Wicklow County Council has announced that 2,098 businesses in County Wicklow have received just under €4.5 million in grant funding under the Government’s Increased Cost of Business scheme.  

74,716 businesses have received grants across the country with €241 million paid out to businesses nationwide.

The ICOB grant was designed by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment to help SME’s with the increased costs associated with running a business and was administered by the Local Authorities. 

Ms. Emer O’Gorman, Chief Executive, Wicklow County Council has said that the Council is pleased to play its part in supporting small and medium sized businesses across the County through the implementation of this very important grant scheme. Wicklow County Council took a proactive approach to publicising this grant to ensure as many qualifying businesses as possible availed of this valued once-off assistance.