List of Grant Aided LEADER Projects
2009/10/11

Business Creation & Development

Fit out of new bottled water plant at High Street, Lissycasey

Clare Wood Chip Ltd, Flagmount €25,939
Construction of new wood chip drying facility

Simon O’Reilly, Sound Recording Studio, Kilshanny €23,000
Conversion and fit-out of outhouse to purpose built music studio and recording facility

Marie Burke & Sandra Ganley, Heaven Sent Gifts, New Quay €20,000
Renovate and fit-out of out-building as workshop space for packaging and supply of specialised gifts

Sea Fever Productions Ltd, Ennistymon €30,000
Purchase of filming equipment

Torpey Wood Products Ltd., Belvoir, Sixmilebridge€78,000
Purchase of woodfuel processing equipment

El Dorado Ice Cream Ltd., Kilrush €150,000
Upgrade and fit out of existing facility for production of premium ice cream

Donal O’Connor & Michael O’Donnell, Barefield €4,000
Website development of online shop for pedigree cattle products

John & Elaine McKeogh, Good & Green, Ogonnelloe €14,737
Development of training facilities for woodcraft and horticulture

Bernard Carey, Mountshannon €2,975
Purchase of woodfuel processing equipment

J.C. Action Coaching Ltd, Doolin €9,888
Marketing of language centre

Andrew Coxhead, West Coast Angling, Kilfenora €3,924
Purchase of equipment and marketing for angling school

Project Ennistymon, Ennistymon €86,493
Conversion of existing facility to enterprise units and training centre

Atlantic Air Adventure Park Co. Ltd, Shannon €31,500
Fit-out and marketing of aviation adventure museum

Jim Armour, Miltown Malbay€4,153
Purchase of mobile recording equipment & website

Sally Perkins, Callan Picture Products, Connolly €8,000
Set up of photographic gallery and farm shop

Clare Friends of Jampa Ling Trust, Ennistymon €5,094
Promotion of Clare food products

All-Brite Environmental Ltd., Kilrush €12,500
Purchase of computerised leak detection equipment

Arch Recycling Company Ltd., Lissycasey €150,000
Purchase of equipment to fit out tyre-recycling facility

Boris Hunka, Pop-Up Playhouse, Killaloe €28,000
Purchase and fit-out of mobile cultural and arts venue

Haugh Butchers Ltd, Kilkee €4,750
Upgrading of rural abattoir premises and purchase of equipment

Gerard & Eileen Talty, Quilty €59,680
Storage & packaging facility for sea vegetable business

Miriam Devitt, Kilimer €6,800
Design of baby sign language publication and website

Annacarriga Ltd, Killaloe €65,000
Building work fit out and associated costs to construct a glass Pavilion

Enspire Renewable Technologies Ltd Co. Clare€130,000
Manufacturing unit fit out, commercialisation and marketing of rain water harvesting unit

Clare Biodegradable Packaging Ltd Lissycassey €150,000
Purchase of equipment for biodegradable and compostable plants based bottles in a variety of sizes.

Noel Considine Lisdoonvara  €4,900
Purchase of equipment for a scanning service

SealAll Systems Ltd  Co. Clare €18,000
Business Start-up costs including equipment, office set-up. advertising, promotion and website.

The Tunes Foundry Ltd.  Kilmurray McMahon €2,924
Web design and office fit out costs for new start up business

Michael Daffy Ruan Co. Clare  €1,980
Purchase of equipment for premier cattle brace


 

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Diversification into Non-Agricultural Activities

Eddie & Josephine Connors, ImEcofarm, Clarecastle €42,500
Development of visitor eco-farm, alternative energy training centre and eco trails

Darragh and Aisling Quinn, Burren Activity Farm, Corofin €75,000
Development of farm activity centre

Burren Forts Ltd, Carron €5,818
Visitor information system at Caherconnell Stone Fort Visitor Centre

Pat Talty, The Happy Cow Milk Vending, Kilkee €30,000
Construction and fit-out of a small processing plant linked to milk
vending machine enterprise

Gavico Ltd., Tubber €42,000
Purchase of equipment, website and marketing costs for the ‘Moo Minder’ cattle monitoring system

Martin and Delia Canavan, Liscannor €30,000
Development and upgrading works at Moher Hill Open Farm Facility

Jude Lynch Co. Clare €20,000
Purchase of machinery for the collection & baling of waste farm plastic

