€150k for projects in Louth under the Local Enhancement Programme
The funding will provide capital supports for small community groups
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, and Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities, Joe O’Brien TD, have today announced the successful projects 68 in Co. Louth under the Local Enhancement Programme (LEP) 2024 that will receive combined funding of over €150k.
The Local Enhancement Programme 2024 was launched in December 2023 with funding of €6 million available, which included €1 million in funding ring-fenced specifically to support Women’s Groups. The funding will provide capital supports essential for the many small community groups and organisations, particularly those who serve disadvantaged areas in rural and urban areas.
The Department of Rural and Community Development’s Local Enhancement Programme 2024 is administered by Local Community Development Committees, with support from the Local Authority, in each area.
Announcing the successful projects for Co. Louth today, Minister Humphreys said:
“The Local Enhancement Programme is about giving a helping hand to our local groups and clubs, who are the building blocks of Irish community life. I want to congratulate the successful applicants and to thank them for the vital work they do in providing services in their local communities. These grants will help thousands of community organisations, clubs, men’s and women’s sheds, youth centres and parish halls, to continue to provide their valuable services to the people in their areas.”
Minister Humphreys added:
“Supporting local communities to shape their future is a key focus of the Government’s rural development policy, ‘Our Rural Future’. The funding I am announcing today will ensure that important work can continue to be delivered by communities on the ground and I’m delighted that every single county will benefit. I would like to thank Louth County Council and Local Community Development Committee for their assistance in administering this fund.”
Also announcing the successful projects today, Minister Joe O’Brien said:
“The Local Enhancement Programme 2024 provides vital support to community groups in order to help them improve their facilities. It supports small-scale funding for projects which range from purchasing IT equipment to minor renovations to buildings. Ultimately the Programme responds to local needs. These investments allow community groups to carry out the invaluable work they do on behalf of others in local areas throughout the country. The impact of the Local Enhancement Programme is considerable.”
The local projects due to receive funding include:
- 3rd Louth Ravensdale Scout Group Dundalk €2,000.00
- 7th Louth Coastal Scout Group Drogheda €2,500.00
- Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Drogheda €1,200.00
- African Culture Centre Dundalk €1,330.00
- Ait Na Ndaoine/Cuidigh Linn Dundalk €5,791.00
- Ait Na Ndaoine/Invictus Project Dundalk €752.00
- An Rian Green Committee Drogheda €1,000.00
- Ardee & District Community Trust CLG (Dee Hub) Ardee €5,000.00
- Ardee Community Centre Ardee €2,275.00
- Bay Estate Development Group Dundalk €3,000.00
- Bay Football Club Dundalk €2,000.00
- Blackrock Park Committee Dundalk €1,500.00
- Carlingford Community Development ltd Dundalk €1,300.00
- Carlingford Pipe Band Dundalk €2,000.00
- Clogherhead Development Group Drogheda €2,100.00
- Connect FRC Drogheda €3,170.00
- Cooley Connect Well Dundalk €2,000.00
- Cox's Demense Youth & Community Project Dundalk €1,000.00
- Cultur Migrants Centre Ardee €3,427.77
- De La Salle Crescent & Mulladrillen Residents Association Ardee €500.00
- Dowdallshill GFAC Dundalk €2,000.00
- Drogheda ABACAS Drogheda €4,700.00
- Drogheda Tidy Towns Drogheda €800.00
- Drumshallon Forge Heritage Centre CLG Drogheda €500.00
- Dundalk Schoolboys League Dundalk €4,000.00
- Dundalk Social Service Council Dundalk €1,500.00
- Dundalk Subaqua Search And Rescue Dundalk €4,000.00
- Ferdia Park Ardee €540.00
- Footsteps Project Drogheda €1,000.00
- Foroige The National Youth Organisation - The Cable Project Drogheda €3,100.00
- Friends of Ardee Bog Ardee €411.00
- Gary Kelly Cancer Support Centre Drogheda €5,000.00
- Geraldines GFC Dundalk €2,400.00
- Hands4unity Drogheda €700.00
- Holy Family Parish Community Creche Dundalk €2,000.00
- John Mitchells GFC Ardee €1,500.00
- Knockbride Hurling Club Dundalk €2,500.00
- Knockbridge Vintage Club Dundalk €2,000.00
- Lifestyle Development Group CLG Drogheda €4,000.00
- MAD Youth Theatre Dundalk €2,000.00
- Minceir Drogheda Drogheda €972.57
- Moneymore Childcare Centre Drogheda €2,500.00
- Moneymore Football Club Drogheda €1,900.00
- Muirhevna Mor FC Dundalk €4,700.00
- Muirhevnamor Community Gardens Dundalk €1,500.00
- Mullaghbuoy Community Centre Dundalk €1,700.00
- Naionra Dhun Dealgan Dundalk €745.98
- Naomh Fionnbarra & St Annes GFC Ardee €2,000.00
- Pavee Roots Dundalk €3,500.00
- Philipstown Centre Ardee €4,516.53
- Ravel Grange Resident Association Ardee €5,000.00
- Redeemer Celtic Football & Wellbeing Club Dundalk €4,700.00
- Scoraíocht Lann Léire Ardee €1,500.00
- Sean McDermotts GFC Ardee €1,000.00
- Somali irish Community Development Association (SICDA) Dundalk €2,000.00
- SOSAD IRELAND (DROGHEDA) Drogheda €800.00
- St Brides GFC Dundalk €2,500.00
- St Kevins GAA Ardee €2,000.00
- St Patricks Scout Group 1st/2nd/5th Louth Dundalk €1,200.00
- The Red Door Project Drogheda €5,131.26
- Tullyallen Access The Glen Drogheda €3,000.00
- Water Safety Ireland Louth Dundalk €1,000.00
- Westerns GFC Ardee €2,000.00
- Wolfe Tones GFC Drogheda €2,400.00
- Youth Work Ireland Louth Boyne Youth Diversion Project Drogheda €6,310.00