Lough Ree Tours receives Fáilte Ireland funding boost

A local tourism project is to benefit from a funding boost of €300,000, it has been announced.

Lough Ree Tours was awarded the significant sum under Fáilte Ireland’s Private and Community SME Scheme.

The grant funding has been allocated towards the purchase of a refitted second-hand vessel to enhance the visitor experience by offering guided boat tours on the River Shannon and Lough Ree.

Lough Ree Tours was one of 18 tourism projects, worth over €2.3 million, which were awarded funding under Fáilte Ireland's Investment Grant-Aid Scheme for Private and Community SMEs.

Part of the EU Just Transition Fund programme, co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union, this is the third announcement of successful projects under the Private and Community SME scheme.