Contracts to the value of €468,000 in LEADER projects have been signed over the past few weeks in Cork County.  The first contract to be signed in the County was by Avondhu/Blackwater Development Partnership CLG for the construction of and commissioning of a specialised Cheese Dairy at Bo Rua Farm, Ballynoe which fell under the LEADER theme of Enterprise Development. This will enable them to scale up and commercialise their …

The  South Cork Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) – a Committee of Cork County Council – has been confirmed as the new LEADER Local Action Group (LAG) for South Cork and the programme will officially commence on the 1st December 2016. The new group – which will be branded “LEADER South Cork” – will manage the allocation of €3.8 million in LEADER funding across South Cork for the period 2016-2020. …