Funding of just under €130,000 has been announced for outdoor community projects across Cavan and Monaghan.
The funding is under the 2021 CLÁR Programme and will support local groups in developing community and sensory gardens, outdoor spaces, and allotments.
€50,000 is headed to the St Killian's Heritage Trust in Mullagh to construct a sensory area with outdoor communal space for the entire community, alongside a performance space, BBQ and picnic area, and sensory garden.
Meanwhile just under €80,000 is going to Co Monaghan for the Ballybay Allotments and Community Garden and Newbliss Childcare Services.
Ballybay Allotments and Community Garden will receive €35,586 for the development of allotments and community garden at the rear of Ballybay Men's shed, while Newbliss Childcare Services gets €44,360 to provide a sensory garden at the community childcare facility.
Rural and Community Development Minister, and local TD, Heather Humphreys says "the projects receiving funding will help to channel the real sense of pride that people in Monaghan and Cavan have in their localities and their environment".
