Under Project Ireland 2040, the Government has committed €1 billion to the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund over a 10 year period to support rural economic development and help build strong communities. The Fund has been allocated €315m over the period 2019 to 2022.
Following the conclusion of the first call under the Fund in February 2019, a total of 84 successful projects had been announced, with funding of €86m provided from the Fund to support projects worth a total of €117m. Following the completion of the second call, which related to Category 1 projects (those ready for delivery), another 26 projects were allocated funding of €62 million from the Fund. These 26 projects will deliver total investment of €95 million. Table 1 sets out the full list of projects and the amount of funding which were approved under both calls.
Project Title
|
Category
|
Location
|
County
|
Lead Applicant
|
RRDF Funding
|
National Parks
|
1
|
National Parks (multiple)
|
(6) Clare; Donegal; Galway; Kerry; Mayo; Wicklow
|
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
|
€3,915,000.00
|
Borris Railway Viaduct
|
1
|
Borris
|
Carlow
|
Carlow County Council
|
€654,820.00
|
Altmont House and Gardens
|
2
|
Ballon
|
Carlow
|
OPW
|
€450,000.00
|
Cootehill Industrial Estate
|
1
|
Cootehill
|
Cavan
|
Cavan County Council
|
€867,174.00
|
Virginia Civic Centre
|
1
|
Virginia
|
Cavan
|
Cavan County Council
|
€3,963,525.00
|
Virginia Civic Centre
|
1
|
Virginia
|
Cavan
|
Cavan County Council
|
€3,963,525.00
|
Ballyjamesduff Regeneration Strategy
|
2
|
Ballyjamesduff
|
Cavan
|
Cavan County Council
|
€90,000.00
|
Cootehill Technology Park
|
2
|
Cootehill
|
Cavan
|
Cavan County Council
|
€56,000.00
|
The Clones Terminus
|
2
|
Cavan to Monaghan
|
Cavan to Monaghan
|
Waterways Ireland
|
€325,000.00
|
Ennistymon Innovation Centre
|
1
|
Ennistymon
|
Clare
|
Clare County Council
|
€1,023,300.00
|
Vandeleur Estate
|
1
|
Kilrush
|
Clare
|
Clare County Council
|
€1,720,000.00
|
The Seaworld Project
|
1
|
Lahinch
|
Clare
|
Clare County Council
|
€2,860,000.00
|
Loophead Visitor Attraction
|
1
|
Loophead
|
Clare
|
Clare County Council
|
€868,500.00
|
Multifunctional Performance Auditorium at Cnoc na Gaoithe Cultural Centre, Tulla
|
1
|
Tulla
|
Clare
|
Clare County Council
|
€900,000.00
|
Doolin Pier
|
2
|
Doolin
|
Clare
|
Clare County Council
|
€465,571.00
|
Inis Cealtra Island
|
2
|
Inis Cealtra
|
Clare
|
Clare County Council
|
€920,500.00
|
Wild Atlantic Way
|
2
|
Multiple
|
Clare / Kerry
|
Fáilte Ireland
|
€666,300.00
|
Banteer Amenity Project
|
1
|
Banteer
|
Cork
|
IRD Duhallow CLG
|
€1,128,000.00
|
Kinsale Library Project
|
1
|
Kinsale
|
Cork
|
Cork County Council
|
€2,157,375.00
|
Briery Gap Theater and Library
|
1
|
Macroom
|
Cork
|
Cork County Council
|
€2,000,000.00
|
Kanturk Regeneration - Phase 1
|
1
|
Kanturk
|
Cork
|
Cork County Council
|
€619,500.00
|
Anne’s Grove
|
2
|
Anne’s Grove
|
Cork
|
OPW
|
€375,000.00
|
Coláiste Íosagáin Campus
|
2
|
Baile Bhuirne/Coláiste Íosagáin
|
Cork
|
Udaras na Gaeltachta
|
€180,000.00
|
Ballydesmond
|
2
