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Midlands Secures €55k In Funding For Literacy And Digital Skills Initiatives

Thursday, 18 June 2026 15:30

By Liam White

Laois and Offaly will receive the highest allocation.

Over €55,000 is being provided to fund key Midlands projects targeting literacy, numeracy, digital literacy, and financial literacy.

Awarded under the €1 million national Adult Literacy for Life Collaboration and Innovation Fund, this funding for aims to support cross-community projects addressing unmet literacy needs, including literacy, numeracy and financial literacy.

€31,855 is being allocated to Laois and Offaly, with €23,241 heading to Longford and Westmeath.

Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education Marian Harkin says "The Collaboration and Innovation Fund is a vital investment in community projects".

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