Phil Hogan, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, has announced that he has given sanction to West Cork Development Partnership to approve funding of €199,290 to Clondrohid Community Recreational Facility Ltd. to develop a recreational facility consisting of a community walkway with site landscaping and furniture, an outdoor gym and a 250 metre running track in Clondrohid.

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This is the second phase of a two-phase development, and the funding is being provided under the Village Renewal and Development measure of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013.

Minister Hogan said: "I am delighted that the Rural Development Programme is in a position to support Clondrohid Community Recreational Facility Ltd. in the provision of this recreational facility, which has an estimated total project cost of €265,730.21. Such facilities are critical to the development and maintenance of sustainable rural communities and enhance the social attractiveness of these communities."

(CD/GK)