|
Ballydesmond
|
Cork
|
Cork County Council
|
€56,250.00
|
Digital Innovation Hub Strategy
|
2
|
Cork County
|
Cork
|
Cork County Council
|
€206,168.00
|
Rathcormac Strategy for Development
|
2
|
Rathormac
|
Cork
|
Avondhu Blackwater partnership CLG
|
€122,025.00
|
gteic Gaoth Dobhair
|
1
|
Gaoth Dobhair
|
Donegal
|
Udaras na Gaeltachta
|
€1,500,000.00
|
Swan Park
|
1
|
Swan Park, Buncrana
|
Donegal
|
Donegal County Council
|
€1,728,042.00
|
Killybegs 2040 - Town Centre Regeneration Project
|
1
|
Killybegs
|
Donegal
|
Donegal County Council
|
€3,631,758.00
|
Ailt an Chorráin (Burtonport)/ Oilean Árainn Mhór (Arranmore Island) - Harbour to Island Regeneration
|
1
|
Burtonport/Arranmore Island
|
Donegal
|
Donegal County Council
|
€3,089,199.00
|
Ocean Innovation Centre Ireland
|
2
|
Killybegs
|
Donegal
|
Letterkenny Institute of Technology
|
€293,436.00
|
Ireland’s National Parks
|
2
|
Donegal, Mayo, Galway, Clare, Kerry, Wicklow
|
Donegal, Mayo, Galway, Clare, Kerry, Wicklow
|
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht - NPWS
|
€1,466,250.00
|
DigiWest
|
1
|
Various
|
Donegal, Sligo, Mayo, Roscommon
|
Western Development Commission
|
€644,734.00
|
gteic Hub An Spidéal
|
1
|
An Spidéal
|
Galway
|
Údarás na Gaeltachta
|
€548,887.00
|
Athenry / Bia Innovator
|
1
|
Athenry
|
Galway
|
Galway County Council
|
€3,554,000.00
|
Tullycross Residential Education Centre
|
1
|
Tullycross, Renvyle
|
Galway
|
Western Development Commission
|
€1,728,000.00
|
Regeneration Loughrea, Breaking through
|
1
|
Loughrea
|
Galway
|
Galway County Council
|
€1,628,879.00
|
Dunmore Regeneration
|
2
|
Dunmore
|
Galway
|
Galway County Council
|
€960,909.00
|
Kinvara Boardwalk and Walkway
|
2
|
Kinvara
|
Galway
|
Galway County Council
|
€124,781.25
|
Tuam Regeneration Strategy
|
2
|
Tuam
|
Galway
|
Galway County Council
|
€175,000.00
|
Valentia Trans-Atlantic Cable Station
|
1
|
Valentia Island
|
Kerry
|
Kerry County Council
|
€1,270,000.00
|
Listowel Food Hub
|
1
|
Listowel
|
Kerry
|
North East West Kerry Development NEWKD
|
€1,365,226.00
|
Baile na Fheirtéaraigh Development
|
2
|
Baile na Fheirtéaraigh
|
Kerry
|
Údarás na Gaeltachta
|
€292,500.00
|
Kenmare
|
2
|
Kenmare
|
Kerry
|
Kerry County Council
|
€275,000* * Project cancelled
|
Dingle Workhouse Masterplan
|
2
|
Dingle Workhouse
|
Kerry
|
Údarás na Gaeltachta
|
€415,000.00
|
Úibh Ráthach Action Plan
|
2
|
Gaeltacht Uíbh Ráthach/Iveragh Taskforce
|
Kerry
|
Údarás na Gaeltachta
|
€174,351.00
|
Athy / Ernest Shackleton Project
|
1
|
Emily Square, Athy
|
Kildare
|
Kildare County Council
|
€2,707,500.00
|
Kildare Town Centre Regeneration
|
2
|
Athy
|
Kildare
|
Kildare County Council
|
€80,000.00
|
Monasterevin Town Centre Regeneration
|
2
|
Monasterevin
|
Kildare
|
Kildare County Council
|
€78,000.00
|
Barrow Blueway, 46km
|
1
|
Barrow Blueway
|
Kildare, Laois
|
Kildare County Council
|
€5,067,941.00
|
Callan Town Regeneration
|
1
|
Callan Town
|
Kilkenny
|
Kilkenny County Council
|
€561,750.00
|
Thomastown Regeneration
|
1
|
Thomastown
|
Kilkenny
|
Kilkenny County Council
|
€2,080,486.00
|
