Eisiúint Meáin: Fógraíonn an tAire Calleary €26 mhilliún do bhreis is 100 tionscadal ar fud na tíre faoin Scéim Athnuachana Bailte agus Sráidbhailte
Media Release
Monday, 22 December 2025
Minister Calleary announces €26 million for over 100 projects nationwide under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme
- Funding announced for projects to stimulate town centre economic and social regeneration and resilience
- A focus on tackling vacancy and dereliction to bring additional footfall into town centres
- Funding for the pre-development costs associated with projects to help communities develop applications for future funding calls
The Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary TD, has today (Monday, 22 December 2025) announced funding of €26 million for 116 projects in rural communities across the country.
The funding, which is provided under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme (TVRS), is being invested in projects that will rejuvenate town centres, drive economic growth and town footfall, combat dereliction and vacancy, develop pedestrian zones and outdoor spaces and boost tourism in rural Ireland.
TVRS has established itself as one of the vital funding mechanisms for rural Ireland and the benefits were clear when the Minister officially opened the Canal House Community Youth Facility in Belmullet, County Mayo on Friday last. The project, funded with €500,000 under the 2022 Town and Village Renewal scheme, will provide a much-needed centre for youth activities for the Erris area.
Examples of projects which have received funding approval today include:
- €500,000 for the refurbishment and extension of a 1940’s community hall into a theatre, arts venue and market space in Mountshannon, Clare
- €500,000 for the renovation of the 3-storey vacant Gaol Block to provide a visitor experience in the Historic & Cultural Quarter in Nenagh, Tipperary
- €500,000 for the renovation of 2 vacant buildings into Community Café and Shop in Glenmore, Kilkenny
- €500,000 for the redevelopment of the old Shinrone Library in Offaly into a modern multi-purpose community space
- €300,000 for renovation of the Múseum Chorca Dhuibhne and community centre in the Gaeltacht area of Baile an Fheirtéaraigh
- €300,000 for the regeneration of the Market Town Square in Ballinakill, Laois
- €300,000 for the construction of a playground in Collon, Louth
A full list of the successful projects is available here.
Announcing the funding for the 116 projects, Minister Calleary said:
“I am delighted to announce the successful projects selected from applications to the 2025 Town and Village Renewal Scheme. The scheme continues to have a hugely positive impact in Ireland’s rural towns and villages and this investment will further strengthen this work.
“We will continue to roll-out significant levels of investment in rural Ireland – making our towns and villages better places to live, work, raise a family and run a business. Today’s announcement confirms our strong commitment to supporting our rural communities both economically and socially.”
The Minister continued:
“There is a high level of interest in the Town and Village Renewal scheme and the applications brought forward by our local authorities following their engagement with communities are of a consistently high standard. It is positive to note the increasing number of projects coming forward from towns that have been active in the Town Centre First process. These towns are working with their Town Regeneration Officers to develop and improve their communities. I want to take this opportunity to congratulate all those who were successful.”
Today’s announcement sees 77 projects deemed successful under the TVRS ‘Main Scheme’ receiving funding of €24.4 million. In addition, €1.85 million is being provided for 39 under the TVRS ‘Project Development Measure’. This measure supports local authorities to develop a pipeline of projects and provides funding towards the costs to bring projects to a point where they are shovel ready.
Eisiúint Meáin
Dé Luain, 22 Nollaig 2025
Fógraíonn an tAire Calleary €26 mhilliún do bhreis is 100 tionscadal ar fud na tíre faoin Scéim Athnuachana Bailte agus Sráidbhailte
- Fógraíodh maoiniú do thionscadail chun athnuachan eacnamaíoch agus sóisialta agus acmhainneacht lár na mbailte a spreagadh
- Díriú ar dhul i ngleic le foirgnimh thréigthe chun níos mó daoine a mhealladh chuig lár na mbailte
- Maoiniú do na costais réamhfhorbartha a bhaineann le tionscadail chun cabhrú le pobail iarratais a fhorbairt do ghlaonna maoinithe amach anseo
Inniu (Dé Luain, 22 Nollaig 2025) d’fhógair an tAire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail agus Gaeltachta, Dara Calleary TD, maoiniú níos mó ná €26 mhilliún do 116 thionscadal i bpobail thuaithe ar fud na tíre.
Déanfar an maoiniú, faoin Scéim Athnuachana Bailte agus Sráidbhailte, a infheistiú i dtionscadail a athnuachanóidh lár na mbailte, a thiomáinfidh fás eacnamaíoch agus líon na ndaoine i mbailte, a rachaidh i ngleic le foirgnimh thréighthe, a fhorbróidh criosanna coisithe agus spásanna lasmuigh agus a threiseoidh turasóireacht faoin tuath in Éirinn.
