Trim Climate Action among national recipients of €100,000 Circular.ie funding

A community group in Meath is amongst the 40 organisations nationwide to receive funding under Circular.ie’s Circular Communications Grants. The successful Meath recipient is Trim Climate Action (€1,000), supporting circular living, reuse and community engagement.

The scheme, funded by the Government of Ireland under the Circular Economy Fund, supports projects that are advancing circular living, strengthening community engagement and helping to build a more sustainable future across the country.

Selected from more than 350 applications from all over Ireland, the successful recipients are delivering a diverse range of initiatives covering reuse, repair, upcycling, education and behavioural change. Full details of the winning projects can be found here on Circular.ie.

Congratulating the winners, Minister of State at the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment with special responsibility for the Circular Economy, Alan Dillon TD said: “This grant programme will help raise awareness of the innovative initiatives happening across Ireland and of those working to build a more sustainable future. We are proud to recognise their work and help them to increase the visibility of their activities and the significant role they play in building circular communities.”

Commenting on the announcement, Eibhlin Fitzpatrick, Community Liaison Manager at Circular.ie, said: “We were delighted to receive such a high calibre of applications for this grant. They are a real testament to the fantastic quality of circular work happening in communities throughout Ireland. It was a highly competitive process, and we have ensured grants were awarded to meet the needs, diversity and geographical spread of projects. We are genuinely looking forward to working with the winners as they continue to strengthen and expand their impact.”

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