The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor has today launched the Framework for Town Centre Renewal. 
 
The Framework for Town Centre Renewal aims to play an important part in the work to rejuvenate and revitalise towns and villages around the country. It was prepared by a Working Group within the Retail Consultation Forum.

A key challenge identified by the Forum was the issue of Town Centre Renewal and the need to develop a coherent and collaborative approach to implementing town centre renewal.
 
The Framework sets out the key characteristics of a successful town centre and identifies existing supports and best practice examples from around the country.
 
Commenting on the report, the Minister said, "Through a collaborative and structured approach to town centre renewal and the continued passion and dedication of people in towns and villages across the country we can achieve our ambition to create vibrant, thriving town centres that are attractive places not only to live in but to work in, do business in and invest in."

Source: www.businessworld.ie