Fianna Fáil Senator in Louth, Erin McGreehan, has welcomed €30,000 in Government funding to develop Dunleer Town Centre.
The investment under the Town Centre First (TCF) Plans was announced as part of a €4.5 million package to support rural towns and villages by Minister Heather Humphreys.
Senator McGreehan said: “I’m pleased to see Dunleer town centre being allocated up to €30,000 in funding to develop its own Town Centre First Plan. It will be crucial to the revitalisation of Tullow and will help the community generate investment and tackle issues such as vacancy and dereliction.
She added: “This investment is about giving local people the tools they need to improve their town and make it a more attractive place in which to live, work, visit and invest.”
The new measures follow on from the launch of the Government’s first ever Town Centre First Policy in 2022. This has seen the development of specific Town Centre First Plans in 2,026 towns nationwide. These have helped empower those specific communities to develop their own vision for the future of their towns.
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Eligible Local Authorities for this initiative & Towns Selected for Phase 1 Town Centre First Plans
| Eligible Local Authorities | Previously Selected Towns to complete a TCF Plan (Under Phase 1) |
| Carlow | Tullow |
| Cavan | Baileborough |
| Clare | Sixmilebridge |
| Cork | Skibereen |
| Donegal | Milford |
| Fingal | Lusk |
| Galway | Gort |
| Kerry | Milltown |
| Kildare | Clane |
| Kilkenny | Urlingford |
| Laois | Rathdowney |
| Leitrim | Carrick-on-Shannon |
| Limerick | Abbeyfeale |
| Longford | Longford Town |
| Louth | Dunleer |
| Mayo | Killala |
| Meath | Enfield |
| Monaghan | Carrickmacross |
| Offaly | Clara |
| Roscommon | Strokestown |
| Sligo | Tubbercurry |
| Tipperary | Roscrea |
| Waterford | Portlaw |
| Westmeath | Moate |
| Wexford | New Ross |
| Wicklow | Blessington |
North-West Counties
| Eligible Local Authorities |
| Cavan |
| Donegal |
| Galway |
| Leitrim |
| Mayo |
| Monaghan |
| Roscommon |
| Sligo |
