Cloughjordan Heritage Group receives €29,000 funding under community peatlands initiative

Cloughjordan Heritage Group is to receive €20,000 under the Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme 2023, it has been announced by Minister for Heritage Malcolm Noonan.

The funding will go towards a series of talks, community walks, photo workshops, an art installation, bog workshops, a sculpture exhibition, rental of venues, buses, and promotional material.

The funding is part of a total of €290,000 in funding for 24 local community groups and organisations in Galway, Westmeath, Kildare, Longford, Offaly, Kerry, Cavan, Monaghan, Louth, Tipperary, Limerick, Laois, Cork, Donegal and Dublin.

Led by the National Parks and Wildlife Service of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme encourages local initiatives to conserve and revitalise raised and blanket bogs – particularly protected bogs and fens – and promotes public engagement with our natural heritage and environment.

The scheme primarily supports community-led projects and volunteer groups, who play a vital role in helping to promote and implement peatland conservation and restoration in Ireland.

Minister Noonan saisd that he was delighted to see the diverse range of initiatives put forward by such active community and volunteer groups and environmental organisations.