{"id":230358,"date":"2026-01-06T12:23:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T12:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/230358\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T12:23:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T12:23:07","slug":"17-regenerative-tourism-projects-launched-across-the-midlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/230358\/","title":{"rendered":"17 Regenerative Tourism Projects Launched Across The Midlands"},"content":{"rendered":"

Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Peter Burke<\/a>, and F\u00e1ilte Ireland<\/a> have announced that a further 17 projects, worth over \u20ac5.5 million, have been awarded funding under F\u00e1ilte Ireland\u2019s Regenerative Tourism and Placemaking Scheme.<\/p>\n

This latest grant approval brings the total funding announced for the tourism sector to almost \u20ac60 million across the scheme.<\/p>\n

Part of the EU Just Transition Fund (JTF) programme, co-funded by the government of Ireland and the European Union, this marks the fifth announcement of successful projects under both the Private and Community SME scheme, and the Local Authority and State Agency schemes.<\/p>\n

Thirteen of the projects represent the final private and community SMEs to have signed Investment Grant Agreements with F\u00e1ilte Ireland, receiving almost \u20ac4.5 million in grant-aid to deliver projects across three regenerative tourism development categories.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe EU Just Transition Fund continues to drive sustainable tourism development across the midlands, with \u20ac5.5 million in funding announced for a further 17 projects under F\u00e1ilte Ireland\u2019s Regenerative Tourism and Placemaking Scheme,” said Caroline Bocquel<\/a>, CEO at F\u00e1ilte Ireland.<\/p>\n

“These projects will deliver innovative visitor experiences and low-carbon accommodation across Ireland\u2019s Hidden Heartlands<\/a> and Ireland\u2019s Ancient East<\/a>, helping to sustain local communities and create new opportunities for employment.”<\/p>\n

In addition, over \u20ac1 million has been awarded to four projects under the Local Authority and State Agency schemes. These schemes support the development of improved tourism infrastructure, facilities and visitor experiences, including those that can be leveraged by the private and community sectors.<\/p>\n

To date, almost \u20ac60 million has been announced under the Regenerative Tourism and Placemaking Scheme. This includes \u20ac16million in investment grant-aid to 85 private and community SME projects, and \u20ac26million allocated under the Local Authority and Strategic Partner schemes.<\/p>\n

A further \u20ac9.4million was awarded to BnM (formerly Bord na M\u00f3na) to develop and begin delivery on a network of universally accessible trails across suitable parts of its landbank within the EU JTF territory. Further investment under this scheme is expected to be announced over the coming months.<\/p>\n

The scheme also supports 82 businesses participating in the Tourism Learning Network Programme, 66 participants in the Digital Transformation Programme, and 8 Tourism Activators – one in each county across the territory.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am thrilled to announce the latest batch of projects under the Regenerative Tourism and Placemaking Scheme, a crucial element of Ireland\u2019s EU Just Transition Fund Programme,” said Minister for Climate, Environment and Energy, Darragh O\u2019Brien<\/a>. “These projects are a vital step in unlocking the sustainable tourism potential of the region, in addition to providing economic and employment benefits to local communities.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Peter Burke, and F\u00e1ilte Ireland have announced that a further 17 projects,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":230359,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[15148,61,60,43],"class_list":{"0":"post-230358","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ireland","8":"tag-failte-ireland","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland","11":"tag-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}