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Midlands Clubs Obtain Government Community Climate Engagement Funding

Tuesday, 25 March 2025 15:27

Birr's The Growery and Ballinahown Development Association are just a few of the successful projects.

A number of Midlands groups and clubs have won government funding for community climate engagement projects.

In Offaly, The Growery in Birr has been granted five thousand euro to build climate awareness in the community.

Rath National School Parent's Association is getting 2 and a half thousand for a biodiversity education project.

The Immigrants Training and Advice Services in the county will receive 2 and a half thousand euro for webinars in different languages aimed at increasing awareness around community climate action.

While in Westmeath, Ballinahown Development Association is being granted 10 thousand euro to enable the community to take actions set out in their water management plan, and biodiversity plan.

And Athlone GAA is in line for 2 and a half thousand euro to increase climate action awareness among their members.

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