Kerry cast envious eye at Páirc grant

Kerry chairman Patrick O’Sullivan has welcomed the €300,000 in sports capital funding to assist the development of a centre of excellence but revealed further assistance will be sought in line with recent Government funding of Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

The Government yesterday increased its spending on sports projects across the country with the announcement that €40.5 million in funding is to be divided between 880 clubs and organisations, a significant hike on the €31m allocated during the last round of sports capital funding in 2012.

O’Sullivan revealed the Kerry board had applied for €500,000 in funding and said they will be seeking further Government assistance to help finance their centre of excellence project.