Sports club in Carlow to be awarded €5,000 after zero eligible applicants last year

Sports clubs in County Carlow are encouraged to apply under the Texaco Support for Sport initiative for 2024. A fund of €130,000 will be divided equally (€5,000 per county) between successful applicants in each of the twenty-six counties.

In 2022, Bennekerry’s Palatine GAA Club received the €5,000 prize while in 2021, Bagenalstown Swimming Club took the award. In 2023, zero eligible applications were received from County Carlow and therefore the €5,000 award was not received by any club in the county.

The award is open to all sports clubs irrespective of sporting discipline, size, membership, age, cultural appeal or gender. Clubs who may have been unsuccessful in their application previously are encouraged to reapply for 2024.

Launching the 2024 initiative, James Twohig, Director of Ireland Operations, Valero Energy (Ireland) Limited – the company that markets fuel in Ireland under the Texaco brand – described the programme as one that “provides a route to vital funding for those clubs and communities that need it most.”

The closing date for applications for the Texaco Support for Sport initiative is Wednesday 31st January 2024. Clubs must register their interest on www.TexacoSupportforSport.com, and submit a completed application with details of their sporting activity, the importance of the club in their local community, the purpose for which the funding is sought, and the use to which the funds will be put.