McDaid announces grants (Tipp, Waterford, Westmeath, Wex, Wick)

Dr. James McDaid, T.D., Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation announced

yesterday that almost €76m has been allocated under the Sports Capital Programme 2002 to 850 local, municipal, regional and national projects the length and breadth of the country.

This is by far the largest ever allocation by the Government for sports and recreational projects. It represents a €19.8m or 35% increase in funding over last year's allocation.

2002 National Sports Capital Grants

TIPPERARY

EUR2,478,000

Semple Stadium Thurles

EUR300,000

Canon Hayes Community Recreation Centre EUR200,000

Nenagh Eire Og and Aonaigh

EUR170,000

Cappawhite Community Council Ltd

EUR150,000

Clonmel Sportsfield

EUR150,000

Peake Villa Football Club

EUR100,000

Templemore Athletic Club

EUR100,000

Ballycahill Sports Centre Multi-Purpose

EUR100,000

Mullinahone GAA Club

EUR90,000

Ballyporeen-Skeheenarinky GAA Clubs

EUR80,000

Clonmel Rugby Club

EUR80,000

Clonmel Town Football Club

EUR80,000

Newport GAA Club

EUR80,000

Two Mile Borris St Kevin's FC

EUR75,000

Portroe GAA Club

EUR75,000

Newcastle GAA Club

EUR75,000

Fr. Sheehy GAA Club

EUR70,000

Lough Derg Yacht Club

EUR50,000

Rock Rovers AFC

EUR50,000

Kiladangan GAA Club

EUR50,000

Ballinderry Sportsfield Committee

EUR50,000

Rearcross FC

EUR48,000

Cahir Park Soccer Club

EUR40,000

Roscrea Rugby Football Club

EUR40,000

Clerihan Basketball Club

EUR30,000

Lorrha & Dorrha GAA Club

EUR30,000

Rockwell Rovers GAA Club

EUR30,000

Kilfeacle Community Association

EUR25,000

Lough Derg Sub Aqua Club

EUR20,000

Ballypatrick Sports Centre

EUR20,000

Clonmel Youth Training Enterprises Ltd

EUR20,000

Total: 31

EUR2,478,000

WATERFORD

EUR3,253,000

Waterford City Council

EUR1,500,000

Cappoquin Community Development Co Ltd

EUR200,000

Villa Football Club

EUR150,000

Cappoquin AFC

EUR150,000

Ballygunner GAA Club

EUR120,000

Tramore Association Football Club

EUR120,000

Micheal MacCraith Tramore GAA Club

EUR110,000

Ballinameela Community Centre

EUR110,000

Causeway Tennis Club

EUR100,000

Kill GAA Club

EUR90,000

Kilgobnet Sports Club

EUR80,000

Waterford Harbour Sailing Club

EUR80,000

Waterford Boat Club

EUR70,000

Waterford Contract Bridge Centre

EUR70,000

Dungarvan Utd AFC

EUR70,000

Ballinroad AFC

EUR60,000

Seaview Celtic

EUR40,000

Ballyduff Soccer Club

EUR30,000

Geraldines GAA Club

EUR30,000

Stradbally AFC and Stradbayy FAHA SFC

EUR20,000

Ballysaggart GAA Club

EUR20,000

Sheila Marris Secondary School/Tramore Athletic Club

EUR17,000

Bolton Football Club

EUR15,000

Saviours Crystal Boxing Club

EUR1,000

Total: 24

EUR3,253,000

WESTMEATH

EUR2,319,000

Athlone Town Football Club

EUR1,000,000

St Francis (FC) and ADSL

EUR150,000

Castlepollard Community Social Services Committee

EUR100,000

Streete Parish Park Committee

EUR100,000

Mullingar Athletic Football Club

EUR80,000

Athllone GAA Club

EUR75,000

Lough Lene Gaelic Hurling Club

EUR75,000

Temple Villa AFC

EUR75,000

St Peters Schoolboys Football Club

EUR75,000

Castledaily GAA Club

EUR65,000

Shandonogh GAA Club

EUR65,000

