Artists and craft workers from all over North and East Cork are being invited to an open night in Fermoy to discuss the possibility of creating a dedicated craft umbrella group to represent the different artistic strands in the region. The open night seeks to cover topics such as development of an organisational structure, devising…
A new €30 million fund for important sports capital projects has been launched today by Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Michael Ring TD. This is the first round of sports capital funding for four years and demonstrates the Government’s commitment to encourage more people to take part in sport. The Sports Capital Programme…
Clondulane Public Meeting How would you change your community to improve your quality of life? How would you like to see Clondulane in 5, 10 or in 20 years time? In order to guide the development of Clondulane towards your needs, your community is meeting to share their visions and explore the funding available from…
Work on the Fermoy area landscaping plans are well underway with Rathcarrig estate receiving a significant greening of its parking space. Saturday the 11th of February saw the Irish Tree Centre undertake a significant amount of paving removal and replacement with box hedging, hornbeam and flowering trees. While the immediate impact of such works is…
The Rain Water Harvesting Grant Scheme aims to conserve water by maximising the use of rainfall run-off and reduce water costs on the farm. Overview of Grant Scheme The scheme will be targeted, in the first instance, at young trained dairy farmers. Rainwater harvesting facilities and equipment will be grant-aided at 40% up to a maximum…
How would you like to change your community to improve your quality of life? How would you like to see Kilworth in 5, 10 or in 20 years time? In order to guide the development of Kilworth towards your needs, your community is meeting to express an agreed vision. Avondhu Blackwater Partnership will guide your community…
Your community – You Decide! How would you change tour community to improve your quality of life? How would you like to see Rathcormac in 5, 10 or in 20 years time? In order to guide the development of Rathcormac towards your needs, your community is meeting to express an agreed vision. Avondhu Blackwater Partnership…
Mr. Phil Hogan, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government today, 28 September, announced funding for local environmental initiatives by communities, individuals and non-profit groups and organisations. The Minister has allocated funding of €395,000 to local authorities to fund projects under the Local Agenda 21 (LA21) Environmental Partnership Fund 2011. Matching funding by…
Avondhu Blackwater Partnership has announced the availability of funding for business innovation and micro enterprises in the Blackwater Valley region. In a statement this week the company CEO Valerie Murphy said, “measure 312 of our Rural Development Programme sets aside funding for Business Creation and Development. We have recognised that with the tough economic conditions…
PINC is an intensive programme for female entrepreneurs who want to take their business ideas to the next stage. The programme is run part time over 10 weeks and offers participants the opportunity to focus on their business idea in a structured group environment, gaining invaluable knowledge on all aspects of business.
The residents of Blarney can look forward to a significant addition to their amenities as work has finally started on the new playground in the village, a project that has received significant funding from local development company Avondhu Blackwater Partnership. The playground was subject to unavoidable delays but the sod has at last been turned…
Cork County Council today approved a €1.25M investment which will include a range of business development supports that will lead to increased job creation in the County. A total of €500,000 is being invested in financial contributions and bank guarantees to the SME sector. Funding will only be considered for projects that are recommended to…
Bank of Ireland today, 5th July 2011, announced a €200m Agri Farm Investment Fund dedicated to supporting the financial needs of the agricultural sector. The fund, which is open to new and existing customers, is available to those who are involved in agri related SME businesses, ranging from farmers to food related businesses. It is…
The general purpose of Cork County Council’s Amenity Grants Scheme is aid and encourage works and public amenity schemes for the benefit of residents in the three County health districts of Cork. The works that qualify for consideration for amenity grant schemes include the provision or improvement of amenities and the provision of community facilities.…
The 2011-12 scheme is now open for applications. The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Friday 1st July 2011. Traditional farm buildings can make a significant positive contribution to the Irish landscape. Many were laid out using local tried and tested materials, built to patterns and arrangements that made optimum use of resources.…
Avondhu Blackwater Partnership’s Landscape Architect Cathal O’ Meara has worked closely with the residents’ associations and Tidy Towns committee in recent times and outlines a fundamental flaw in how we interact with our town. Cathal explains, “Fermoy town has, like many Irish towns suffered a decline in the quality of its urban environment since the…
Avondhu Blackwater Partnership’s Agri Diversification Seminar held in association with Teagasc proved to be a great success when it was held on Wednesday night last week. The purpose of the conference, titled “Where Do You Grow From Here?” was to encourage rural stakeholders such as farmers to take a different look at their options in…
Mourneabbey Residents Trust Community Council are enjoying the fruits of working with Avondhu Blackwater Partnership, the Local Development Company for the Blackwater area. Avondhu Blackwater Partnership contributed 75% funding to aid in the resurfacing of the driveway to the Community Centre, which also included the creation of two new speed bumps. The Community Centre is…
Avondhu Blackwater Partnership has announced that they now have funding available for ancillary services to the Sport Horse Sector. Until now this was an area that the Local Development Company was unable to offer support to. However a recent ruling has meant that though the mainstream Horse industry is not applicable for Grant funding, Ancillary…
The Organic Farming Scheme has re-opened for 2011. It opened on March 3rd and the closing date is May 17th. For more information on the scheme and the qualifying criteria click here.
The 2011 Ray Murphy Bursary will be launched on Thursday, 24 March. The Bursary was created by Clann Credo – the Social Investment Fund and Philanthropy Ireland in 2010 to encourage postgraduate research into philanthropy, social finance and related areas. Postgraduate students (part-time or full-time), intending to pursue either a taught or research postgraduate programme…
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