By Dean Egan.
€74m in funding has been announced for 5 regeneration projects in the South East.
The projects are being funded under "Call 2" of the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF).
The four local authorities, which will deliver these multi-annual projects, will receive this funding.
The projects approved are:
- Public Realm and Pedestrian Linkage Project, Carlow Town - €9.79m
- Abbey Quarter Phase 2, Kilkenny - €11.46m.
- Kilkenny City centre Enhanced Liveability Project - €6.64m.
- Waterford City Centre Regeneration - €27.66m.
- Trinity Wharf in Wexford - €18.49m.
Minister for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Kilkenny TD Malcolm Noonan, says:
“The URDF funding for projects in Carlow and Kilkenny that we are announcing today is
evidence of this Government’s commitment to improving quality of life in urban centres, making them more accessible, inclusive and liveable. Funding for the 'Enhanced Liveability’ and Abbey Quarter public realm projects demonstrates our support for Kilkenny’s ambition to become a ’10 minute’ city and where ‘placemaking’ is creating a new vibrancy within the historic centre. Carlow town’s project is a good
example of how the URDF can support the implementation of a vision as set out in ‘Project Carlow 2040’, where good urban planning can progress heritage-led regeneration, better liveability and enhance urban biodiversity. We see the URDF as a key catalyst in our ‘Town Centres First’ policy."
