2015 Sports Capital Programme open until Fri 24th April

This might be of interest to some athletic clubs.

Back in July of 2014, I had a post up about how only €800 out of €4.2 million in sports grants in Cork went to athletics. That €800 in question went to Ballymore Cobh AC.

As some people pointed out, a lot of athletic clubs don't have their own facilities and can't avail of these grants. However, plenty of other athletic clubs elsewhere in the country managed to get substantial grants so it's obviously not the case that all clubs in Cork couldn't avail of a grant with the exception of one.

The Sports Capital Programme (SCP) is operated by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and provides grants to assist in the development of sports facilities and the provision of sports equipment. The 2015 Sports Capital Programme is open for applications until the deadline for applications...5pm on Friday 24 April 2015. Registrations will close at 5pm on Friday 10 April 2015.

If you think your club might be able to avail of a grant then go to https://www.sportscapitalprogramme.ie/

Just €800 out of €4.2 million sports grant goes to athletics in Cork

The Sports Capital Programme is the Government’s main way of supporting the development of sports facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment in the country.

Today, it was announced that numerous sporting clubs in Cork would receive € 4,195,376 in funding.

The list for Cork can be seen HERE

Updated...The full list for the country can be seen HERE

• The allocations announced include funding for:
o       Natural grass sports pitches, tracks and courts;
o       Floodlighting;
o       Artificial sports pitches, tracks, courts and multi-use games areas;
o       Security fencing and ball stop netting;
o       Hurling walls / handball alleys;
o       Building or refurbishment of dressing rooms, showers and toilets;
o       Building or refurbishment of sports halls and gyms;
o       Non-personal sports equipment;
o       Shared facilities;
o       Permanently fixed outdoor gym equipment.

Amazingly, only one athletics club in Cork got a grant...Ballymore Cobh Little Athletics...€ 800

If you look at the list, some of the sports listed would certainly be a lot less popular than athletics, especially in terms of juveniles taking part.

Which raises the obvious question....Did athletic clubs in Cork apply for any grants?.........and if not, why not?

Update....
This is the complete breakdown of the grants that went to athletics in the country...
Athletic Association of Ireland Ltd €​200,000.00
Clare...Shannon Athletic Club Ltd €​45,000.00
Cork...Ballymore Cobh Little Athletics €​800.00
Donegal...Lifford Athletic Club Ltd €​50,000.00
Dublin...Mount Merrion Athletics Club €​7,361.00
Dublin...Clonliffe Harriers Athletic Club €​10,500.00
Kildare...Naas Athletic Club €​12,499.00
Kildare...EIRE OG CORRA CHOILL ATHLETIC CLUB €​8,263.00
Kildare...Clane Athletic Club €​16,300.00
Kildare...Celbridge Athletic Club €​9,240.00
Laois...Mountmellick Athletic Club €​13,000.00
Limerick...Emerald Athletic Club €​12,000.00
Louth...Drogheda and District Athletic Club €​4,000.00
Meath...Tara Athletics Club €​20,000.00
Meath...Dunboyne Athletic Club €​90,000.00
Tipperary...Templemore Athletic Club €​50,000.00
Tipperary...St Josephs CBS & Nenagh Olympic Athletic Club €​55,854.00
Wexford...Kilmore Athletic Club €​4,000.00
Wexford...Enniscorthy Athletic Club €​25,000.00
Wexford...Adamstown Athletic Club €​5,000.00