Kenny Lyons & Associates, in conjunction with LUC Urban Design  and Tobin Engineers recently published/ produced a Part 8 Planning proposal for Longford County Council for the Pobal le Cheile Project located in Ballymahon. Longford County Council together with the Ballymahon Town Team, Bridgeways Family Resource Centre, Ballymahon Day Care Centre, and Ballymahon Men’s Shed have been successful in securing funding through the Department of Rural and Community Development, Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF) for this project. The scheme involves the re-purposing of a number of existing vacant and partially occupied buildings for active Community use. The project will place these buildings at the heart of the town as they will play a key role in delivery of necessary social services. Community resources will be consolidated within the Former Convent of Mercy, the Dean Egan Library, and the former Scoil Náisiúnta Naomh Colmcille School House, to create a cluster of activity within Ballymahon. Some of these buildings are protected structures. All three buildings are to be refurbished, extended as necessary with the public realm between them enhanced to create a hive of activity and a sense of place within the town. A new community hall on the grounds of the Former Convent of Mercy has also been proposed along with parking and a set-down area. It is hoped the project will cater for the wide range of needs within the community by creating space for the expansion of services while offering opportunities for the provision of new community supports into the future.