Minister Shane Ross said at the announcement: "This is a great day for Irish sport. When we originally invited applications under the scheme, we had just €30m to allocate and the record level of applications would have left a large number of good projects unsupported and many clubs disappointed. Happily, following the conclusion of budget discussions, I was delighted to secure the required additional resources to enable me to allocate €56m in total to local sports clubs and organisations throughout the country. The net result of this is that we are able to provide financial assistance towards over 1,700 different projects all over the country."
The full list of successful applicants for each county is HERE
€280,500 has been allocated to athletic clubs and running related projects in Cork.
These are as follows...
Cork - Leevale Athletic Club - Leevale AC - High Performance Centre - €105,000 (Used for roof repairs to their High Performance Centre and additional equipment)
Cork - Cork Education and Training Board - Carrignafoy Community College & Ballymore-Cobh Athletic Club - €84,500
Cork - Rathcormac Community Council - Rathcormac Walking/Jogging Track - €61,500
Cork - Youghal Athletic Club - Phase One Tower Park Development - €18,000
Cork - Togher Athletic Club - Non Personal Sports Equipment - €11,500
The amounts awarded this year are in contrast to a few years ago when hardly any Cork athletic clubs applied.
One thing to note here is that these are capital grants. Many if not most athletic and running clubs don't have their own grounds or premises and from what I understand, cannot apply for a capital grant as a result.
These are the sports that got more than €100k...
Allocations by Sport / Number of grants
Gaelic Games €15,544,858 / 349
Multi-sport €8,708,417 / 250
Soccer €7,259,919 / 230
Gaelic Football €5,845,493 / 150
Rugby €3,171,080 / 60
Tennis €2,643,490 / 51
Hurling €2,079,808 / 54
Golf €1,972,900 / 66
Sailing €1,215,685 / 36
Rowing €1,204,901 / 58
Athletics €987,245 / 48
Boxing €951,506 / 66
Handball €484,320 / 14
Diving/Snorkelling €451,361 / 27
Swimming €446,956 / 32
Gymnastics €270,500 / 14
Cricket €248,508 / 11
Pitch and Putt €241,962 / 24
Basketball €225,456 / 20
Hockey €211,662 / 5
Canoeing / Kayaking €178,944 / 17
Camogie €173,279 / 14
Hillwalking €145,000 / 4
Community Games €124,300 / 6
Martial Arts €116,231 / 12
Bowls €116,153 / 9
Golf clubs do very well out of it which is a bit daft as they private commercial enterprises and are restricted to fee paying members only. they certainly arent community based organisations
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