More than half a million in outdoor recreation funding announced for Mayo walks under new national strategy
Fri, Dec 02, 2022
Three Mayo projects are to share €540k in funding announced for the county this week under the newly published National Outdoor Recreation Strategy.
The strategy - called Embracing Ireland's Outdoors and the first of its kind for the country - was developed by the Government in partnership with Comhairle na Tuaithe and will see a major investment in outdoor recreation facilities with a focus on hiking, cycling, wild swimming, kayaking, and other outdoor recreational activities.
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