Funding announced to celebrate Cavan.

Cavan Monaghan Fianna Fail TD, Deputy Niamh Smyth, says the focus will be on the town lake and and the provision of green spaces at Castle Lake.

'This is a really good scheme and it's the second time that Cavan and Monaghan have been allocated funding'

'The work of organisations across the country that help victims of crime is outstanding'

'This is all about breathing new life into our rural communities'

'As Minister for Rural and Community Development, I want to take this opportunity to pay tribute to our volunteers'

'SSE Renewables’ three wind farms in counties Cavan and Monaghan have a total generation capacity of 70MW, and produce enough clean, green energy to power over 30,000 homes in the region'

As of last week 4 people have been approved for the government funding.