Burren Forts Ltd  Co. Clare €11,000
Provision of facilities to run a demonstration of sheep dog handling skills

Burren Forts Ltd Co. Clare €118,000
Construction of an archaeological field school and provision of associated facilities 

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Encouragement of Tourism Activities

Gerard Madden, Holy Island Ferries, Mountshannon €2,400
Upgrade of ferry service to Holy Island

Dave Neville, Nevsail Watersports, Kilkee €10,000
Purchase of watersport and sail-training equipment

Vasco Bar & Restaurant, Fanore €20,000
Purchase of equipment and fit out of visitor eco adventure centre

East Clare Heritage Centre, Tuamgraney €2,853
Purchase of audio-visual equipment and marketing brochures

Doonbeg Jazz Festival Committee, Doonbeg€7,267
Promotion and marketing of annual jazz festival

Co. Clare Farm Heritage Tours Co-operative Society Ltd., North Clare €25,000
Feasibility study on development of sustainable on-farm heritage tours

Doolin Cave Company Ltd., Doolin€125,000
Construction and fit out of new visitor reception and ancillary facilities

Clare Trails Steering Committee €30,000
Feasibility study on the development of a trails strategy for Co. Clare

Dorothy Landers, Tulla €20,000
Feasibility study on development of commercial fishing lake

Go Bike It Ireland, Sixmilebridge  €10,000
Purchase of equipment and marketing costs associated with the
set up of cycle tours business

Tim and Lorraine Tully, Lough Derg Holiday Cottages, Whitegate €9,500
Purchase of angling boats for use on Lough Derg

Neil Coffey, Easy Rent-A-Bike, Crusheen €6,500
Purchase of equipment and marketing costs associated with the set up of bicycle hire business

Clare Tourism Forum €14,618
Production costs associated with the ‘Clare Live The Life’ DVD

Terence O’Reilly, The Crooked Reel, Scariff €1,875
Feasibility study and treatment for cultural film production centred around Irish traditional music and its appeal Worldwide

Liam Moore, Ballyhannon Castle, Quin €13,500
Installation of three-phase electricity in small hotel

Burren Perfumery Ltd., Carron  €25,000
Enhancement of physical and virtual infrastructure at Burren Perfumery

Ballyvaughan Bayhop Project Group, Ballyvaughan €11,500
Feasibility Study to determine technical viability of a maritime passenger service from Ballyvaughan to Galway

James Whelan, Spirit of Killaloe Cruises, Killaloe €2,250
Study on accessibility for Ferry Boat on Lough Derg

Obair Newmarket-on-Fergus, €25,000
Feasibility study on developing interpretive facility for Moohaun Fort

Trea & Kevin Heapes, Querrin €27,000
Construction and fit out costs of an eco-tourism accommodation and training project

Janet Cavanagh & Mary Tyrell North Clare €9,800
Purchase of 10 electric bikes and ancillary equipment and marketing

Vandeleur Walled Garden Enterprise Ltd Kilrush €2,400
Upgrading of gift shop and purchase of equipment for stock control

Tommy Fegan & Oliver O’ Connell Co. Clare €2,500
Publication of a cultural tourism and heritage book that will serve as a comprehensive anthology on the contribution which a number of travelling families have made to the preservation and development of Irish traditional music 

Obair Newmarket-on-Fergus Ltd-€7,500
Purchase of two small marquees, training workshop, purchase of materials for the staging of an outdoor play at Mooghaun ring fort.

Doolin Camping and Caravan Park Ltd. Doolin €34,000
Additional facilities at the caravan and camping park

Clare Heritage and Genealogical Centre T/A Clare Heritage Centre Corofin €39,000
Facilities and multimedia upgrade, marketing and promotion
 

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Basic Services for the Economy and Rural Population

Clare Slow Food Convivium €9,000
Promotion and marketing of Slow Food event

Burren Cycle Club, Ballyvaughan €5,000
Promotion and marketing of Tour de Burren cycle event

Vandeleur Walled Garden Enterprises Ltd. €2,458
Purchase of engraving machine and promotional signage

Clare Local Development Company, Ennis €30,000
Feasibility study on Active Citizenship in Co. Clare

Bodyke-Tuamgraney Pastoral Council €7,000
Purchase of broadcasting equipment for church radio system

