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The North Cork Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) – a Committee of Cork County Council – is confirmed as the new LEADER Local Action Group (LAG) for North Cork and the programme officially commenced on the 1st December 2016. The new group – branded “LEADER North Cork” – manages the allocation of €5.1 million in LEADER funding across North Cork for the period 2016-2020.
In addition Cork County Council is providing a supplementary Community Development Initiative Fund of just under €1.3m to support the programme which brings the total funding available to communities in North Cork to just under € 6.4 million.
The programme is being rolled out by a consortium of the North Cork LAG and the three incumbent local development companies operating in the North Cork Council division namely; Avondhu-Blackwater Partnership CLG, Ballyhoura Development CLG and IRD Duhallow CLG.
The LEADER Programme supports local and community projects across a diverse range of themes including; Rural tourism, enterprise development, rural towns, access to broadband, basic services targeted at hard-to-reach communities, rural youth, protection and sustainable use of water resources, protection and improvement of local biodiversity, and development of renewable energy.
The programme is co-financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.
Members of the newly formed LAG include;
| Name | Organisation |
| 1. Cllr. Bernard Moynihan (Chair) | Cork County Council |
| 2. Cllr. Gerard Murphy (Vice Chair) | Cork County Council |
| 3. Cllr. Pat Hayes | Cork County Council |
| 4. Cllr. Gearoid Murphy | Cork County Council |
| 5. Mr. James Fogarty | Divisional Manager, North, Cork County Council |
| 6. Mr. Kevin Curran | North Cork Local Enterprise Office |
| 7. Ms. Tracie Williams | Department of Social Protection |
| 8. Ms. Geraldine Canning | Cork ETB |
| 9. Mr. Pádraig Casey | Ballyhoura Development Group CLG. |
| 10. Ms. Maura Walsh | IRD Duhallow CLG. |
| 11. Mr. Sean Hegarty | Avondhu Blackwater Partnership CLG. |
| 12. Mr. Michael Doyle | Environment (National Pillar) |
| 13. Mr. Julian O’Keefe | IFA |
| 14. Mr. Declan O’Leary | Youth Pillar (Foróige) |
| 15. Mr. Bob Seward | Cork County PPN |
| 16. Mr. Denis McNamara | Cork County PPN |
