When Brendan Flanagan lost his job at Ulster Bank after it closed, he had a chance to turn his passion for the outdoors into a business. The Just Transition Fund helped him to set up Ethical Tours, an eco-friendly travel company offering cycling and walking experiences across the Newcastle Woodland Trail, Corlea Bog Amenity Walk, and the Royal Canal Greenway in Co Longford. This is one of the tourism companies in the midlands accessing funding through Fáilte Ireland to diversify the regional economy and create jobs in sustainable tourism. Glamping, cycling and sauna businesses have received up to €300,000. This is…

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