The Donegal GAA Centre of Excellence development received a huge boost this morning. Photo: Donna McBride.
A record €7.1m in funding has been announced for Donegal under the Sports Capital & Equipment Programme.
The funding will go towards numerous improvements to over 80 groups in the county including the development of clubhouse facilities, new dressing rooms and flood lighting.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue, says the funding is testament to the success of sports in our County and the hard-work of all the staff, volunteers and participants of the clubs.
He says it will help to boost local communities in supporting a wide range of clubs from the scouts group in Carndonagh to rugby, GAA and soccer clubs right throughout the County.
The Donegal GAA Centre in Convoy is to receive €300,000 for Pitch and Ancillary works while Finn Harps Cooperative Society gets € 196,263 towards upgrading pitch and floodlight facilities for Ladies+Academy teams.
Elsewhere, the Royal and Prior Comprehensive School has been awarded €186,169 for replacement of Astroturf & LED Lights at their hockey grounds while Letterkenny Tennis Club Court has bene awarded €164,919 resurfacing and lighting upgrade.
Abbey Vocational School has been awarded €251,000 for a Regional Training Hub while Donegal County Council has been awarded €140,674 towards an Astro Pitch/ Lighting Upgrade & Sports Wheelchairs and €300,000 for Modification of Energy consumption.
FULL CLUB BREAKDOWN
Scouts Carndonagh 8th (150,000)
Aileach Football Club(47,117)
Aodh Ruadh GAA (87,465)
Ballybofey United FC (60,845)
Ballybofey/ Stranorlar Golf Club (139,488)
Ballyliffin Golf Club (125,441)
Bocan Community Creche Ltd (1,776)
Bonagee United FC (33,891)
Bruckless Community and Sports Centre (13,420)
Buncrana Gaa (44,358)
Buncrana Hearts FC (25,469)
Buncrana Youth & Community Development Company Ltd (50,000)
Bundoran Golf Club (86,797)
Bundoran Waterworld Clg (11,575)
Butt Hall Tennis Club (37,993)
C.L.G An Tearmainn (121,165)
Castlefin Celtic (55,822)
CLG Ard An Ratha (86,846)
CLG Ghaoth Dobhair (23,324)
CLG Na Dunaibh (73,174)
Clonmany Shamrocks FC (100,000)
Cloughaneely Golf club (29,579)
Cruit Island Golf Club (98,553)
Culdaff FC (147,892)
Naomh Padraig GAA Club (75,355)
Deele Harps FC (108,500)
Donegal Golf Club (57,475)
Donegal League Organisation Co. Ltd (90,454)
Donegal Surf Life Saving Club (60,068)
Donegal Town Rugby Football Club (25,916)
Drimarone Development Association (54,503)
Drumbar United Football Club (108,594)
Dunfanaghy FC (124,704)
CLG An Clochán Liath (150,000)
Dunree Boxing Club (6,625)
Finn Valley Women’s Football Club (3,710)
Gaoth Dobhair Aontaithe F.C. (146,098)
Glebe Sport’s Holding’s Ltd (36,890)
Glenswilly GAA (138,235)
Greencastle Golf Club (91,571)
Greencastle Sports and Leisure(41,201)
Gweedore Celtic Football Club (105,082)
Illies Community Development Association (127,646)
Inishowen Rugby Club (110,513)
Keadue Rovers (150,000)
Killybegs GAA (121,000)
Kilmacrennan Community Development Company Limited (80,379)
Letterkenny Golf and Social Club (130,381)
Letterkenny Rovers FC (39,913)
Lifford Celtic Football Club (50,000)
Malin Head Community Association (10,674)
Mevagh Sports Ground CLG (138,604)
Naomh Brid CLG (47,139)
Naomh Colmcille CLG (50,000)
Naomh Muire CLG (48,439)
Naomh Padraig Leifear GAA (49,093)
North West Golf Club (15,283)
Pettigo GAA (24,457)
Quigleys Point Swifts (24,041)
Raphoe Boxing Club (37,950)
Raphoe Town FC (124,016)
Rashenet FC (48,000)
Rathmullan & District Resource Centre Clg (73,716)
Ray Community Group (150,000)
Setanta Hurling Club ((148,453)
Sliabh Sneacht Centre Company Limited (12,086)
St Brigid’s Youth & Community Co (53,573)
St Catherine’s FC (24,000)
St Eunans GAA Club (150,000)
St Johnston Cricket Club (30,000)
St Mary GAA club (128,292)
St Patricks Park Trust Carndonagh (102,000)
St. John Bosco Club (150,000)
Swilly Rovers FC (70,746)
Towns Boxing Club Boxing (26,783)
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