Community Shops Kilkenny
|
2
|
Kilkenny
|
Kilkenny
|
Kilkenny LEADER Partnership
|
€60,000.00
|
Emo Court
|
1
|
Emo, Emo Court
|
Laois
|
Office of Public Works
|
€1,200,000.00
|
The Junction, Ballinamore - Regeneration of Ballinamore
|
1
|
Ballinamore
|
Leitrim
|
Leitrim County Council
|
€1,728,075.00
|
Manorhamilton Public Realm improvement works including re-imagining employment and Enterprise Lands
|
1
|
Manorhamilton
|
Leitrim
|
Leitrim County Council
|
€1,613,250.00
|
Smart Green Mohill
|
2
|
Mohill
|
Leitrim
|
Leitrim County Council
|
€37,500.00
|
Great Southern Greenway Limerick
|
1
|
Abbeyfeale, Newcastlewest, Rathkeale, Ardagh
|
Limerick
|
Limerick City and County Council
|
€2,724,657.00
|
Glenbrohane Local Hub
|
1
|
Glenbrohane
|
Limerick
|
Ballyhoura Development CLG
|
€626,369.00
|
Murroe Community Hub
|
1
|
Murroe
|
Limerick
|
Ballyhoura Development CLG
|
€3,816,451.00
|
West Limerick Tourism Gateway
|
2
|
Newcastle West
|
Limerick
|
Limerick City and County Council
|
€330,000.00
|
International Mountain Biking Project
|
1
|
Ballyhoura, Coolaney, Ticknock, Ballinastoe, Slieve Blooms
|
Limerick, Cork, Sligo, Dublin, Wicklow, Offaly, Laois
|
Coillte
|
€10,262,900.00
|
Edgeworthstown Regeneration
|
1
|
Edgeworthstown
|
Longford
|
Longford County Council
|
€1,269,019.00
|
Historic Granard Motte Project
|
1
|
Granard
|
Longford
|
Longford County Council
|
€2,872,434.00
|
The Yard, Abbeyshrule - Community and Economic Hub
|
1
|
Abbeyshrule
|
Longford
|
Longford County Council
|
€522,265.71
|
Ardee Castle
|
1
|
Ardee Castle
|
Louth
|
Louth County Council
|
€2,147,000.00
|
Ardee Regeneration
|
2
|
Ardee
|
Louth
|
Louth County Council
|
€526,743.75
|
Ballinrobe Regeneration
|
1
|
Ballinrobe
|
Mayo
|
Mayo County Council
|
€825,000.00
|
gteic Hubs
|
1
|
Béal a' Mhuirthead
|
Mayo
|
Údarás na Gaeltachta
|
€795,062.00
|
Claremorris Indoor Sports Facility
|
1
|
Claremorris
|
Mayo
|
Sligo LEADER Partnership CLG
|
€2,100,000.00
|
Áras Scéalta an Atlantaigh - Visitor Centre and Tourism Hub
|
1
|
Aghleam
|
Mayo
|
Udaras na Gaeltachta
|
€1,879,350.00
|
Ballintubber Abbey Culture and Heritage Visitor Centre
|
1
|
Claremorris
|
Mayo
|
Mayo County Council
|
€2,677,352.00
|
Clew Bay Greenway Project
|
1
|
|
Mayo
|
Mayo County Council
|
€1,924,800.00
|
Cycle Network
|
2
|
Multi Location
|
Mayo
|
Mayo County Council
|
€75,000.00
|
Tourism Experiences
|
2
|
Westport and Cong
|
Mayo
|
Mayo County Council
|
€56,000.00
|
Geopark Development
|
2
|
Multi Location
|
Mayo, Galway
|
Geological Survey Ireland
|
€969,387.00
|
Trim Library and Cultural Centre
|
1
|
Trim
|
Meath
|
Meath County Council
|
€3,718,670.00
|
Kells Creative Placemaking (Phase 1) - Kells Courthouse Cultural Hub and Kells Printworks and Topgraphy Centre
|
1
|
Kells
|
Meath
|
Meath County Council
|
€992,834.00
|
Boyne Navigation and Greenway
|
2
|
Boyne Navigation and Greenway
|
Meath
|
Meath County Council
|
€845,250.00
|
Community Facilities Enfield
|
2
|
Enfield
|
Meath
|
Meath County Council
|
€726,000.00
|
Kell’s Heritage Development
|
2
|
Kells
|
Meath
|
Meath County Council
|
€210,000.00
