'Red tape' may lead to loss of major funding for Inishmurray

Half a million euro in funding in what would have been spent on a landing facility at Inishmurray looks set to be lost over what's been described as 'red tape'.

The money was sanctioned under the Brexit Adjustment fund and must be spent by the end of 2023.

However the area has been deemed as a special area of conservation and Sligo County Council, having been successful in being awarded the funding, must now submit the project to An Bord Pleanala for consideration.

Local Fianna Fail Cllr Donal Gilroy says it's a major blow for the area:

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