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Overseeing the judging process was Texaco Support for Sport ambassador, former Irish rugby international and well-known broadcaster Donncha O’Callaghan
Kilkenny’s Marble City Boxing Club is to receive €5,000 funding under this year’s Texaco Support for Sport initiative hosted and organised by Valero Energy (Ireland) Limited, the company that markets fuel in Ireland under the Texaco brand.
Under the scheme – similar to that which proved successful last year when the Kilkenny county award was presented to Kilkenny Hockey Club – a fund of €130,000 is made available by Valero for distribution in equal amounts of €5,000 to a successful applicant in each county.
Based in Roachpond, Kilkenny, Marble City Boxing Club caters for individuals from all backgrounds, striving to foster an environment in which members can grow and channel their energies in a positive manner.
In 2019, the club was awarded the ‘best boxing club in Leinster’ title, based on the amount of champions it produced in a single championship.
The €5,000 award made to it under the Texaco Support for Sport initiative will be used to develop its facilities in order to create more opportunities for interested members of the community to become involved in the club.
Overseeing the judging process was Texaco Support for Sport ambassador, former Irish rugby international and well-known broadcaster Donncha O’Callaghan. Describing it as ‘a welcoming club with a great sense of community spirit’, he praised its plan to carry out renovations in order to provide extra space to increase its membership.
Pointing to what he termed 'the invaluable contribution' that sports clubs make to the heart of community life in Ireland, James Twohig, Director of Ireland Operations, Valero Energy (Ireland) Limited, congratulated the Marble City club.
“Special to us, and the purpose for which our Texaco Support for Sport initiative was introduced, is the opportunity it presents to ease the financial pressure on members by providing new and additional funding so often required to help clubs achieve their objectives and play a pivotal and positive role in their communities," he said.
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