Preasráiteas: Osclaíonn an tAire Calleary Clódóirí Stairiúla Cheanannais go hoifigiúil – An Chéad Ionad Clóghrafaíochta in Éirinn
Tuesday, 2 June 2026
Minister Calleary officially opens historic Kells Printing Works – Ireland’s First Centre for Typography
- Sod turned for new Community facility in Kilcloon
Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary TD, today (Tuesday, 2 June 2026) visited County Meath to officially open the historic Kells Printing Works.
A key element of the ‘Kells Creative Placemaking Project’, led by Meath County Council, with investment support of over €1.97 million under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund, Kells Printing Works has seen the restoration and repurposing of the town’s former sawmills into a tourism and creative industry hub. This innovative project has readapted the historic building to provide a commercial letterpress workshop, operating Victorian printing press machines, and historical archives.
Speaking at the opening, Minister Calleary said:
“I am delighted to officially open Kells Printing Works, Ireland’s First Centre for Typography. Supported through my Department’s Rural Regeneration and Development Fund, the project presents a fantastic opportunity to establish a new chapter in Kell’s rich heritage and artistic identity.
“It is through completed projects like we see here in Kells today, that Government is helping to enhance the physical, social and economic capacity of our local communities.
“We are working with local authorities like Meath County Council to stimulate regeneration, address dereliction, and support towns that people want to work in, live in and visit.”
Earlier in the day the Minister visited Kilcloon, where he turned the sod at the new Kilcloon Community Centre.
Over €2 million in Community Centre Investment funding was provided to deliver a new single-storey community facility incorporating a sports and assembly hall, meeting rooms, youth room, changing facilities, toilets and car parking.
The centre will provide a multi-purpose space for community, cultural, sporting and social activities and will support wider rural and community development in the area.
Speaking in Kilcloon, Minister Calleary said:
“I am delighted to be here with you today to turn the sod on this fabulous project here in Kilcloon. This will be a state-of-the-art community space which, I know, will support the needs of many organisations and people in the area.
“I am pleased to see that funding of over €2 million was provided through the Community Centre Investment Fund 2023 towards the construction of this facility here in Kilcloon and it is fair to say that this will be money well spent.”
Preasráiteas
Dé Máirt, an 2 Meitheamh 2026
Osclaíonn an tAire Calleary Clódóirí Stairiúla Cheanannais go hoifigiúil – An Chéad Ionad Clóghrafaíochta in Éirinn
- Iompraítear an fód d’áis nua pobail i gCoill Chluana
Inniu (Dé Máirt, an 2 Meitheamh 2026) thug an tAire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail agus Gaeltachta, Dara Calleary TD, cuairt ar chontae na Mí chun Clódóirí Stairiúla Cheanannais a oscailt go hoifigiúil.
Gné lárnach de ‘Thionscadal Áit Chruthaitheach Cheanannais’, faoi stiúir Chomhairle Chontae na Mí, le tacaíocht infheistíochta níos mó ná €1.97 mhilliún faoin gCiste Athnuachana agus Forbartha Tuaithe, athchóiríodh agus athchuspóiríodh iar-mhuilte sábhadóireachta an bhaile chun Clódóirí Cheanannais a chruthú mar mhol turasóireachta agus tionscail chruthaitheach. Tá an tionscadal nuálach seo tar éis an foirgneamh stairiúil a athoiriúnú chun ceardlann litirphreasa tráchtála a sholáthar, meaisíní cló Victeoiriacha a oibriú, agus cartlanna stairiúla.
Ag labhairt ag an oscailt, dúirt an tAire Calleary:
“Tá áthas orm Clódóirí Cheanannais, an Chéad Ionad Clóghrafaíochta in Éirinn, a oscailt go hoifigiúil. Le tacaíocht ó Chiste Athnuachana agus Forbartha Tuaithe mo Roinne, cuirtear deis iontach ar fáil sa tionscadal chun caibidil nua a bhunú in oidhreacht shaibhir agus in aitheantas ealaíonta Cheanannais.
“Is trí thionscadail chríochnaithe mar a fheicimid anseo i gCeanannas inniu, atá an Rialtas ag cuidiú le cumas fisiceach, sóisialta agus eacnamaíoch ár bpobal áitiúil a fheabhsú.
“Táimid ag obair le húdaráis áitiúla cosúil le Comhairle Chontae na Mí chun athnuachan a spreagadh, dul i ngleic le tréigin, agus tacú le bailte ar mhian le daoine oibriú iontu, maireachtáil iontu agus cuairt a thabhairt orthu.”.
Níos luaithe sa lá, thug an tAire cuairt ar Choill Chluana, áit ar iompaigh sé an fód d’ionad pobail nua Choill Chluana.
Cuireadh breis is €2 mhilliún i maoiniú infheistíochta d’Ionaid Phobail ar fáil chun áis phobail aonstórach nua a sheachadadh lena n-áirítear halla spóirt agus tionóil, seomraí cruinnithe, seomra óige, áiseanna feistis, leithris agus páirceáil.
Cuirfear spás ilchuspóireach ar fáil san ionad do ghníomhaíochtaí pobail, cultúir, spóirt agus sóisialta agus tacóidh sé le forbairt tuaithe agus pobail níos leithne sa cheantar
Ag labhairt inniu i gCoill Chluana, dúirt an tAire Calleary:
“Tá áthas orm a bheith anseo libh inniu chun tús a chur leis an tionscadal iontach seo anseo i gCoill Chluana. Beidh sé seo ina spás pobail den scoth ina dtacófar, tá a fhios agam, le riachtanais go leor eagraíochtaí agus daoine sa cheantar.
“Tá áthas orm a fheiceáil gur cuireadh maoiniú níos mó ná €2 mhilliún ar fáil trí Chiste Infheistíochta Ionad Pobail 2023 i dtreo thógáil na háise seo anseo i gCoill Chluana agus is fiú go mór é.”