Thirty-three Wexford sports clubs will benefit from this year’s Sports Capital Programme to a total of €1.26 million, following an announcement by the Minister for Sport, Michael Ring, TD, last Friday.
€40.5 million in new funding will go to 88o sports community projects nationwide.
The Co. Wexford grants total €1,263,695 and ranges from €150,000 for Faythe Harriers GAA Club in Wexford to €1,500 for Oylegate Youth Club.
The grants were allocated as follows;
Adamstown Athletic Club (€5,000),
Bridge Rovers FC (€30,000),
Buffers Alley GAA Club (€40,000),
Clonard GAA Club (€16,000),
Duncannon FC (€20,000),
Edermine Ferry Rowing Club (€5,000),
Enniscorthy Athletic Club (€25,000),
Enniscorthy Hockey Club (€10,000),
Faythe Harriers Hurling & Camogie Club (€150,000),
Glenbrien Handball Club (€80,000),
Gorey Hockey Club (€3,600),
Half Way House Bunclody GAA Club (€65,000),
Hillbrook Lawn Tennis Club (€100,000),
Hook Sub Aqua Club (€18,000),
Kilmore Athletic Club (€4,000),
Kilmore GAA & Community Complex (€15,000),
Kilmore United Soccer Club (€80,000),
New Ross Town Football Club (€12,000),
Oulart-the-Ballagh (€63,095),
Oylegate Youth Club (€1,500),
Racing 795 (€4,000),
Realt na Mara Boxing Club (€16,000),
Riverchapel Community Complex Ltd (€120,000),
Sacre Coeur Boxing Club, (€22,000),
Saint Aidans Boxing Club (€3,500),
Shamrocks Hurling & Football Club (€100,000),
St. James GAA Club (€80,000),
St. Patrick’s Pitch and Putt Club, (€7,000),
Tara Rock Community Field Trust (€50,000),
Templeshannon Community and Childcare Centre Ltd (€2,000),
Wexford Harbour Boat and Tennis Club (€56,000),
Wexford Swimming Club (€5,000).
Full report thsi week in THE WEXFORD ECHO Group of Newspapers.
Wexford Wanderers RFC (€55,000).