Construction is set to begin in Spring 2022.
Approval has been granted for a major €9 million community development project in the midlands.
The Kinnegad Regeneration Project will include a new library, community education facility and town park.
It'll be funded by the government's Rural Regeneration and Development Fund, with construction to being in quarter two of 2022.
Local Labour councilor Denis Leonard says investment in to rural communities is needed:
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