Online Journalist
Jun 17, 20202 min
Updated: Jun 18, 2020
Writes Ciaran Dineen
A huge number of local community groups have been awarded grant assistance from Cork County Council from this year’s fund. The list of recipients and their corresponding allocations were announced on Monday afternoon at a meeting between Carrigaline Municipal District Councillors and Council Officials.
Funding was awarded under three different schemes; Community Contract, Capital Fund and Amenity Fund. Executive Officer, Noelle Desmond, commented on the 2020 grants at the Carrigaline Municipal District Meeting which was held immediately after the community funding discussions. She observed that over €180,000 had been allocated for groups and clubs in the MD area, noting that many of the applications across the locality had been really well put together and as a result the Council looked favourably on the vast majority of the requests for funding.
Responding to the 2020 allocation at the MD was Chairperson for the District, Councillor Seamus McGrath, who thanked the Council executive for granting so many applications, going on to say, “I think many groups will be very satisfied with the outcome. It is worth noting in terms of the last few months with pressures on budgets and so on that this money has been ringfenced and kept for communities. We know communities put it to good use, it’s very important money for volunteers across the county and the municipal district so well done to the Executive for distributing it in as fair a manner as possible.”
One happy recipient of their allocation was the Myrtleville Swimmers, with group member Damian O’Neill saying, “Today we got news that €2,000 had been allocated to Myrtleville Swimmers for the buoys. Thanks to any councillors who supported this. We will now be able to fund the buoys and maintenance for the foreseeable future, without having to ask for donations again.”
Breakdown of figures is as follows
Community Contract
Ballygarvan Community Association: €4,000
Ballinora Tidy Towns: €8,000
Crosshaven Tidy Towns: €2,000
Carrigaline Tidy Towns: €18,000
Ballinhassig Village Association: €9,500
Passage West Tidy Towns: €9,500
Fountainstown Community Association: €2,000
Halfway Tidy Village association: €1,500
Monkstown Tidy Towns: €2,172
Capital Fund:
Ballinhassig GAA: €10,000
Ballygarvan GAA: €13,000
Carrigaline Community Complex: €10,000
Carrigaline United Afc: €10,000
Crosshaven Tennis Club: €13,000
Passage West GAA: €10,000
Amenity Fund:
41st Cork, Passage West Scouts: €2,000
Ballinhassig Village Association: €1,500
Ballygarvan Community Association: €1,500
Big Little Choir Monkstown: €500
Carrigaline Ladies Gaelic Football Club: €1,750
Carrigaline Badminton: €5,500
Carrigaline Mens Shed: €3,000
Carrigaline Musical Society: €1,500
Carrigaline Tidy Towns: €1,900
Crosshaven Community Association: €9,976
Crosshaven GAA: €5,200
Fern Lea Residents: €700
Herons Wood Residents: €1,000
Hibernian afc €1,700
Monkstown Bay Sailing Club: €4,000
Myrtleville Swimmers: €2,000
Passage Soccer Club: €7,000
Passage West GAA Ladies Football Blitz: €1,500
Passage West Maritime Museum: €1,000
Passage West Rowing Club: €2,900
Rebel Wheelers Multi Sports Club: €700
St Mary's Indoor Bowling Club: €1,400
Tracton AC: €1,000
Tracton Arts and Community Centre: €3,100