Local communities in Dublin Fingal benefit from Community Enhancement Programme – Farrell
Over €210,800 was provided to communities in rural and urban areas in the North County through the Community Enhancement Programme, supporting 71 projects, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell has said.
Deputy Farrell said: “This Community Enhancement Programme provided funding to communities across the North County to enhance facilities in our local communities. It was great to see the wide variety of local projects supported under this Programme in 2018.
“This programme helps support important work by communities across Dublin Fingal by allocating funding worth €210,816 to 71 local projects.
“In 2018, funding under the Community Enhancement Programme was provided to local projects in communities throughout the North County including Balbriggan, Ballyboughal, Balrothery, Balscadden, Donabate, Holywell, Lusk, Malahide, Naul, Portmarnock Portrane, Rush, Skerries, and Swords.
“The main aim of this funding is to provide for the enhancement of community facilities within both rural and urban communities. This includes investment in sports and recreational groups, childcare supports, playgrounds, landscaping and supports for the elderly.
“Furthermore, funding under the Community Enhancement Programme has also been used to provide for improvements to common areas within communities, the renovation of community centres, energy efficiency upgrades, and the provision of IT and sports equipment along with CCTV and defibrillators.
“As the local Fine Gael TD in Dublin Fingal, I will continue to actively engage with Minister Ring, his Department, and the Government to ensure the needs and concerns of each community throughout the North County are heard, understood, and acted upon.”
ENDS
Contact:
Colm O’Callaghan
01 618 4468 / 086 236 3054
Notes to Editor:
Projects in Dublin Fingal which received funding under the Community Enhancement Programme in 2018 are:
| Group | Amount | Reason |
| 38th Rush Scout Group | €1,000 | IT equipment, upgrade of building |
| 89th Bremore Scout Group | €1,000 | Sports equipment |
| 98th Skerries Scout Group | €1,000 | Defibrillator and safety equipment |
| Active Age For All | €2,654 | IT and sport equipment |
| Ashton Broc Resident Association | €500 | Outdoor equipment |
| Balbriggan and District Athletic Club | €1,000 | Safety Equipment |
| Balbriggan Bridge Club | €1,000 | Defibrillator |
| Balbriggan Cancer Support Group | €1,000 | Signage, upgrade of building |
| Balbriggan Community Childcare | €1,000 | Upgrade playground |
| Balbriggan Cricket Club | €1,000 | Sports equipment |
| Balbriggan FC | €60,000 | Development of community facility |
| Balbriggan Integration Forum | €1,000 | Furniture |
| Balbriggan Meals CLG | €2,500 | Energy efficient upgrade |
| Balbriggan Men’s Shed CLG | €16,800 | Development of community facility |
| Balbriggan Rugby Football Club | €700 | Sports Equipment |
| Balbriggan Scouts | €1,000 | Defibrillator |
| Balbriggan Tidy Towns Association | €1,800 | Outdoor equipment |
| Ballyboughal Hedgerow Society | €710 | IT equipment |
| Ballyboughal Tidy Towns | €780 | Outdoor equipment |
| Balrothery Tidy Towns | €836 | Outdoor equipment |
| Balrothery Youth Club and Summer Project | €1,000 | Furniture, IT equipment |
| Balscadden District Community Council | €5,760 | Upgrade of building |
| BASE Resource Centre | €8,000 | Upgrade of building |
| Castleland Community Centre | €580 | Sports equipment |
| Clann Mhuire CLG | €1,000 | IT equipment, sport equipment |
| Coder Dojo Balbriggan | €1,000 | IT Equipment |
| Craobh Na Mara North Fingal Comhaltas | €1,600 | Training Equipment |
| Donabate Portrane Community Leisure Centre CLG | €5,000 | Development of community facility |
| Donabate Portrane Dramatic Society | €1,000 | Upgrade of building |
| Fingal Liam Rodgers Centre | €580 | Sports equipment |
| Flemington Community Centre | €854 | Training Equipment |
| Garristown Community Council | €3,000 | Energy efficient upgrade |
| Glebe North FC | €750 | Energy efficient upgrade |
| Holywell Junior Parkrun | €1,000 | Defibrillator |
| Lambeecher Residents Association | €1,000 | Outdoor equipment |
| Lusk Athletic Club | €1,000 | Sports equipment |
| Lusk Community Council CLG | €2,954 | Upgrade of building and energy efficient upgrade |
| Lusk Girl Guides | €440 | IT equipment |
| Lusk ICA Guild | €965 | IT Equipment, training equipment, development of community facility |
| Malahide Girl Guides (Catholic Guides of Ireland) | €1,000 | IT equipment and sports equipment |
| Naul Gardening and Flower Club | €1,000 | Outdoor equipment |
| Palmer Avenue Residents Association | €500 | Signage, strimmer and lawnmower |
| Portmarnock and District Men’s Shed | €1,000 | Defibrillator |
| Portmarnock Integrated Arch Club | €15,000 | Upgrade of building and energy efficient upgrade |
| Portmarnock Sports and Leisure Club | €1,000 | Upgrade of building |
| Portrane Athletic Football Club | €540 | Outdoor equipment |
| Portrane Athletic Football Club | €669 | Outdoor equipment |
| Remember Us | €1,000 | Furniture |
| Remember Us | €1,000 | Furniture |
| Rivervalley Community Centre | €1,490 | Upgrade of building |
| Rush Community Centre | €1,611 | Storage Facility |
| Rush Men’s Shed | €1,145 | Defibrillator |
| Rush Musical Society Ltd | €1,000 | Training Equipment |
| Rush Tidy Towns | €500 | Outdoor equipment |
| Skerries Breastfeeding Support Group | €1,000 | Signage and library |
| Skerries Gymnastics Club | €5,000 | Sports equipment and training |
| Skerries Men’s Shed | €16,800 | Development of community facility |
| Skerries Tidy Towns | €500 | Signage |
| Snowflakes Autism Support | €5,000 | IT equipment |
| Snowflakes Autism Support | €5,000 | Sensory wall |
| St Georges National School | €1,000 | Outdoor facility |
| Swords Boxing Club | €1,000 | Sports equipment |
| Swords Celtic FC | €1,521 | Upgrade of building |
| Swords Karate Club CLG | €827 | IT/Sports Equipment |
| Swords Men’s Shed | €1,000 | IT equipment |
| Swords Men’s Shed | €1,950 | Upgrade of building |
| Swords Tidy Towns | €500 | Outdoor equipment |
| The Burrow Resident Association | €1,000 | Defibrillator |
| The Hills Cricket Club | €2,500 | Sports equipment |
| Tidy Towns Malahide | €500 | Signage and defibrillator |
| YouthBank Fingal – Foroige Flemington | €2,500 | IT equipment |