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Over €3 million allocated locally under Community Recognition Fund

May 18, 2023 12:58 By Shannonside News
Over €3 million allocated locally under Community Recognition Fund
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The €50 million Community Recognition Fund has been allocated across all local authorities based on the number of new arrivals located there.

€2.1 million has been allocated to projects throughout Leitrim under the Community Recognition Fund.

The grants are designed to support and reward communities that have welcomed families and citizens from Ukraine and other countries

€3 million euro in total has been awarded to groups and projects across the region under the scheme, with Leitrim receiving the highest amount locally.

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€1 million euro has been allocated to the Shannonside Regional Multi-Sports Recreational Campus at Carrick-on-Shannon. This will facilitate phase one of the project which preparation works and pitch development.

€169,588  has been given to Drumshanbo Mayflower Community Centre for the restoration of basketball courts with a further 86,900 granted for renovation works. The Carrigallen Margaret of New Orleans Community Group has received €250,000  for the purchase of the community centre.

In Roscommon Ballaghadarreen has been awarded almost €270,000 which is divided amongst a 16 seater Community Bus to provide a local transport service, Outdoor exercise equipment and civil works at the community park, lighting of the Community Park walkway and the Refurbishment of Ballaghaderreen Boxing Club. €45,000 euro has been awarded to the Ballinagare community with 90,000 euro allocated for the retiling of Roscommon Swimming Pool. County Roscommon will benefit from a total of 690,000 euro.

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22 groups from across Longford have received funding totaling €623,800. This includes 83,000 euro for Longford Athletics Club while 72,000 euro will be given to Longford County Council for a communal gig rig stage.

Leitrim:

Drumshanbo Mayflower Community Centre (Restoring Basketball Courts) €169,588

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Drumshanbo Drumshanbo Athletics Club (Astro Turf Pitch & Running Track) €45,966

Drumshanbo Mayflower Community Centre (Renovation Works) €86,900

Carrick on Shannon Shannonside Regional Multi-sports Recreational Campus (phase 1 – preparation works and pitch development) €1,000,000

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Carrigallen Margaret of New Orleans Community Group - Purchase of Community Centre €250,000

Carrigallen Carrigallen Tidy Towns Lakeside Amenity Improvements - Disability access, €36,419

biodiversity elements, play area, lighting, information signs

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Carrigallen Carrigallen Tidy Towns- Bus Shelter, Seating and Planting €34,412

Leitrim Village Leitrim Development Association & Leitrim Gaels Community Gym/Astro

Pitch/Bus Shelter/Street Furniture €250,000

Ballinamore Ballinamore Island Theatre – Community Cinema €40,813

Dromahair Dromahair Arts and Recreation Centre (DARC) – Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) €120,000

Manorhamilton Bee Park Sports Hub – Gym Equipment €38,500

Leitrim Mohill Mohill Community and Sports Hub – upgrade of toilets and meeting rooms - €72,242

South Leitrim Lough Keel Scouts – Carrick on Shannon, Ballinamore, Mohill – replacement engine for boat€39,586

Roscommon

Ballaghaderreen 16 seater Community Bus to provide a local transport service €85,000
Ballaghaderreen Outdoor exercise equipment and civil works for installation at community park €22,000
Ballaghaderreen Lighting of the Community Park walkway €50,000
Ballaghaderreen Refurbishment (internal) of Ballaghaderreen Boxing Club €20,000
Ballaghaderreen Upgrade of the meeting room at Phoenix Centre €20,000
Bellangare Community Centre Upgrade of meeting room in Bellanagare Community Centre €20,000
Bellangare Community Centre Upgrade of gym & equipment at Bellanagare Community Centre €10,000
Bellanagare Sensory Garden Development of a sensory garden €15,000
Roscommon Town Retiling of Roscommon Swimming Pool €90,000
Loughnaneane Park, Roscommon Town Resurface playground areas in Loughnaneane Park & replace play pieces €80,000
Roscommon library/ Boyle/ Castlerea Library sports equipment loan, The Roscommon library will 'loan out' sports equipment to communities for their use €8,000
Community centre Ballyleague Community Centre Upgrade of meeting room €20,000
Tennis Courts Ballyleague Upgrade Tennis court €20,000
Strokestown Community Sports Facility Community Centre Upgrade of meeting room €20,000
Community Meeting Room Community Meeting Room €20,000
Castlerea Pool, the Demesne, Castlerea Mobility Lifting machine for the Castlerea Pool €20,000
Castlerea Library Development of a sensory garden at Castlerea library €9,557
Boyle Family Resource Centre Upgrade room in Boyle FRC as a therapy & sensory room €30,000
Community Call applicable throughout the county Smaller scale funding for various e.g. upgrade facilities, hold cultural events, intercultural activities €95,000

Longford

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