Denial of potential €10 million funding frustrates Tipperary Councillors
Councillors at the recent Nenagh MD Meeting voiced their frustration over the denial of Government funding for developing the Nenagh Historic Quarter.
The plans laid down in recent months to develop Nenagh Town’s Historic and Cultural Quarter have not been derailed due to a failed application submitted by the Tipperary County Council.
The news came in a gathering of the Nenagh Municipal District last week, and according to the local authority’s District Administrator Rosemary Joyce, the bid to secure funding was rejected after a prolonged process.
Confidence amongst the Councillors had been high that the application - which looked for €10 million from the Rural Regeneration Development Fund - would be successful
However, despite a positive application process from the Council, the project was rejected due to a recent funding approval allocated to Tipperary Town. Despite the rejection, Councillors present were upbeat about the application and have vowed to continue to support the Council in looking for funding, should they be re-elected in the upcoming local elections.
Nenagh Councillor Seamus Morris voiced his disappointment over the news and pointed out that “none of the TDs rushed to tell us the bad news,” but did highlight the tremendous work done by District Administrator Rosemary Joyce in seeking the funding.
Cllr Morris was supported by all the Councillors present in his praise of Ms. Joyce and Cllr Fiona Bonfield urged her to “keep positive” and “plough on” in the future when further applications will be considered for funding the project down the line.
Joyce remained bullish on the issues and said that just because it didn’t work out this time doesn’t mean that they won’t be able to keep progressing with the heritage project over the next few years.