Cork City Council has announce a call for expressions of interest from communities in Glanmire, Upper Glanmire, Killeens, Blarney, and Tower who are eligible to apply for funding under the Town & Village Renewal Scheme 2023.

The Town and Village Renewal Scheme, funded by the Department of Rural & Community Development, is a key part of Project Ireland 2040 and is administered by Cork City Council.

The 2023 Scheme is designed to support the revitalisation of rural Ireland through a renewed focus on town centre regeneration and enhancing economic and social vibrancy in line with the Town Centre First policy.

This will be achieved through:

• Town Regeneration projects

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• Enhancing streetscapes 

• Green spaces / recreational amenities in town or village centres 

• Refurbishment of existing community centres 

• A new option to allow local authorities to acquire plots of land to enable development of town regeneration, such as town parks, plazas, etc.

• Bringing vacant and derelict buildings/ back into use as multi-purpose or community spaces

• Projects to support town or village centre markets, e.g., farmers markets or artisan markets.

• Town/village centre plaza development

The 2023 Scheme will place particular emphasis on projects that bring economic and social vibrancy to town centres and help bring vacant and derelict buildings and sites back into use as community or multi-purpose spaces. Under the 2023 Scheme, a minimum of one application must be submitted from eligible Towns/Villages that have not previously been approved for funding under the Scheme in the past 3 years.

The first step in making an application is to complete an Expression of Interest forms, which should be returned to [email protected] by 5pm, Friday, Sept 29th, 2023.

The Expression of Interest form and further details of the scheme can be obtained by e-mailing [email protected] or by phoning 021 238 98 56 for further information.