Tá an Scéim ar cheann de na córais mhaoinithe ríthábhachtacha do cheantar tuaithe na hÉireann agus bhí na buntáistí soiléir nuair a d’oscail an tAire Áis Óige Pobail Theach na Canála i mBéal an Mhuirthead, Contae Mhaigh Eo, go hoifigiúil Dé hAoine seo caite. Cuirfidh an tionscadal, a fuair maoiniú €500,000 faoin Scéim Athnuachana Baile agus Sráidbhaile 2022, ionad ar fáil do ghníomhaíochtaí óige atá de dhíth go géar i gceantar Iorrais.
I measc samplaí de thionscadail a fuair ceadú maoinithe inniu tá:
- €500,000 le haghaidh athchóiriú agus síneadh halla pobail ó na 1940idí ina amharclann, ionad ealaíon agus spás margaidh i mBaile Uí Bheoláin, an Clár
- €500,000 le haghaidh athchóiriú an Bhloc Príosúin folamh trí stór chun eispéireas cuairteoirí a sholáthar sa Cheathrú Stairiúil agus Cultúir san Aonach, Tiobraid Árann
- €500,000 chun athchóiriú a dhéanamh ar dhá fhoirgneamh fholmha i gCafé agus Siopa Pobail sa Ghleann Mór, Cill Chainnigh.
- €500,000 chun seanleabharlann Shuí an Róin in Uíbh Fhailí a athfhorbairt ina spás pobail ilfheidhmeach nua-aimseartha
- €300,000 le hathchóiriú ar Mhúseum Chorca Dhuibhne agus ionad pobail i gceantar Gaeltachta Bhaile an Fheirtéaraigh
- €300,000 le haghaidh athghiniúint Chearnóg an Mhargaidh i mBaile na Cille, Laois
- €300,000 le haghaidh tógáil clós súgartha i gCollan, Lú
Tá liosta iomlán de na tionscadail ar éirigh leo ar fáil anseo.
Agus é ag fógairt an mhaoinithe do na 116 thionscadal, dúirt an tAire Calleary:
“Tá áthas orm na tionscadail rathúla a roghnaíodh as iarratais chuig Scéim Athnuachana Bailte agus Sráidbhailte 2025 a fhógairt. Tá tionchar thar a bheith dearfach ag an Scéim i gcónaí ar bhailte agus sráidbhailte tuaithe na hÉireann agus neartóidh an infheistíocht seo an obair seo tuilleadh.
“In 2025, leanfaimid orainn ag cur leibhéil infheistíochta i dtuath na hÉireann i bhfeidhm nach bhfacthas riamh cheana – ag déanamh ár mbailte agus ár sráidbhailte níos fearr le maireachtáil iontu, le hoibriú iontu, le teaghlach a thógáil agus le gnó a reáchtáil iontu. Deimhnítear i bhfógra an lae inniu ár dtiomantas láidir chun tacú lenár bpobail thuaithe go heacnamaíoch agus go sóisialta araon.”
Ar an dara dul síos, dúirt an tAire:
“Tá ardleibhéal spéise sa scéim Athnuachana Bailte agus Sráidbhailte agus is ar ardchaighdeán i gcónaí a bhíonn na hiarratais a chuireann ár n-údaráis áitiúla chun cinn tar éis a rannpháirtíochta le pobail. Is rud dearfach é a thabhairt faoi deara go bhfuil líon na dtionscadal atá ag teacht chun cinn ag fás ó bhailte atá gníomhach i bpróiseas chun tosaíocht a thabhairt do lár an bhaile. Tá na bailte seo ag obair lena nOifigigh Athnuachana Baile chun a bpobail a fhorbairt agus a fheabhsú. Déanaim comhghairdeas le gach duine ar éirigh leo.”
Le fógra an lae inniu, meastar gur éirigh le 77 thionscadal maoiniú €24.4 mhilliún a fháil faoin bpríomhscéim. Ina theannta sin, tá €1.85 mhilliún á sholáthar do 39 dtionscadal faoin mBeart Forbartha Tionscadal. Tacaíonn an beart seo le húdaráis áitiúla sraith tionscadal a fhorbairt agus soláthraítear maoiniú ann i dtreo na gcostas chun tionscadail a thabhairt go dtí an pointe ina bhfuil siad réidh le húsáid.