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Mayo County Council has confirmed that responsibility for the development of greenway trails around the county has been transferred from the Department of Rural and Community Development to Transport Infrastructure Ireland - and that the only discussions regarding Mayo greenway trails underway with TII relate to the Bunnacurry section in Achill.

SuperValu has this week announced that €7.9 million has been invested in sustainability initiatives across its stores over the past six months. Of this €7.9 million, some €4.1 million was drawn down from a major sustainability fund announced by Musgrave in June 2022 while an additional €3.8 million spend has been matched by independent SuperValu retailers.

The Western Development Commission (WDC) will deliver a social enterprise-focused event at PorterShed a Dó on Market Street as part of the Awareness Raising Initiative for Social Enterprise scheme (ARISE) on Tuesday, November 29.

The 2021 Galway Volunteer Centre Annual Report, which was launched this week by Joe O’Brien T.D. Minister of State for Community Development and Charities at the Department of Rural and Community Development, shows that volunteering is as strong as ever in Galway City and County, with almost 1,000 new members of the public using the service to find volunteer work.

Two Galway-based social enterprises are among the 28 to receive an award from Rethink Ireland’s social enterprise funding.

Local Fine Gael Councillor, John Dolan, has welcomed Government funding which will be utilised to upgrade and improve laneways and non-public roads within County Westmeath.

Former Minister at the Department of Rural and Community Development (DRCD), Michael Ring TD, visited Olandi Engineering recently to celebrate the company's LEADER-funded world-class laser CNC machine.

The spacious Castlebar facility has become a Mayo hub of performing arts

Peter McVerry Trust, the national housing and homeless charity, has been awarded a grant of €80,000 by the Rural Recovery Fund to deliver a project called ‘Activation First’ in the Galway/Mayo region.

The Department of Community and Rural Development is 'positively disposed' to Mayo County Council accessing funding in 2022 once the audits being carried out are completed, according to the Cathaoirleach of the council, Cllr Michael Smyth.