€40M announced by Minister Ring for 2014 round of Sports Capital Programme
A new €40 million fund for important sports capital projects [...]
Thomastown Wins Title
Congratulations to Thomastown who won the title of Kilkenny Town [...]
Launch of the Kilkenny Town of Foods
The Launch of the Kilkenny Town of Foods Competition will [...]
Proposals place LEADER in danger…..
This is a tale of two policy decisions; one that [...]
LEADER Support for Food Projects in Jeopardy
The posts on this blog may sometimes seem discursive- whimsical [...]
Where are the Rural Development Policies?
It’s conference season again! That annual review and renewal ritual [...]
The Townlands Project: Preserving Kilkenny History
In 2010 the Johnswell Development Committee approached KLP through the [...]
News from the Food Front
The good news on the critical issue of LEADER’s eligibility to fund food projects is that a number of possible solutions have been identified. The bad news is that it will still be some time before LEADER companies like Kilkenny LEADER Partnership (KLP) can actually entertain new applications.
LEADER Support for Food Projects in Jeopardy
Irish rural development stakeholders are shocked to learn that the LEADER programme is not eleigible to fund the crucial sctor of small-food businesses. LEADER compnaies and government officials seek a quick solution to the EU ruling that prevents food projects been funded from axis 3 of the Rural Development Programme,
