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Loughlohery Castle near Cahir will receive grant funding of €116,862. Picture courtesy of David Moloney
Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan, has announced that over €7.4 million will be awarded to 140 projects around the country through the 2024 Community Monuments Fund (CMF) to help owners and custodians of archaeological monuments to safeguard them into the future.
Six projects in Tipperary are set to receive €420,131.
First established in 2020, the Community Monuments Fund aims to conserve, maintain, protect and promote local monuments and historic sites. Funding is available to allow conservation works to be carried out on monuments that are deemed to be significant and in need of urgent support.
The aim is to encourage access to monuments and improve their presentation and also to build their resilience to help them withstand the effects of climate change.
The CMF supports essential repairs and capital works for the conservation of archaeological monuments and also the development of Conservation Management Plans to identify measures that may be needed to conserve monuments. Grants are also available to enhance public access infrastructure and interpretation at archaeological monuments.
The projects in Tipperary awarded funding this year are:
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