€95,000 awarded by Fingal County Council under the Youth Sports Grants Scheme
Fingal County Council has awarded over €95,000 to 91 sports clubs throughout Fingal under the Youth Sports Grants Scheme.
At this week’s full Council meeting, councillors approved the funding which will see €1,050 allocated to each of the successful organisations.
The purpose of the Youth Sports Grants is to assist existing sports clubs towards the purchase of equipment, refereeing/coaching fees, with the main aim of increasing participation levels in their local communities.
The Fingal Sports Office, part of the network of Sports Ireland Local Sports Partnerships, invited sports clubs to apply for a small grant under this scheme. Successful applicants had to meet a number of criteria such as to have sport for young people as its primary focus and have a voluntary management committee with elected officers.
Mayor of Fingal Cllr Eoghan O’Brien said: “I am delighted to see this allocation of funding to sporting organisations across Fingal, which play such a pivotal role in the health and wellbeing of our young people. I would like to commend all those volunteers who give so freely of their time and energy to their clubs.”
Fingal County Council Principal Sports Officer, Marion Brown said: “Sport is an extremely important part of the lives of young people, I am delighted that this is being recognised and that we are able to provide funding to the chosen sports clubs to ensure that young people in Fingal can continue to enjoy playing sport in their local clubs.”
Having examined all applications, it was decided to award a grant of €1,050 to the following 91 sports clubs:
1 Activmultisport Dublin 15
2 Aer Lingus Swim Club
3 Balbriggan FC
4 Balbriggan RFC
5 Baldoyle Boxing Club
6 Baldoyle United FC
7 Ballyboughal GFC
8 Balrothery Balbriggan Tennis Club
9 Balrothery FC
10 Beann Eadair CLG (Howth)
11 Castleknock Celtic FC
12 Castleknock Cricket Club
13 Castleknock Lawn Tennis Club
14 Coolmine Badminton Club (CBC)
15 Coolmine Swim Club
16 Donabate Golf Club
17 Donabate Portrane Tennis Club
18 Donabte Portrane Special Olympics Sports Club
19 Dublin Sonics Basketball Club (Tyrrelstown)
20 Erin go Bragh GAA (Castaheany)
21 Fingal Flyers Powerchair Football
22 Fingal Ravens GFC (Naul)
23 Fingal Triathlon Club
24 Forrest Little Golf Club (Swords)
25 Garda Westmanstown RFC
26 Garristown GFC
27 Glebe North FC (Balbriggan)
28 Grove LTC (Malahide)
29 Innisfails Karate Club (Balgriffin)
30 Irish Vikings (Balbriggan) Basketball club
31 Kadca Junior Badminton Club (Baldoyle)
32 Kinsealy Utd FC
33 Lambay Sports Academy (Donabate/Portrane)
34 Lir Swim Club (Swords)
35 Little Seeds Arc Club (D 15)
36 Lusk Athletic Club
37 Lusk United AFC
38 Malahide Basketball Club
39 Malahide Cricket Club
40 Malahide Fingal Hockey Club
41 Malahide Golf Club
42 Malahide Lawn tennis & croquet club
43 Malahide RFC
44 Malahide United FC
45 Malahide Yacht Club
46 Mid Sutton Gym Club
47 Na Dubh Ghall GAA (Baldoyle)
48 NAC Sharks Special Olympics Club (D15)
49 North County Cricket Club
50 North County Table Tennis Club
51 O'Dwyers GAA (Balbriggan)
52 Oldtown Handball Racket Club
53 Ongar Chasers Basketball
54 Phoenix Cricket Club
55 Phoenix Junior Badminton Club
56 Portmarnock Amateur Boxing Club
57 Portmarnock Swim Team
58 Portmarnock Tennis Club
59 Portrane Athletic FC
60 Portrane Hockey Club
61 PSLC Badminton Club (Portmarnock)
62 River Valley Rangers AFC
63 Rush Athletic FC
64 Rush Cricket club
65 Skerries Athletic Club
66 Skerries Harps GAA
67 Skerries Hockey club
68 Skerries Junior Badminton Club
69 Skerries Lawn Tennis Club
70 Skerries rowing Club
71 Skerries Rugby FC
72 Skerries Sailing Club
73 St Sylvester's GAA Club
74 St Vincents Water Polo (D15)
75 St. Colmcilles GFC (Swords)
76 St. Ita's AFC (Donabate/Portrane)
77 St.Margarets GAA Club
78 St.Mochta's FC
79 St.Peregines GAA Club
80 Suttonians Hockey Club
81 Swords Basketball
82 Swords Boxing Club
83 Swords Celtic Schoolboys
84 Swords Manor Football Club
85 Taekwon-do ITF Warriors Inclusion (Swords)
86 Trackside LTC (Baldoyle)
87 Tyrrelstown Cricket Club
88 Verona FC
89 Westmanstown Gaels GAA
90 Westmanstown Wasps
91 Wild Geese GAA
TOTAL €95,550
Ends
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