Kildare shops and businesses get average of €1,200 each for lick of paint

A total of 126 premises around Co Kildare have availed of grants worth €155,000 in the Shop Front Scheme.

Kildare Co Council said the businesses will be funded for painting their buildings as part of the Town and Village Renewal Scheme.

The average pay-out works out at €1,230 per applicant.

The scheme is designed to enhance the streetscape in local areas.

Judges in the national Tidy Towns competition are visiting towns and villages between the start of June and the end of August.

Meanwhile a total of 11 applications have been received for the Town and Village Renewal Scheme.

The Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaelic Affairs will adjudicate on the submissions.