Projects funded by County Wicklow Partnership

Basic Services for the Economy & Rural Population

Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann – Leinster Fleadh 2009, €13,200

An Tearmann Community Garden – Baltinglass, €25,000

Aughrim Community Sports & Leisure Association – fit out room for community use €44,474

Irish Red Cross Glen of Imaal Mountain Rescue Base Phase 1 €144,000

Annamoe Development Assoc. Ltd- purpose built community centre €313,519

Glendalough & District Development Association – sound equipment for Brocagh Resource Centre €5,753

Imaal Hall Co. Ltd - renovation of community meeting room €12,024

Blessington & District Forum Theatre Ltd- phase 1 fit out:lighting €52,467

Dunlavin and District Forum- re-vamp website €2,500

Valleymount Community Centre – youth cafe €34,445

Blessington & District Forum Theatre Ltd - phase 2 fit out: sound€63,020

Village & Countryside Renewal & Development

Tinahely Area Development – Tinahely Railway Extension €70,785

Lakeside Heritage Group – granite place names €1,250

Aughrim Tidy Towns – provision of playground €33,547

Arklow Town Twining – river walk re-generation €4,763

Conservation & Upgrading of the Rural Heritage

Vartry Anglers – re-generate salmon spawning beds €5,752

Birdwatch Ireland- boardwalk and observation hide €51,634

Wicklow Uplands Council – organisational review & planning €13,500

Diversification into Non-Agricultural Activities

CWP Woodlands- feasibility study €17,250

Wicklow Farmhouse Cheese – feasibility study €8,775

Ml Byrne & S Bourke – miscanthus feasibility study €5,625

Support for Business Creation & Development

S & B Bonaldi – organic gardening training business €1,476

Carraigh Dúlra feasibility study

County Wicklow Partnership Forestry Project

County Wicklow Partnership Lamb Project

Fun Works – Arklow indoors children’s play centre

Encouragement of Tourism Activities

Hidden Valley Park, Rathdrum - upgrade €77,728

Woodlands Falconry - fit out €12,607

Wicklow County Tourism Ltd- marketing €6,439

Wicklow County Tourism Ltd- marketing €17,846

Wicklow Boat Hire – business start up €37,480

Patricia Hynes – Wicklow town hostel €9,880

Wicklow Chamber of Commerce Ltd- Sailfest 2010 €17,319

Training & Informationn

Rural Development Degree & Diploma grants €49,870

Wicklow Transition Initiative – “powerdown” €4,028

Wicklow Community Gardening Group €2,799

South Wicklow Leadership Development Group €4,835

Wicklow Travellers Group – heritage skills €3,400

Old Coolatin Country - Media Training €2,676

Project Profiles

• Hidden Valley Park
• Woodlands Falconry
• Tramway Theatre, Blessington
• Tinahely Railway Walk Extension
• CWP Lamb Project
• CWP Forestry Project
• Outdoor Recreation Strategy

Staff & Contacts

• Brian Kehoe - Chief Executive Officer
• Isobel O’ Duffy - Rural Development Manager
• Siobhán Geoghegan - Enterprise & Tourism Development Officer
• Denise Healy – Administrator
• Gillian Murphy – Secretary

If you would like to enquire about project funding, you shouldphone the company’s main office on 0402 20955 or e-mail us: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
You will be asked to fill out a project enquiry form. This is a shortform to give staff enough information in order to determine eligibility.Staff will consider if the project fits with the company business planand with one or more of the RDP measures and will assess otheraspects of eligibility before advising a potential applicant as to whetheror not to proceed to the application stage.