Case Study: Carntogher Community Organisation

Awarded �175,779 over three years

An exciting and innovative IT project to reduce emigration from this deprived rural area by setting up a multi-media training centre for adults. They are also developing the information sector in the area and encouraging local business opportunities. They hope to foster the skills needed for setting up multi-media and e-commerce businesses.

"Our project will help ensure the viability of a small community within a isolated rural area, which has suffered from centuries of depopulation as a result of the lack of economic opportunity. It provides the opportunity for the local population to remain within the community and to participate in the global Information and Communications Technology revolution." - Niall O Kane, Chair of Association