Carlow Sports organisations will receive over €270,000 of sports equipment grants

15 Carlow sports organisations will share €276,462 in sports equipment grants.

The breakdown for the Carlow sports equipment grant is as follows:

Ardattin Athletic Club - €10,000

Bagenalstown Cricket Club - €1,856

Bunclody Swimming Pool - €20,610

Borris Golf Club- €40,000

Carlow Basketball Club- €45,000

Carlow Cricket Club- €6,700

Carlow Hunt Pony Club- €54,178

Carlow LGFA - €30,397

Carlow Muauthai Gym - €2,849

Carlow Road Cycling Club - €4,560

Carlow Rowing Club - €26,778

Carlow Triathlon Club - €2,859

Dolmen Archery Club - €6,602

Tullow Active Retirement Assoc. - €5,500

Tullow RFC - €18,573

Green Party TD for Carlow Kilkenny and Minister for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan has this morning welcomed the almost €1 million in sports equipment grants headed for a range of sports clubs and organisations across Carlow and Kilkenny, as his Green Party colleague, Minister for Sport Catherine Martin, announced a record €26 million in equipment grants under the latest round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (‘SCEP’).

Over 900 sports groups nationally were successful in their applications for various types of equipment which will be of practical benefit to clubs and sports organisations, their members and athletes across Ireland. 24 clubs in Kilkenny will share a total of €657,245. while 15 Carlow sports organisations will share €276,462 in sports equipment grants.

Speaking about the allocations today, Minister Noonan said:

“This is fantastic news for a huge variety of sports clubs across Carlow and Kilkenny, and a really great boost for their members. Sports clubs have always been at heart of our communities, and anything that helps them keep providing the space and the opportunity for people to come together and participate in healthy activities and share in the success of a local team or a local athlete has to be welcomed. My colleague, Minister Catherine Martin, has always recognised how important sport is to healthy communities and that’s reflected in this record €26 million allocation - the largest ever allocation of grants for equipment under the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme.

“What’s particularly great to see is the variety of sports being supported today - 15 clubs in Carlow including archery, rowing, cricket and golf; and 24 clubs in Kilkenny including camogie, volleyball and kayaking. So many people will benefit directly from improved access to a range sports, and that brings wider benefits to the community at large.”