In the last week, the Government announced sports grants with €144 million for more than 1,900 clubs and schools around the country to develop sports facilities and purchase sports equipment.. It is the country's largest ever Sports Capital & Equipment Programme distribution.
Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin described it as "a great day for sport.
It has been a tough two years for many sports clubs but the pandemic really demonstrated the importance of sport for our collective well-being.
The grants we are announcing today will significantly improve sports facilities in every county. There is a huge variety of different sports covered and I was particularly pleased that the scoring system placed an even greater emphasis on female participation.
Over 30 sports and activities are represented, ranging from competitive, track and field games right through to walking."
These are the grants for some of the sports clubs in Cork. It is welcome to see various GAA clubs develop community walkways which of course can also be used for short runs.
In small towns and villages, it can be a challenge to find someplace safe to run on a dark evening in the Winter.
The announcement includes major grants for athletics tracks in Bandon, Carrigaline & Mallow.
Bandon Athletic Club Outdoor 6/8 lane athletics track & field facility Athletics 290,000
Banteer Community Sportsfield Ltd Walks /jogging track development at Banteer Multi-sport 80,000
Barryroe GAA Walking Path around Perimeter of Club Grounds Gaelic Games 80,964
Carraig na bhFear GAA Club Extension of Exercise track to 1 km Gaelic Games 36,500
Carrigaline Rugby Football Club New Carrigaline Rugby & Athletics Club facility Rugby 149,000
Ballinhassig Fitness Trail Multi-sport 21,000
Mallow Community Running Track and Sports Ground Multi-sport 150,000
Grange Fermoy AC Storage Shed and Long Jump Runway Athletics 5,595
Kilbrin GAA Club Walkway around pitch and upgrade of facilities. Gaelic Games 124,575
Newmarket GAA Club Lighting walk/running track for local Community. Gaelic Games 40,237
Tracton GAA LED flood lights on main pitch and walkway project Gaelic Games 150,000
Uibh Laoire GAA Uibh Laoire community walkway Gaelic Games 18,000
West Muskerry Athletic Club 4 Lane 120m Sprint Track Athletics 50,027
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