Two Donegal projects are included in the latest allocation from the International Fund for Ireland, which sees an investment of €4.1m award to 16 community projects in Northern Ireland and the southern border counties.
Almost €200,000 has been allocated to a peacebuilding initiative in Newtowncunningham, while almost €320,000 goes to Donegal Youth Service for a cross border personal and social development initiaitve.
Dr Adrian Johnson is Chair of the International Fund for Ireland.
He says the recent arson attack on the Orange Hall in Newtowncunningham underlines the importance of this work:
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