Grants totalling Pounds 1 million have been presented to 65 companies and other organisations for cross-Border projects.
They were announced yesterday by the Minister for western Development, Mr Donal Carey, at the Rossnowlagh Centre for Peace and Reconciliation in Co Donegal. They are funded by the European Union and administered by the Combat Poverty Agency and Area Development Management Ltd.
Donegal Macra na Feirme received Pounds 87,500 for a programme to develop the organisation across the Protestant and Catholic communities, while providing leadership training focusing on cultural understanding and reconciliation in the county.