Local Fianna Fáil Senator Erin McGreehan has today welcomed €300,404 under the Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) and under the Historic Structures Fund (HSF) for 21 projects across Louth.

The schemes fund a variety of repairs and renovation works to prevent deterioration, protect character, and encourage the re-use of protected structures. The schemes also provide important support for the employment of traditional craftspeople and conservation professionals.

Welcoming this funding, Senator McGreehan said, “Our built heritage is a tangible expression of our history and culture, and a distinctive and attractive element of our towns, villages, cities, and countryside.

“The projects that have been awarded funding here in Louth are important for a wide variety of reasons. I am familiar with many of them right across the county and it is wonderful see the acknowledgement by the State that our built heritage here in Louth is precious and should be protected.

“Fianna Fáil in Government are committed to supporting communities to protect and conserve our shared built heritage, and recognise that this relies on the dedication of many different parties, including owners and custodians, skilled craftspeople, and local authority experts.

“These funded works will have an economic benefit by generating employment for heritage contractors and other skilled crafts and tradespeople in the locality and I very much look forward to the works commencing.”