EU funds for Ireland’s Food Dudes

Ireland is to receive €1 309 313 in the latest funding round from the EU’s school Fruit and Vegetables Scheme. In Ireland, this money goes to support the very successful Food Dudes scheme which is rolled out across Irish primary schools and aims to get young children to try new fruits and vegetables. The Scheme […]

Offaly raised bogs to be restored with EU funds

Some of Ireland’s most important raised bogs are to be restored in a €5.5 million programme, with €4 million of this coming from the EU’s LIFE fund. The restoration of active raised bogs across Ireland’s midlands in counties Offaly, Roscommon, Galway, Cavan, Meath and Westmeath as well as Longford, has been selected for funding in […]