Boher Hall Community Development Association Limited

EUR60,000

Ballinlough Castle Golf Club

EUR50,000

Caulry GAA Club Mount Temple Westmeath

EUR50,000

Westmeath Co. Council - Dalton Park, Mullinar

EUR40,000

Mullingar Sailing Club

EUR30,000

Moate Community Youth and Sports Association

EUR30,000

Ballinahown Sports Park Ltd

EUR25,000

Athlone Tennis Club

EUR25,000

Moate All Whites GAA Club

EUR25,000

Portlick Scout Campsite Committee

EUR20,000

St Loman's Mullingar GAA Club

EUR20,000

Mullingar Shamrocks

EUR20,000

Multyfarnham Park Development

EUR20,000

Castlepollard Tennis Club

EUR20,000

Horseleap Streamstown Community Association Ltd EUR10,000

Mullingar Community Development

EUR8,000

Mullingar Tennis & Badminton Club

EUR6,000

Total: 29

EUR2,319,000

WEXFORD

EUR2,121,000

St Mary's Rosslare GAA Club

EUR200,000

Naomh Eanna GAA Club Gorey

EUR200,000

St Joseph's Boys & Girls Club

EUR200,000

North End United AFC

EUR100,000

At Anne's GAA Club & Community Development Group

EUR100,000

Curracloe United AFC

EUR100,000

Shamrock's Hurling and Football Club

EUR100,000

Ferns Diocesan Youth Service

EUR90,000

Glynn Barntown GAA Club

EUR90,000

St Michael's Amateur Boxing Club

EUR90,000

Buffers Alley GAA Club

EUR80,000

Courtown Hibernian AFC

EUR75,000

Hillbrook Lawn Tennis Club Enniscorthy

EUR70,000

St Martins GAA Community Centre

EUR70,000

All Blacks Football Club

EUR60,000

Bunclody Amenities Ltd

EUR60,000

Killenagh Wanderers FC

EUR50,000

Rathnure At Anne's GAA Club

EUR50,000

New Ross Celtic AFC

EUR50,000

St Cormacs AFC

EUR50,000

Enniscorthy Swimming Pool & Leisure Complex

EUR45,000

Corach Ramblers Development

EUR40,000

St Mogues GAA Club, Fethard on Sea

EUR30,000

Rosslare Rangers Community Project

EUR30,000

Craanford Community Field Committee

EUR25,000

Gorey Rugby Football Club

EUR20,000

New Ross & District Pipe Band

EUR15,000

Adamstown Vocational College/Adamstown Comm. Development

EUR15,000

Ballygarett Parish Finance Committee

EUR15,000

New Ross FCA Pipe Band

EUR6,000

Ferrycarrig Rowing Club

EUR5,000

Total: 31

EUR2,121,000

WICKLOW

EUR1,813,000

Ballywaltrim Community Centre Limited

EUR500,000

Baltinglass GAA Club

EUR200,000

Dunlavin GAA Club

EUR200,000

Arklow Town Juniors Soccer Club

EUR125,000

An Tocher Gaelic Athletic Club

EUR100,000

St Anthony's Football Club

EUR100,000

Wicklow Rovers AFC

EUR75,000

Avondale GAA

EUR60,000

Greystones Rugby Football Club

EUR50,000

Charlesland Golf Club

EUR50,000

Arklow Geraldines/Ballyhoney GAA Club

EUR50,000

Eire Og GAA Club Greystones

EUR50,000

Hollywood Shamrocks GAA Club

EUR40,000

Rathnews AFC Ltd

EUR30,000

Wickloe Rugby Club

EUR30,000

Arklow Lawn Tennis Club

EUR25,000

Wicklow Town Football Club

EUR20,000

Wicklow Sub-Aqua Club

EUR20,000

Carnew Emmets GAA

EUR20,000

Grangecon Community Association

EUR15,000

Newcastle Community Centre

EUR15,000

Bulfrog Racing Club

EUR10,000

Festina Lente Foundation

EUR10,000

Wicklow Rowing Club

EUR9,000

Arklow Southside and Northside Community Games EUR5,000

Grange Con Boxing Club

EUR2,000

Enniskerry Schoolboys FC

EUR2,000

Total: 27

EUR1,813,000

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