1.0Social Democratshttps://www.socialdemocrats.ie/ga/Eamon Murphyhttps://www.socialdemocrats.ie/ga/author/emurphy/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="NOjWuzva1c"><a href="https://www.socialdemocrats.ie/ga/our-policies/rural/">Rural</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.socialdemocrats.ie/ga/our-policies/rural/embed/#?secret=NOjWuzva1c" width="600" height="338" title="“Rural” — Social Democrats" data-secret="NOjWuzva1c" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.socialdemocrats.ie/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.socialdemocrats.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/HollyLiam.png483200Rural Development Balanced regional development is crucial to living standards not just in rural Ireland, or in towns and villages around the country. It would also contribute to improved living standards in cities, which already face significant infrastructural challenges in areas like housing, transport, and other service provision. Unbalanced economic growth hinders Ireland’s overall potential […]