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Further 33 Grant Awards by EMFF Fisheries Local Action Groups
A third tranche of grant awards worth €558,039 to 33 local community groups and micro-enterprises were made today by the Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D. See the full breakdown of awards below.
In the South, Ring Rowing Club got an 80% grant of €5,200 for equipment. Likewise, Courtmacsherry Rowing Club was awarded €7,988
Baltimore Community Council’s Croí Na Mara project got €14,940 towards its memorial to commemorate those lost to the sea in the coastal village in West Cork
In the North, Donegal County Council were awarded €15,840 for Harbour facilities.
The awards by five of the Fisheries Local Action Groups were established under Ireland’s European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Programme. The grants are co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union.
Announcing the third tranche of awards, Minister McConalogue said, “I am delighted to announce today a further 33 coastal projects to benefit from EMFF funding through the Fisheries Local Action Groups established as part of my Department’s EMFF Programme supporting the development of our seafood sector and coastal communities. These latest grant awards mean a total of €3.3 million FLAG funding has been awarded this year alone to 188 coastal projects.”
Minister McConalogue added, “These projects will provide valuable economic and social benefits to our coastal communities during a difficult period for many. This is just one of the ways in which my Department’s EMFF Programme is making a positive difference to our coastal communities.”
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Applicant |
Project Title |
Rate |
Total Cost |
Grant Aid |
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Ring Rowing Club |
Equipment |
80% |
6,500.00 |
5,200.00 |
|
Courtmacsherry Rowing Club CLG |
Equipment |
80% |
9,985.00 |
7,988.00 |
|
Oceans of Discovery |
Oceans of Discovery Scuba Diving & Marine Education / Promoting Corks Underwater World |
50% |
20,063.00 |
10,031.50 |
|
Wild Atlantic Glamping Ltd. |
Equipment |
50% |
11,252.00 |
5,626.00 |
|
Clean Coasts Ballynamona |
Equipment |
80% |
31,666.80 |
25,333.44 |
|
Bantry Inshore Search & Rescue Association CLG |
Equipment |
80% |
22,448.00 |
17,958.40 |
|
Gecko Adventures |
Watersports Equipment |
50% |
30,016.00 |
15,008.00 |
|
Ballycotton Development Company Limited |
Village Island Mural |
80% |
1,142.00 |
913.60 |
|
Elln Hutchins |
Seaweed Educational Supports |
80% |
9,902.00 |
7,921.60 |
|
Baltimore Community Council |
Croí Na Mara |
60% |
24,900.00 |
14,940.00 |
|
Total |
167,874.80 |
110,920.54 |
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Applicant |
Project Title |
Rate |
Total Cost |
Grant Aid |
|
Donegal County Council |
Harbour Facilities |
60% |
26,400.00 |
15,840.00 |
|
Coiste Forbartha na Carraige |
Footbridge |
80% |
32,627.12 |
26,101.70 |
|
On the Rocks |
Pods |
40% |
69,800.00 |
27,920.00 |
|
Muileann Coirce Leitir CTR |
Siúlóid Abhainn na Timpeallachta (Environmental River Walk) |
80% |
43,803.32 |
35,042.66 |
|
Total |
172,630.44 |
104,904.35 |
FLAG Northwest
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Applicant |
Project Title |
Rate |
Total Cost |
Grant Aid |
|
Mayo North Destination Steering Group |
Support for Mayo North Tourism promotion and development plan 2020 – 2023 |
80% |
22,623.27 |
18,098.62 |
|
Jasmin Priegelmeir |
Cré Clare Island Pottery Shop |
40% |
14,698.05 |
5,879.22 |
|
Mayo County Council/Belmullet Tidy Towns |
Mayo County Council/Belmullet Tidy Towns |
33% |
150,000.00 |
50,000.00 |
|
Ceide Coast Community |
Feasibility study for Ceide Coast Incubation Hub |
80% |
20,000.00 |
16,000.00 |
|
Total |
207,321.32 |
89,977.84 |
FLAG West
|
Applicant |
Project Title |
Rate |
Total Cost |
Grant Aid |
|
J & S Ocean Products |
Upgrading Processing Equipment |
80% |
16,549.00 |
13,239.20 |
|
Séamus Ó Flatharta |
Inis Oírr Glamping and Campsite |
40% |
17,460.00 |
6,984.00 |
|
Oranmore Castle |
Oranmore Castle Cultural Centre |
40% |
42,553.21 |
17,021.28 |
|
Calluragh House Concerts |
Workshop Improvements |
40% |
7,801.00 |
3,120.40 |
|
Loop Head Tourism Ltd |
Development of the tourism product on Loop Head peninsula which will have a positive effect on the local communities |
80% |
4,900.00 |
3,920.00 |
|
Cuan Beo CLG |
Cuan Beo - Implementing a holistic approach to sustainability in Galway Bay 2020 |
80% |
16,191.55 |
12,953.24 |
|
Spiddal Craft & Design Centre |
Online marketing campaign |
80% |
6,500.00 |
5,200.00 |
|
Owen O Connell |
Training |
50% |
2,000.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Údarás na Gaeltachta |
Slí Chonamara Trail |
100% |
43,070.58 |
43,070.58 |
|
Total |
157,025.34 |
106,508.70 |
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Overall Total |
|
887,011.50 |
558,039.12 |
Sail Training Schooner Locked Up Since 2007
#TALL SHIPS - The flagship vessel for an Asgard-type sail training programme in Cork has been locked up in a boatyard since 2007, the Irish Examiner reports.
The Omar B was supposed to be the focus of a Youthreach project based in Bantry for early school leavers. But the schooner has spent the last four-plus years in storage in Baltimore, and has been deteriorating due to lack of maintenance - despite the scheme still notionally running, the newspaper report says.
Five two-man dinghies purchased with grant money have also reportedly spent most of 2011 in storage.
Co Cork's VEC has now put the €150,000 sailing programme under review following concerns over storage costs and lack of direction for the project.
The 75ft Omar B was donated to the CCVEC by owner and builder Don Attig in 2003 and refitted for use by students thanks to generous voluntary funding. Attig said the boat was of immense benefit to students who would not otherwise be in education.
The Irish Examiner has much more on the story HERE.
