REVEALED: Almost €400,000 in funding allocated to preserve these Tipperary monuments
€397,837 has been allocated to Tipperary under the Community Monuments Fund
Almost €400,000 in funding has been allocated to protect archaeological monuments across Tipperary.
€397,837 has been allocated to Tipperary under the Community Monuments Fund, which aims to conserve, maintain, protect and promote local monuments and historic sites.
Five Tipperary monuments have been awarded funding under the scheme.
Loughloher Castle has been awarded €130,000 in funding, Loughmoe Castle outside Loughmore was allocated €130,000, while Clohaskin Castle has been given €27,767.25.
€30,000 was allocated to Kilsheelan, with St Ailbe's Well in Emly also being given €30,000.
The Tipperary allocations come as part of 122 projects that will be awarded €7.5 million in funding under the 2025 Community Monuments Fund.
These grants help owners and custodians of archaeological monuments to safeguard them into the future.
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne said: "I am delighted to announce these awards under the 2025 Community Monuments Fund. The importance of our archaeological heritage cannot be overstated and this fund has a very real and profound impact on the custodians and communities in our cities, villages, towns and countryside.
"I sincerely thank the owners of archaeological monuments for their dedication to the preservation of our wonderful heritage. This investment will ensure that our built heritage can continue to be enjoyed by local and visiting communities, as well as acting to create work and preserve important traditional skills in towns and villages right across Ireland," he said.