Minister Peter Burke, right, with Cllr Tom Farrell and Seamus McDermott at St Owen's Church in Ballymore. €435,000 allocated for conservation work on local monumentsEight historical monuments in Westmeath have been allocated €435,000 in funding to go towards their conservation. The grants have been allocated for a number of projects in Westmeath under the Department’s 2022 Community Monuments Fund. The core objective of the Community Monuments Fund is to support the conservation, maintenance, protection and promotion of local monuments and historic sites. "The grants will fund a number of different conservation measures and other works, which will enable greater community and tourist access to archaeological monuments.

Source: Irish Independent April 19, 2022 11:32 UTC