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Ireland’s newest library officially opened in Kinsale
From Department of Rural and Community Development
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Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys has officially opened Ireland’s newest library in Kinsale, County Cork.
The major regeneration project has seen the Old Mill in the centre of the town, which dates, back to the late 1800s, re-purposed into a state-of-the-art library and cultural space.
The Kinsale Library Project received €2.17 million under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF) with an additional investment of €2.6 million provided by Cork County Council.
The RRDF investment is consistent with the Our Rural Future and Town Centre First objectives of attracting more people to live, work, invest in and enjoy rural towns through strategic regeneration.
The Rural Regeneration and Development Fund provides funding for the development and construction of capital projects in towns and villages and rural areas across Ireland.
The Fund has provided over €412 million for 215 projects across Ireland, worth a total of €565 million. It has provided €34.32 million for 19 projects in county Cork.