Community organisations including Tidy Towns groups in Leitrim can now apply for funding to enhance their towns and villages. The funding is available for expenditure on capital and assets which can lead to improved town and village centres and also for access to various facilities and amenities around and close to towns and villages etc.… Read More »
The Communities Facilities Scheme is targeted at disadvantaged urban and rural areas, but not exclusively so. It will fund capital projects or elements of projects that seek to enhance communities, address disadvantage and improve social cohesion at a local level. The Scheme which has a total allocation of 2m euro will be a welcome boost… Read More »
Local Homeless Initiative Planned Concerns regarding the impact of local homelessness in Manorhamilton and the North Leitrim area were discussed at Tuesday’s February 21, 2017 North Leitrim Community Development Network meeting in the Bee Park Community Centre. Pat Love, who presided at the meeting due to the unavoidable absence of Chairperson Thomas Kelly, explained that… Read More »
A public meeting of the Leitrim Joint Policing Committee will take place on Tuesday 28th February, 2017 at 8 p.m. in The Mayflower, Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim. All members of the public are invited to attend this public meeting.The theme of the public meeting will be ‘Community Safety in County Leitrim’.Members of the public have the… Read More »
The Heritage Council will operate 3 grant schemes in 2017 The Heritage Council will operate 3 grant schemes 2017 Community Heritage Grants Scheme Grant Scheme for Museum Standards Programme of Ireland Participants (MSPI) Thatch Conservation Grant Scheme The Applications for grant assistance are made and managed, through our online grants system which will open on March 1st… Read More »
Overview of Dormant Accounts Fund The Dormant Accounts Fund is a scheme for the disbursement of unclaimed funds from accounts in credit institutions in Ireland. The fund is administered under the 2001 Dormant Accounts Act, together with the Unclaimed Life Assurance Policies Act 2003 and the Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Act 2012 and is under the… Read More »
The Department of Justice and Equality has announced that applications are now invited for funding under the Communities Integration Fund. The Communities Integration Fund will fund actions by community organisations to promote integration in their local communities. The intention is to provide funding for communities across Ireland to play a greater role in promoting integration… Read More »
Leitrim Co Council Arts Office, with the support of the Arts Council is now accepting applications from organisations for the 2017 Arts Festival Support Scheme, Artist in the Community Scheme and the Artist in Schools programme and also from individual artist for the Artist in the School programme. Closing date for applications is Monday, February… Read More »
Happy New Year to all North Leitrim Groups!! Please note North Leitirm Community Network will be meeting in the Beepark Community Centre on Tuesday 21st February at 8pm. Main items on the agenda include update from Homelessness Seminar which was held before Christmas. Also we would encourage groups to attend to share local news and… Read More »
The South Leitrim Community Network Annual General Meeting will take place on Wednesday, 22nd February at 8pm in Drumsna Community Resource Centre. This meeting will be followed by our ordinary meeting where there will be a demonstration on this website. Please contact Bernie@ldco.ie to confirm attandance
This grant is funded through The Social Inclusion Community Activation Programme (SICAP) 2015 – 17 and is funded by the Irish Government and co-funded by the European Social Fund and includes a special allocation under the Youth Employment Initiative.
