A total of almost €1.2m has been announced in rural regeneration and development funding for the towns of Ballisodare in County Sligo and for Drumshanbo in County Leitrim.
Ballisodare is to get €580,000 while almost €600,000 has been allocated to Drumshanbo.
The €580,000 going to Ballisodare is for the development of the Sally Gardens area, made famous in the Yeats poem, Down By the Salley Gardens.
Plans for Ballisodare include a new town park, off-street parking, pedestrian routes, traffic management and a river trail.
Independent Sligo Councillor Marie Casserly says the project will transform the town, which has grown significantly in recent years.
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Almost €600,000 has been allocated to Drumshanbo for a project that plans to repurpose two high-profile buildings in the town centre.
Drumshanbo-based Fine Gael Councillor McGloin is chairman of Drumshanbo Community Council.
Cllr. McGloin outlined what is planned for the town.
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The allocations have been welcomed by local councillors and by Sligo/Leitrim TD Minister Frank Feighan.
Minister Feighan says the money will be a huge boost to Ballisodare and Drumshanbo, both growing towns.
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