Local Carlow TD welcomes over €4.8 million in grant funding for grassroots sports clubs in Carlow

Fianna Fáil TD for Carlow has welcomed the allocation of €4,828,443 in grant funding to support local and community grassroots sports clubs across Carlow.

Nationwide, 1,996 grants have been announced, to a total value of €230m for new and improved sports facilities and equipment throughout the country under the Community Sport Facilities Fund, formerly the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme.

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Combined with May’s allocation of €26m for sports equipment, the grants bring the total investment in community sport and recreation in 2024 to an unprecedented €256 million, the largest-ever investment in sports facilities nationwide, which has been delivered by Fianna Fáil in government.

Deputy Murnane O'Connor said: “This funding for sports clubs in Carlow has been announced by my party colleague, Minister of State for Sport, Physical Education and the Gaeltacht, Thomas Byrne TD, as part of the largest-ever investment in sports facilities nationwide.

“This €250 million investment represents a 250% increase in funding compared with the previous 2020 round of funding, clearly demonstrating the priority Fianna Fáil places on encouraging and facilitating sporting participation and excellence. I was particularly pleased to see €365,504 in funding awarded to Carlow Rising GAA Centre of Excellence.

“There is a tremendous sense of community that comes from engagement with sports and their associated organisations. Ensuring that we have the right equipment in place and that adequate facilities are provided is key to supporting people of all abilities to get, and to stay, involved.

“This is an unprecedented level of sports funding and will prove transformative for sports clubs in our communities. As a party in government we are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to participate in sport.”