Ballyshannon is set to receive funding of €250,000 for works on prominent historic buildings in the town centre.
Seven buildings on the Mall and Main Street will be conserved under the fund, which was announced today as part of the 2022 Historic Towns Initiative. The project will facilitate sustainable heritage-led regeneration, reinforce civic pride, and promote the tourism potential of Ballyshannon’s historic core.
Thirteen historic towns will share €1.75m funding under this year’s Historic Towns Initiative.
Meanwhile Ballymote will receive €40,000 funding has been awarded to Sligo Co Council to facilitate the development of a heritage-led regeneration plan for the town. It is hoped that such a plan will inform future applications for conservation funding for Ballymote.
Local TD and Minister of State Frank Feighan has welcomed the inclusion of both Ballyshannon and Ballymote in this round of funding. He said: “In keeping with the new government policy Town Centre First heritage-led regeneration projects will bring economic benefits to our historic towns thereby helping them to prosper once again. The re-use of vacant buildings in our town centres will address the supply of homes, tackle dereliction and help us meet our climate change targets”.
