The Dunleer Town Centre Masterplan in County Louth has moved forward with a key appointment.

Building Design Partnership Ltd (BDP) has agreed a deal to serve as the Lead Urban Design Consultants for the project.

Louth County Council has been allocated €100,000 from the Department for Rural and Community Development under the new 'Town Centre First Policy' to deliver the project.

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With funding now secured, Louth County Council will work closely with local community organisations, the business community and other relevant stakeholders through the creation of a new town team in the preparation of the masterplan. 

The new masterplan will focus on Dunleer town centre and immediate surrounds. It will create a vision and set out specific objectives and interventions to helprevitalise the town centre.

Joan Martin, Chief Executive, Louth County Council, said: "Louth County Council was delighted to select Dunleer as the recipient of Department funding to re-imagine the town centre. Council will work with consultants, local businesses, and community members to implement a plan to improve Dunleer as a place to visit, work, and live."