€150k of funding awarded for Community Centres across South Tipperary
The funding will go towards the upgrade and refurbishment works of community centres across South Tipperary
Community centres in South Tipperary have been awarded more than €150k in funding to support upgrade and refurbishment works, Fine Gael Candidate Michael Murphy has said.
Cllr Murphy said: “This is a really welcome announcement by An Taoiseach, Simon Harris, and the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, and one which will really benefit community centres in South Tipperary, which are used by the whole community here.”
The Community Centres Investment Fund 2024 was launched in June 2024 to provide investment for upgrade and refurbishments works on existing community centres under two categories;
Category 1 for minor works with grant aid up to €25,000
Category 2 for larger works with grant aid up to €100,000
The successful community centre projects announced today in Burncourt, Newcastle, Kilsheelan, Dundrum, Cloneen, Duhill and Kilfeacle are Category 1 applicants and will receive capital grants of up to €25,000. Over €7.6million is being announced under Category 1. Successful projects under Category 2 will be announced in the coming months.