Midlands 103

Search

Listen Live

On Air Now

6:30am - 9:00am

Breakfast with Peter Dunne

Taylor Swift

I Knew It, I Knew You

€1.3m Funding Allocated For Social Housing In The Midlands

Friday, 7 August 2020 23:34

A Westmeath councillor hopes the money will speed up the process of refurbishing properties.

The midlands region will benefit to the tune of €1.3 million from a social housing initiative from central government.

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O'Brien, announced the scheme, aimed at returning vacant local authority properties to public use.

€477,313 is being given to Laois, €403,247 to Offaly and €424,377 for Westmeath county council.

Westmeath Fine Gael councillor Tom Farrell is hopeful the money will speed up the process of refurbishing the properties:

More from Midlands News

Ploughing Live 2026 Day Two: Thousands Returning To Offaly For Celebration Of Rural Life

The President, The Taoiseach, and the Tanaiste were in attendance yesterday.
Gardaí Issue Public Appeal Over Missing Westmeath Teen

It's thought Aliyah Smyth Donnelly may have gone to Laois, Dublin, or Louth.
Ploughing Live 2026 Day One: As It Happened

The National Ploughing Championships saw 77,000 people attend on Day One.
Over 1,800 People Affected By Power Outage in Laois

The power outage has happened in Mountrath.
Offaly TD Reassures Solar Panel Homeowners Payment Scheme Not Set To Be Scrapped

It comes as the unit rate customers get for selling excess energy is set to decrease.
Sinn Fein Setting Back Irish Unity - Taoiseach

The party is collaborating with the heads of Wales and Scotland on the issue.
Development Project For Offaly Town Enters Next Stage

The Rectory Fields development in Birr is set to go to the Plan 8 stage.
Tanaiste Pays Tribute To Midlands Sisters Recovering After M9 Crash

Simon Harris says he welcomes the news the sisters are slowly recovering from their injuries.

Download Our App

Never miss a moment from Midlands 103