Seventeen Donegal projects have been allocated a total of €1.3 million under the 2025 Community Recognition Fund.
The largest allocation for a Donegal project goes to Letterkenny Youth & Community Centre – the group is receiving €149,917 for the upgrade of its existing building on Lower Main Street.
Welcoming the announcement by the Minister for Social Protection and Rural and Community Development, Dara Calleary, Donegal Minister of State, Charlie McConalogue said: “Donegal has a large number of groups and organisations that do excellent work in their communities, and I very much welcome this significant allocation of funding through the Community Recognition Fund.”
“I am aware of how hard the people in these community groups and organisations work to maintain and improve things in their localities, and I know the money that is being allocated in this latest round of funding will be well spent,” the Minister of State for Sport and Postal Policy added.
“It’s extremely important that as many groups, clubs and organisations as possible across Donegal get the necessary funding to allow them to prosper and develop, and expand over time,” Minister McConalogue said.
Pat the Cope Gallagher has also welcomed the announcement. He said the funding has the potential to have a positive impact on communities right across Donegal.
“Investing in projects in our towns and villages will greatly benefit our local communities and it’s important that facilities continue to be improved and upgraded.”
The 17 Donegal projects are:
Stranorlar Parish (upgrade of old parish centre) €50,000
Coiste Forbhartha Dobhair Teo Bunbeg (upgrade of equipment for centre) €52,000
Buncrana Community Centre (restoration of roof) €100,000
Barrick Hill Town Park Carndonagh (develop covered space) €50,000
Colgan Community & Resource Centre (resurfacing of outdoor area) €50,000
Carrick Regeneration Group (purchase of site in village for civic space) €130,000
Scoil Chroine Dungloe (redevelopment of playing pitch) €72,000
Dunkineely Community CLG (purchase of building for community use) €70,000
Comharchumann Fobratha Dhún Lúiche (upgrade works & new equipment) €82,000
Greencastle Community Centre (upgrade of centre) €50,000
Cill Chartha CLG (provision of changing facilities with toilets) €50,000
Kilmacrennan Community Development CLG (community gym/fitness suite) €75,000
Scoil Cholmcille Letterkenny (outdoor classroom and learning space) €100,000
Letterkenny Youth & Community Centre (upgrade to existing building) €149,917
Malin Head Community Centre (refurbishment of centre) €50,000
Donegal County Council (development of walkway in from
Mulroy Woods Hotel into Milford) €125,000
Friends of Rossnowlagh (development of outdoor gym) €50,000
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