Two former Garda Stations in county Roscommon to be converted into Community Hubs.
July 12, 2022
Two former Garda Stations in county Roscommon to be converted into Community Hubs.
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, has today approved €7.5 million in funding to re-develop 36 derelict and vacant properties in rural Ireland into new community hubs.
The funding, under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, will see former banks, garda stations and courthouses taken into public ownership and converted for community use.
The scheme is designed to tackle the scourge of dereliction in rural towns and villages and deliver new facilities that will benefit communities.
The Minister today revealed the first tranche of properties that will be purchased under the initiative, and they include:
Under the Scheme, local authorities were asked by the Department to engage with the local community to identify suitable properties to turn into the likes of community and enterprise hubs, remote facilities and youth centres.
Some 36 properties have now been identified as part of a €7.5 million investment.
Further properties will be announced once the local authority has finalised the sales process.