Obair Newmarket-on Fergus €40,679
Fit out of community café and youth drop in centre

Shannon Swimming & Leisure Centre Ltd, Shannon €140,000
Upgrading of facilities and purchase of equipment at community leisure centre

Céifin Institute Ltd, Shannon €30,000
Research study on the impact of social change on the family

Ciúnas, Feakle €3,757
Fit out of community services centre

Lisdoonvarna Failte Ltd €125,000
Development of community astro-turf facility

Kildysart Community Focus €50,000
Fit out of community centre

Ballyvaughan Farmers Market €4,000
Publication of local recipe book using produce from the farmers market

Kilnaboy Recreational Facilities Ltd €55,000
Development of community astro-turf facility

Caring For Carers, Ennis €7,840
Study on ability of elderly to adopt new technology

Doonbeg Community Development Ltd. €43,500
Redevelopment work on Doonbeg Community Hall

Sixmilebridge Winter Music Weekend Festival Committee  €6,000
Feasibility study on the future development of the music festival

Kilmaley Voluntary Housing €11,742
Fit out of art therapy room and communal facility

Quin Community Centre Committee €311,000
Construction and fit-out of new extension to Quin Community Centre

Tulla Community Council €171,375
Development of community astro-turf facility

Killimer Parish Hall Development Committee €84,000
Construction of a new section and upgrading of existing centre

Conservation & Upgrading of the Rural Heritage Kilkee Sports Historical Committee  €7,000
Production of publication on the sporting history of Kilkee

An Coiste Taighde Rinn na Spainneac €10,000
Production of anniversary publication on St. Joseph’s School Spanish Point

Seamus O’Reilly, GAA Publication €10,000
Production of 125th anniversary publication on the GAA Club scene in Co. Clare

Cuimhneamh an Chlair €53,405                                
Research, equipment and collection of Co. Clare oral history and folklore

Irish Seedsavers Association, Scariff €32,000
Construction of storage facility for heritage potato seeds

Banner Beekeepers Association €3,580
Purchase of equipment for conservation of native black bee

Birdwatch Ireland €19,440
Feasibility study on bird migration patterns giving rise to a Bird Atlas of Co. Clare

Burrenbeo Trust €5,500
Upgrading of existing website and development of online forum

Burren Connect Project €4,500
Feasibility study on the conservation of Carron Medieval Church

Rineen Ambush Commemoration Committee €1,400
Commemorative publication and DVD on the Rineen Ambush

Kilkishen Development Ltd. €4,680
Feasibility study on the conservation and preservation of an old
Church of Ireland building in the village

Limerick-Clare Energy Agency €5,740
Feasibility study on the potential of micro hydro electricity for Co. Clare

Friends of Raheen Hospital Support Group, Tuamgraney €5,500
Production of publication, ‘Wise Ways’ oral history
and art therapy memories

Duchas na Sionna €21,800
Study on the social history of Shannon Town.

Inagh Parish Council €3,000
Production of publication on Inagh Parish history

Kildysart Community Focus Kildysart €13,000
Fit out of a youth facility at the community centre

Corofin Hall and Field Ltd.  (C.H.A.F. Ltd.) €300,000
Demolition, extension and fit out to 1940’s community centre

Caring for Carers Ireland Ltd. €14,430
Technology to Support Social Connectedness

Clarecare Ltd €24,000
Fit out and equipment for community kitchen and thrift shop
 

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Village Renewal and Development

Ballynacally Development Association €15,000
Creation of village heritage trail and production of heritage DVD and publication

Kilmaley Meithal Development Co. Ltd. €82,500
Development of community playground

Cratloe Community Playground Committee €97,000
Development of community playground

Lissycasey Community Playground Committee €146,000
Development of community playground

St. Senan’s Community Playground Committee, Cooraclare €40,000
Development of community playground

Sixmilebridge & District Community Complex Society Ltd. €71,000
Amenity park development, walk way and landscaping Development of an over 12s playground

St. Mary’s Community Development, Lissycasey €35,500
Rural recreation amenity development, the purchase of out-door
gym equipment and creation of local forest loop walk

Kilmaley Meitheal Development Co. Ltd Kilmaley €110,000E
Development of an all-weather synthetic playing facility 

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Conservation and upgrading of the rural heritage

Duchas na Sionna Shannon €21,000
Conservation and Preservation of Hasting Cottage

