Villages Receive €68,750 Investment in Macroom Municipal District

A group of people standing outside of a school

The village of Clondrohid has welcomed significant investment under Cork County Council’s Village Enhancement Fund. Improvement works valued at €50,750 have been completed as part of the Macroom Municipal District 2021 Programme, with a further €18,000 dedicated towards speed safety measures in villages across the district.

Enhancement works completed in Clondrohid include a new resurfaced set down area for the local school and creche, pollinator-friendly planting, new seating at the GAA grounds, seating at Curragh Road, a popular local route for walkers, and equipment for the local Age Friendly group.

Mayor of the County of Cork. Cllr. Danny Collins commented

 

 

The Village Enhancement Scheme has a hugely positive impact in rural areas, by improving the infrastructure, the appearance and the facilities of our villages. It is a wonderful example of Cork County Council collaborating with hard working community groups to enhance and improve our rural areas and the quality of life for everyone.

Chief Executive of Cork County Council, Tim Lucey went on to say,

 

Each year Cork County Council allocates funding to each Municipal District under the Village Enhancement Scheme for an improvement project in a specific village, as selected by the Members of the Municipal District. Cork County Council’s Village Enhancement Scheme supports community led improvements to the public realm and infrastructure of our villages with the overall aim of strengthening the fabric of rural County Cork.

Cathaoirleach of Macroom MD, Cllr Eileen Lynch added, “The people of Clondrohid are very proud of their village and thankful to Cork County Council for these funds which have greatly enhanced this widely used area of the village and is in essence the hub of the village for all activities. I would like to thank the local community for working with us to identify their priorities for this funding, ensuring that it will bring maximum benefit for the village. We are very proud of the results.”

Clondrohid has also received two rounds of CLÁR Funding in recent years to a total of €100,000 which was also spent on the upgrading, drainage and resurfacing of two car parking facilities in this area for use by the local clubs, local creche and locals attending this area.

Tá fáilte curtha ag sráidbhaile Chluain Droichead roimh infheistíocht shuntasach faoi Chiste Feabhsúcháin Sráidbhailte Chomhairle Contae Chorcaí. Tá oibreacha feabhsúcháin dar luach €50,750 tugtha chun críche mar chuid de Chlár Cheantar Bardasach Mhaigh Chromtha 2021, agus tá €18,000 breise tiomnaithe do bhearta sábháilteachta luais i sráidbhailte ar fud an cheantair.

I measc na n-oibreacha feabhsúcháin a críochnaíodh i gCluain Droichead tá limistéar tuirlingthe le dromchla nua don scoil agus naíolann áitiúil, plandáil atá oiriúnach do phailneoirí, suíocháin nua ag tailte CLG, suíocháin ar Bhóthar an Churraigh, bealach áitiúil a bhfuil tóir ag siúlóirí air, agus trealamh don ghrúpa aoisbháúil áitiúil .

Dúirt Méara Chontae Chorcaí,

An Clr. Dúirt Danny Collins, Tá tionchar ana-dhearfach ag an Scéim Feabhsúcháin Sráidbhailte ar cheantair thuaithe, trí fheabhas a chur ar bhonneagar, cuma agus áiseanna ár sráidbhailte. Is sampla iontach é de Chomhairle Contae Chorcaí ag comhoibriú le grúpaí pobail atá ag obair go dian chun ár gceantair thuaithe agus cáilíocht na beatha do chách a fheabhsú.

Dúirt Príomhfheidhmeannach Chomhairle Contae Chorcaí, Tim Lucey,

Gach bliain leithdháileann Comhairle Contae Chorcaí maoiniú ar gach Ceantar Bardasach faoin Scéim Feabhsúcháin Sráidbhaile le haghaidh tionscadal feabhsúcháin i sráidbhaile ar leith, mar a roghnaíonn Baill an Cheantair Bhardasaigh. Tacaíonn Scéim Feabhsúcháin Sráidbhailte Chomhairle Contae Chorcaí le feabhsuithe faoi stiúir an phobail ar an ríocht phoiblí agus ar bhonneagar ár sráidbhailte agus an aidhm atá leis ná creatlach thuaithe Chontae Chorcaí a neartú.

Dúirt Cathaoirleach CB Mhaigh Chromtha, an Comhairleoir Eileen Lynch, “Tá muintir Chluain Droichead ana-bhródúil as a sráidbhaile agus táid buíoch de Chomhairle Contae Chorcaí as na cistí seo a chuir go mór leis an limistéar seo den sráidbhaile a úsáidtear go forleathan agus atá, go bunúsach, ina chroílár an tsráidbhaile do gach gníomhaíocht. Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an bpobal áitiúil as a bheith ag obair linn chun a gcuid tosaíochtaí a aithint don mhaoiniú  seo, ag cinntiú go mbainfidh sé an leas is mó as don sráidbhaile. Táimid ana-bhródúil as na torthaí.”

Tá dhá bhabhta de Mhaoiniú CLÁR faighte ag Cluain Droichead le blianta beaga anuas chomh maith ar luach €100,000 san iomlán. Caitheadh ​​an t-airgead sin ar uasghrádú, draenáil agus athdhromchlú de dhá áis pháirceála sa cheantar seo a tá in úsáid ag na clubanna áitiúla, an naíolann áitiúla agus muintir na háite atá sa cheantar.