Wednesday, September 03, 2025
East Cork community groups receive over €820,000 from EirGrid Celtic Interconnector fund
EirGrid, the operator and developer of Ireland’s electricity grid has awarded community groups and not-for-profit organisations near the Celtic Interconnector project a total of €821,265.50. The funding, associated with the sub-sea cable project which will link the electricity grids of Ireland and France, will see 53 local community groups and projects benefit. This is the second of three phases of funding available to communities in the project area, with the total fund amounting to