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05/08/2016
Over €1m Secured To 57 Peace And Reconciliation Organisations
Over €1 million in grants has been secured to 57 peace and reconciliation organisations in Northern Ireland and the border region.
The Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan TD, said the €1.2m will continue to help the organisations build meaningful links between all communities.
He said: "My Department's Reconciliation Fund has been in existence since 1982 and since that time over €46 million has been granted to over 1,900 projects, supporting organisations across the community and voluntary sector.
"These groups are working to build meaningful links between all communities and traditions on the island and address the issues, including sectarianism, which still impact on the lives of so many people.
"Civil society organisations continue to play a vital role in sustaining and deepening the very real progress that has been made on this island since the Good Friday Agreement. We cannot and do not take this progress for granted.
"In recognition of this, the Government included a commitment in the 2014 Stormont House Agreement to guarantee an annual budget of €2.7 million for the Reconciliation Fund."
(CD/JP)
The Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan TD, said the €1.2m will continue to help the organisations build meaningful links between all communities.
He said: "My Department's Reconciliation Fund has been in existence since 1982 and since that time over €46 million has been granted to over 1,900 projects, supporting organisations across the community and voluntary sector.
"These groups are working to build meaningful links between all communities and traditions on the island and address the issues, including sectarianism, which still impact on the lives of so many people.
"Civil society organisations continue to play a vital role in sustaining and deepening the very real progress that has been made on this island since the Good Friday Agreement. We cannot and do not take this progress for granted.
"In recognition of this, the Government included a commitment in the 2014 Stormont House Agreement to guarantee an annual budget of €2.7 million for the Reconciliation Fund."
(CD/JP)
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