners due to be announced before the end of the year.
Sponsored by SuperValu, the competition will take place in the same format as previous years, albeit with a specific emphasis on electronic entry and remote adjudication of each entry.
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Clare councillors back decentralisation bid
THE government has been urged to prove its commitment to rural Ireland by moving the department responsible for it out of Dublin.
At the May meeting of Clare County Council, there was widespread and cross-party support for a motion tabled by Councillor Gabriel Keating calling on the authority to ask the Department of Rural Affairs and Community Development to decentralise “as an indication of their commitment to Our Rural Future policy document”.
The Fine Gael member referred to the publication last month of the new strategy document, which runs to 122 pages.
“Clare is a mostly rural county and we lead the way in terms of rural development,” he asserted.
€270,000 allocated for upgrade works on Longford rural roads and laneways
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€270,000 has been allocated for repairs and improvement works on non-public roads in rural communities in Longford, as part of the Government’s ‘Our Rural Future’ project.
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, on Friday announced an allocation of €10.5 million for repairs and improvement works on non-public roads in rural communities.
The funding, announced under the Local Improvement Scheme, will improve access to rural homes and farms, as well as outdoor amenities such as lakes, rivers, mountains and beaches.
The €10.5 million allocation represents a 5% increase compared to 2020, with every county receiving an increase.