|
Trim Castle
|
2
|
Trim
|
Meath
|
OPW
|
€262,500.00
|
Castlebayney Enterprise Centre
|
1
|
Castleblayney
|
Monaghan
|
Monaghan County Council
|
€2,138,560.00
|
Castleblayney Market Square Regeneration
|
1
|
Castleblaney
|
Monaghan
|
Monaghan County Council
|
€2,611,150.00
|
Ballybay Regeneration
|
2
|
Ballybay
|
Monaghan
|
Monaghan County Council
|
€410,400.00
|
Carrickmacross Town Centre Renewal
|
2
|
Carrickmacross
|
Monaghan
|
Monaghan County Council
|
€632,000.00
|
Clones Regeneration
|
2
|
Clones
|
Monaghan
|
Monaghan County Council
|
€377,250.00
|
Edenderry Regeneration - Phase 1
|
1
|
Edenderry
|
Offaly
|
Offaly County Council
|
€522,207.00
|
Edenderry Masterplan
|
2
|
Edenderry
|
Offaly
|
Offaly County Council
|
€75,000.00
|
An Bealach Project
|
1
|
Ballaghdarreen
|
Roscommon
|
Roscommon Integrated Development Company Ltd
|
€1,656,750.00
|
Boyle Regeneration
|
1
|
Boyle Town
|
Roscommon
|
Roscommon County Council
|
€1,705,705.00
|
An Chistin Project
|
1
|
Castlerea
|
Roscommon
|
Roscommon County Council
|
€1,545,000.00
|
Life Sciences Innovation Hub and Soft Landing Space
|
1
|
Athlone
|
Roscommon
|
Roscommon County Council
|
€2,751,544.16
|
Creative Studios Ballaghdarreen
|
2
|
Ballaghdarreen
|
Roscommon
|
Roscommon Integrated Development Company Ltd
|
€20,250.00
|
National Centre of Excellent for Surfing
|
1
|
Strandhill
|
Sligo
|
Sligo County Council
|
€615,752.00
|
The Yeats Trail
|
1
|
Yeats Trail
|
Sligo
|
Sligo County Council
|
€500,000.00
|
The Cliff Bath House
|
2
|
Enniscrone
|
Sligo
|
Sligo County Council
|
€131,250.00
|
Tipperary Town Regeneration
|
1
|
Tipperary Town
|
Tipperary
|
Tipperary County Council
|
€600,000.00
|
Roscrea Enterprise, Digital and Social Impact Hub
|
1
|
Roscrea
|
Tipperary
|
North Tipperary Development Company
|
€1,925,546.00
|
Fetherd Town Park
|
1
|
Fethard
|
Tipperary
|
Tipperary County Council
|
€2,600,000.00
|
Templemore Town Hall: Enterprise and Cultutal Centre, with associated Civic Plaza
|
1
|
Templemore
|
Tipperary
|
Tipperary County Council
|
€2,107,500.00
|
Ireland's Global Garden - Mount Congreve Estate
|
1
|
Kilmeaden
|
Waterford
|
Waterford City and County Council
|
€3,726,000.00
|
Blackwater River Valley
|
2
|
Blackwater Valley
|
Waterford
|
Waterford Leader Partnership
|
€128,842.00
|
Kinnegad Regeneration
|
2
|
Kinnegad
|
Westmeath
|
Westmeath County Council
|
€600,000.00
|
Johnstown Castle & Gardens
|
1
|
Johnstown Castle
|
Wexford
|
TEAGASC
|
€658,696.00
|
Wexfordia - the New Ross Tourism Transformation
|
1
|
New Ross
|
Wexford
|
Wexford County Council
|
€5,560,000.00
|
Esmonde Street Gorey
|
2
|
Ferrycarraig and the Hook Peninsuala
|
Wexford
|
Wexford County Council
|
€1,087,340.00
|
Market House Gorey
|
2
|
Gorey
|
Wexford
|
Wexford County Council
|
€429,145.37
|
Ferrycarraig and the Hook Peninsuala
|
2
|
Gorey
|
Wexford
|
Wexford County Council
|
€95,224.00
|
Enterprise Hub New Ross
|
2
|
New Ross
|
Wexford
|
Wexford County Council
|
€328,407.00
|
Making Baltinglass the Hub for South West Wicklow
|
1
|
Baltinglass
|
Wicklow
|
Wicklow County Council
|
€2,675,226.00
|