€380,230 funding will improve access to Longford homes, farms and outdoor amenities

Rural roads in Longford are set to benefit from funding of €380,230. 

Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary TD, announced the opening of the 2026 Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) which will provide €17.55 million nationally for repairs and improvement works on non-public rural roads and laneways under the scheme.

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Deputy Micheál Carrigy welcomed the LIS funding. “I’m delighted to see €380,230 funding announced for rural roads and laneways in Longford. The funding will see our laneways and non-public roads in Longford receive improved access to homes, farms and outdoor amenities."

He added, “This scheme is a vital source of funding for non-public roads that are not normally maintained by local authorities.”

Minister Calleary said, “It’s a fantastic scheme under which the homeowners and farmers who use the lane make a small local contribution and the Government provides the balance of funding to ensure that people can continue to access their homes and farms on good quality surfaces."

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