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South West Mayo Development Company (SWMDC) has won the National Rural Award 2014 for its work in sustaining rural communities in south and west Mayo. The National Rural Awards are in their ninth year and are organised by Irish Rural Link, the national group campaigning for sustainable rural communities. These awards recognise the hard work and dedication of community groups in improving and developing rural communities around the country.

South West Mayo Development Company chairman Michael Biggins has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Phil Hogan, that LEADER programme funding is to be released. The programme was embargoed since February 7 while Department officials conducted an audit of the level of project activity in all the local development companies. Reductions to the rate of co-funding meant that the original project allocations given to each local development company needed to be reduced.

Huge opposition to proposed changes to the administration of the LEADER programme which would threaten the future of local developmment companies was mounted in Mayo this week.

Community leaders and business people have called on Mayo’s TDs, senators, and councillors to provide clear information regarding the changes under review to the LEADER – Rural Development Programme.

Community leaders and business people have called on Mayo’s TDs, senators, and councillors to provide clear information regarding the changes under review to the LEADER – Rural Development Programme.

Developments at Rosmoney pier have been completed and the newly constructed pontoon was finally commissioned for public use on Wednesday last.

Major changes which risk the total upheaval of the current LEADER local development model are being considered by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Phil Hogan. In response to these negative proposals this week, rural citizens and community groups along with board members of South West Mayo Development Co are taking action to demand that they do not get cut off at grassroot level.

The members of the Mayo County Council Environment and Emergency SPC welcomed the publication of the draft report on the River Basin management for the western region at their meeting this week. The committee were given a presentation by Pat Canney, co-ordinator of the western river basin’s district office on the draft report compiled by his office which is currently out for public consultation.