Funding for 20 heritage projects across Galway

Heritage projects across Galway have received €330 thousand in funding.

The allocation is under the Heritage Council's 2025 Community Heritage Grant Scheme.

The highest award of €25 thousand went to six groups and they are:

Mill Museum Trust Tuam, Kilchreest Castledaly Community Development Group, Claregalway Church Pastroal Council, Killogilleen Graveyard Committee, Oughterard Culture and Heritage Group, and Ballygar Tidy Towns.

Thirteen other groups received funding ranging from €2 thousand to €21 thousand.

Here is the full list of allocations:

Connemara Dark Skies - €1,922 Butterfly Conservation Ireland - €2,881 (Across multiple counties) Irish Basking Shark Group - €5,000 (Across multiple counties) Irish Basketmakers Association - €5,798 (Across multiple counties) Millltown Community Council - €5,480 Mill Museum Trust Tuam - €25,000 Glinsk Community Development Society Ltd - €14,453 Kilchreest Castledaly Community Development Group - €25,000 Kilskeagh heritage Committee - €20,748 Select Vestry of the Aughrim & Creagh Parish Union - €18,000 Ballinderreen Community Centre - €16,913 Claregalway Church Pastoral Council - €25,000 Killogilleen Graveyard Committee - €25,000 Reilig na bhFilí (Killeeneen) - €18,385 The Mannion Clan Association - €10,567 Kilshanvey Community Group - €11,821 Oughterard Culture & Heritage Group - €25,000 Creggs Rural Development - €19,000 Ballygar Tidy Towns - €25,000

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