Lisdoonvarna Failte Ltd  Lisdoonvarna €30,000
Purchase & fit out of multi media equipment

Irish Seed Savers Ltd Scariff €115,000
Building of aseed processing and seed bank facility

Kilkee Civic Trust  Kilkee €4,460
Technical an;lysis and development feasibility study which will outline the scope of work for the Kilkee courthouse

Andrew and Eimear Waterhouse Tubber €73,500
Renovation of a church of Ireland building for an art gallery and workshop

Ballyvaughan Hall Ltd. Ballyvaughan  €69,000
Renovation of Ballyvaughan hall

East Clare Community Co-operative Co. Clare  €7,600
Feasibility Study for a Community Kitchen

Irish Whale and Dolphin Group Ltd Co. Clare €47,900
Refit of the Celtic Mist Yacht

Tulla Comhaltas Development Committee  €150,000
Conversion of an old convent building in the town of Tulla, into a community cultural facility. Phase I

 

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Training

West Clare Discussion Group €7,500
Training for discussion group

Sixmilebridge & District Community Complex Society Ltd. €4,500
Group training for community members

West Clare Currach Club €70,000
Seol Sionna boat-building training project

Banner Beekeeper’s Association €4,950
Training on the traditional craft of beekeeping in Clare

Clare Local Development Company €16,694
Training for Trainers - Ageing With Confidence

Clare Local Development Company €16,500
Growing Together – gardening training project in five locations around the county

Centre for Environmental Living and Training Ltd. €38,500
Training programme 2011 and purchase of equipment to upgrade training facilities

Organic Growers of Ireland €4,890
Heritage seed saving training course

Cullaun Sailing Club Ltd. €30,000
Purchase of sail training boats and equipment

Clare Local Development Company €14,790
Organisation and delivery of 7 Ageing with Confidence Group training programmes

Clare Local Development Company €5,000
Biomass boiler basic maintenance and cleaning training

Clare Local Development Company €10,000
Delivery of four rural enterprise training courses

Clare Trails Steering Group €6,260
Delivery of a bespoke walking guide training course

High Nature Value Services Ltd.  Carron Co. Clare €4,500
Burren Farming for Conservation Programme –   Skills training courses

Clare Local Development Company €5,170
Domestic Wind Turbine, Siting & Construction Training Course


Burren Ecotourism Network €40,000
Bespoke eco-tourism training, mentoring and accreditation programm
 

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Implementing Co-operation Projects

Limerick Clare Energy Agency €18,000
Along with Ballyhoura Development and West Limerick Resources, a joint analysis and development study of the carbon emissions, energy use patterns, climate change and potential for the establishment of a low carbon trading economy, for the region.

Clare Local Development Company €9,000
Study on the impact of EU and National economic & policy changes on rural and local development, with case studies in 5 regions around the Country. Ballyhoura, Kilkenny, West Cork and Meath LEADER companies are partners in this study along with Teagasc.      

Clare Local Development Company €5,000
Support for LEADER small food initiative, undertaken in a number
of LEADER areas Nationally.

Clare Local Development Company €8,500  
Thriving Rural Abattoirs co-operative project, undertaken in a number of LEADER areas.

Killaloe Community Development Co. Ltd. €5,500
To undertake a review of social, cultural, sporting and community infrastructure in the twin communities of Killaloe and Ballina
 

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 Animation Projects

Clare Local Development Company €2,840
Delivery of the Clare Farm Ideas Awards initiative

Clare Volunteer Centre, Ennis €2,815
Volunteer discount card initiative            

Clare Local Development Company €30,000
Establishment of a mentoring panel

Clare Local Development Company €4,320
Study of potential for social farming in Clare

CLDC - Co. Clare Wood Energy Project  €24,795
Feasibility Study to determine a sustainable model for wood energy trading

Burren Eco Tourism Network €35,000
Eco tourism Animator

Clare Local Development Company €35,000
Rural Enterprise Animator

Cuimhneamh An Chlair €35,000
Oral History and Folklore Animator

Clare Trails Steering Group €35,000
Clare Trails Animator

Clare Local Development Company €35,000
Community Heritage, Tourism and Environment Animator 

Clare Local Development Company €5,220
Printing of Living Farmland Calendar

Clare Heritage Forum €35,000
Community Built Heritage Animator 


Oidhreacht an Chlair Teo €35,000
Cultural Projects Animator
 

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