GAA and soccer clubs, secondary schools and community groups are among the 54 orgaisations in Kerry that are to benefit from sports capital grants from the government.
A total of €1,612,296 has been allocated to the county to encourage active engagement in sports and details were revealed by Minister of State for Transport, Tourism and Sport and Kerry TD Brendan Griffin.
“While it was not possible to fund all applications received, the assessment process was
designed to prioritise projects that shared facilities, that came from disadvantaged areas and did not receive substantial funding under the programme previously,” Minster Griffin said.
“In terms of the successful projects, the grants announced today benefit every county but there is also a huge spread of sports with 37 different sports receiving funding,” he added.
Some of the local projects to benefit include:
Kilcummin GAA Club dressing room development: €43,350
Listry GAA Club emergency works to grass pitch, track and netting: €24,335
Milltown-Castlemaine GAA field development: €75,000
Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra refurbishment of school sports facilities: €47,046
Spa GAA Club pitch perimeter security fencing: €13,194
St Brendan’s Trust building of sports hall: €75,000
St Brendan’s Trust Firies running track: €42,916
St Brendan’s Trust completion of dressing rooms, lobby and fencing: €28,432
St John of God Community Services St Mary of the Angels sports equipment: €6,993
15th Kerry Sneem Scouting Ireland Group watersports equipment: €36,719
Barraduff Community Field floodlights upgrade, security fence and dugouts: €12,628
Currow GAA walkway, fence, gym equipment and scoreboard: €26,052
Firies GAA Ballinvarrig development: €46,649
Glenbeigh Glencar GAA Club installation of floodlights: €22,869
St Agatha’s GAA Club Glenflesk clubhouse refurbishment and dugouts: €8,958
Inter Kenmare FC FC astro pitch project: €49,005
Intermediate School Killorglin drainage and sand carpeting of school pitch: €39,674
Keel Community Council sports facility refurbishment: €46,535
Keel GAA Club all-weather area: €34,515
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