Limerick community organisations to share in €3.7m funding boost
ORGANISATIONS working in communities across Limerick have received a boost after being selected for a share in €3.7m of funding.
The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage through its Economic and Social Intervention Fund has selected 180 projects to benefit from grants nationally, including a number in across the city.
These included the Bedford Row Family Project based in the city centre, Limerick Youth Service and Limerick Island Community Partners serving the King's Island area of the city.
Elsewhere, Our Lady of Lourdes Community Services Group, based in Childers Road, and Moyross groups Extern Ireland, the area's community enterprise centre, and Moyross Development also benefit, alongside St Munchin's Community Enterprise Centre in Kileely on the city's northside.
The overarching aim of the fund is to to improve access to opportunities for residents of the Regeneration areas and the surrounding communities, as well as enhancing service provision across the statutory and community sector.
Mayor Francis Foley said: "This funding will make a massive difference to the lives of people in these areas of Limerick City. The allocation comes as a deserving reward for all the hard work being done on the ground by both the communities and Limerick City and County Council."