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Press Release 03 January 2025
Minister Hackett announces successful applicants for short supply chains funding
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett, has today announced the successful applicants to a call for innovative proposals to maximise the return to primary producers from short supply chains.
Minister Hackett said: “This call delivered on a number of Programme for Government commitments around promoting short supply chains and premium sustainable markets closer to home for Irish producers. Short supply chains bolster local economies and also contribute to environmental sustainability by reducing transportation emissions. Shortening the distance from farm to fork has real potential to foster greater connection between consumers and producers, and a greater appreciation of where our food comes from and the work that goes into producing it. “
The Minister continued “I was very pleased that there were over 90 applications to the call and I want to thank all those who made the effort to apply. 16 successful projects will benefit from funding over the next two years, but the number of applications shows the appetite around the country for projects of this nature and the very many ideas that are out there. The successful projects are diverse, ranging from community allotments and markets to supporting the redistribution of food and reducing waste. We will also see the foundations laid for Ireland’s first ever biodistrict as a result of this funding, and I am looking forward to seeing these projects deliver meaningful results and impetus for change over the next two years. ”
Successful projects
| Group | Project name | Short Description of Proposal | Total funding (2025 and 2026) |
| FoodCloud,
Broomhill Business Park, 8 Broomhill Rd, Tallaght, Dublin 24. |
FoodCloud Hub and Host Project | FoodCloud is currently developing the “Hub and Host” project. This will enhance our retail and hubs solutions further. This will help us to deliver impact in hard-to-reach communities and work towards our strategic objective of redistributing as much food as possible. | €75,000 |
| Limerick Community Grocery CLG
T/A The Urban Co-op Unit 8 Eastway Business Park, Ballysimon Rd, Limerick. |
Bringing Organic Home | A farm to fork novel opportunity to showcase organic food in an institutional day care setting using a pop-up approach linking social farm produce through to the convivial consumption. | €40,000 |
| Foroige
Office 1 Market Yard, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick. |
Assumpta Park Green, Youth Educational Urban Forest, Community Garden and Nature Play Area | Develop public green space in Assumpta park Newcastle West for local youth and residents for food growing and biodiversity. | €15,00.00 |
| Feighcullen Farms Ltd
Feighcullen, Rathangan, Co. Kildare. |
Automation of on- farm poultry abattoir | This Project is to automate our on-farm EU licensed abattoir to not only expand our own poultry business and supply free range poultry products to the market and offer a processing facility to other organic and conventional poultry producers. | €120,000 |
| Street Feast CLG
(t/a Neighbourhood Network) The Old Corner House, Main Street, Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow. A63 XP26 |
Our Shared Plate | Our Shared Plate (phase 2) supports neighbourhoods to grow, cook and eat together. | €100,000 |
| Transition Town Kinsale The Clock Cottage,
The Doon, Dunderrow, Kinsale, Co. Cork. P17 AX93 |
Kinsale Sustainable Community Garden | The aim of this project is to establish a community garden that will provide the community with sustainably produced local food while also serving as a knowledge hub and education centre, supporting and encouraging citizens to begin producing more food at home. |
€90,000 |
| Comharchumann Forbartha Mhúscraí -
Páirc Ghnó Bhéal Átha an Ghaorthaidh, Co. Chorcaí. P12 PX22 |
Meitheal Orgánach Mhúscraí | Meitheal Orgánach, is a farmer led group intent on making organic hill sheep farming work for their area, in a way that makes financial and sustainable sense. | €40,000 |
| Bia Dingle
(Corca Dhuibhne Food Network) C/O An Mhuirioch, Baile na nGall, Dingle, Co. Kerry. V92 Y5N2 |
Bia Dingle Marketplace | Our proposed project is the establishment of an all-year round Bia Dingle Marketplace, a place for food stakeholders to convene, engage, learn and transact. |
€40,000 |
| West Limerick Resources CLG
St Mary’s Road, Newcastle West, Co Limerick. |
Laying the foundations for a Mid-West Bio District | Establish, formalise, digitise and prepare the foundations for the formation of a Mid-West Bio-district. |
€104,000 |
| Spraoi agus Spórt
Supervalu SC Carndonagh, Co. Donegal. F93 AY6D |
Local Roots – a sustainable marketplace | Local Roots – a sustainable marketplace seeks to establish a Local Growers Network, Supplier Market, and Social Supermarket through Carndonagh Garden Centre & Nursery. |
€120,000 |
| Irish Organic Milk Suppliers Co-op (IOMS)
1 Main St, Balla, Co. Mayo. |
Growing Ireland’s Organic Dairy Sector - a Collaborative and Sustainable Supply Chain |
The project aims to develop a high-performing organic dairy sector, supporting Ireland's goal to increase organic sales from €200m to €750m. |
€60,000 |
| BRILL
Family Resource Centre @thecampus, Ballybeg, Waterford. X91 YT38 |
Waterford Farmers Market & Family Farm | 1. Develop our Community allotments from 18 allotments to 33 allotments and provide 15 mini–Family Growing Areas
2. Develop a Farmers Market where we can sell our Produce and produce from Local Producers straight to the community. |
€16000 |
| Green Skibbereen CECAS
Myross Wood House, Leap, Cork. P81 Y192 |
Ithir - Community Garden and Shop | The Ithir Project will establish a Community Produce Shop in the heart of West Cork |
€40,000.00 |
| Newbard Farm Cooladalane Lower, Lismore,
Co. Waterford. |
Planning & Consultation Phase for Multi-Species Meat Processing Facility | The proposal seeks funding for the planning and consultation phase of a multi-species meat processing facility in Lismore. | €24,000 |
| Cloughjordan Community Farm
North Tipperary Green Enterprise Park, Cloughjordan Ecovillage, Cloughjordan, Co. Tipperary. |
Expansion of North Tipperary Online Farmers' Market to Nenagh | This project will expand North Tipperary Online Farmers’ Market to the significant population centre of Nenagh. |
€16,000 |
| Derrybeg Farm CSA
Maynooth Rd, Moortown, Celbridge, Co. Kildare. W23 9YK |
Derrybeg Farm CSA - A Resilient and Innovative Model for Sustainable Organic Food Production | Derrybeg Farm CSA - building a new model for short supply chain, sustainable and resilient organic vegetable production in Ireland. | €20,000.00 |
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