MAY 2006

Inishowen Projects awarded €45,000

Inishowen Women's Information Network has been allocated a grant of €25,000 from the Department of Foreign Affairs' Reconciliation Fund, to help women in rural Inishowen tackle experiences of isolation. Deputy Cecilia Keaveney, T.D. said the funding for Inishowen Women's information Network was in recognition of their "great work". "This group is a vital resource to the women in the Inishowen peninsula. They have been working with a partner group in Northern Ireland to develop a cross border programme aimed at building links, creating awareness and understanding of traditions and cultures and develop a supportive network on a cross border basis.

While their aim is to deliver an eight week programme which involves much greater financial costs, the Minister for foreign Affairs acknowledges their great work and innovative project by granting this funding which will go towards wages to enable the group to continue to operate until they can put their funding in place.

The Cross Border Celtic European Festival of the Sea which is taking place at present, (22nd May - 4th June) has been awarded €20,000 by the same fund. Deputy Cecilia Keaveney, T.D. welcomed the funding. "This is an innovative cross border programme and the money will go towards the retention of the existing staff until mainstream funding becomes available in 2007. This will certainly alleviate the pressure on the team and they can continue to focus all their efforts on the successful delivery of the festival.

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