BBC NI interview on Shared Island Civic fund collaboration with Rural Health Partnership in South Armagh

Lifestyle Development were interviewed by BBC NI last week on our Shared Island Civic fund collaboration with Rural Health Partnership in South Armagh for our “Roots & Routes” year long cultural heritage project.

For three-and-a-half years, the Irish government has spent hundreds of millions of euros on its Shared Island Initiative – a scheme which aims to fund cross-border projects that benefit people in both the Republic and Northern Ireland.

Some of that money has been put towards big projects like the A5 road and the redevelopment of Casement Park, combined with money from the Northern Ireland Executive.

But away from the eye-catching big builds, dozens of organisations have been granted money for schemes which reach across both sides of the border.

With a general election just 48 hours away, those groups hope the next administration will see the value of keeping the funding flowing.

One of the organisations to get a share of the €1.5m (£1.25m) Civic Society Fund was Lifestyle Development Group, based in Drogheda, County Louth.

The above is an excerpt from the interview, the full interview can be found on the BBC website