67 Kildare clubs and organisations receive Government grants of over €7m

A total of 67 Kildare clubs and sporting organisations are to receive funding of €7,588,504 under the Community Sports Facility Fund, previously the Sports Capital Fund.

Some 62 clubs were awarded €6,601,908 in local allocations while an additional €986,596 has also been allocated to five Kildare groups under equipment and regional grant allocations.

This investment in sporting facilities and infrastructure for local Kildare clubs will be used for improvements to infrastructure such as improving playing and training facilities, astro-turfs, handball alleys, walking tracks, hurling walls, and floodlights which will have multiple benefits for communities across Co Kildare.

Allocations - Kildare €6,601,908

• Ardclough GAA Club - Development of new grass training pitch €132,885
• Athy Golf Club - Energy Conservation at Athy Golf Club €72,860
• Athy Lawn Tennis Club - Athy Tennis Club Energy and Fencing Improvements €41,069
• Athy Rugby Football Club - Flood Lights for Training Pitches €178,564
• Ballykelly GFC - Ballykelly Equal Facilities Project €66,699
• Ballymore Eustace GAA Club - Phase 1 Development of Ballymore GAA&LGFA Facility €149,001
• Barnhall RFC - 2023 Club facilities & membership development plan €137,037
• Caragh GFC - Upgrade to existing clubhouse and changing rooms €157,801
• Castledermot GAA - Existing pitch upgrade with levelling and drainage €186,818
• Castlewarden Golf Club - Funds to repair roof, enhance facilities, new mower €144,404
• Celbridge Athletic Club - Upgrade changing facitliies and toilets €27,342
• Celbridge GAA Club - Celbridge GAA Sustainability and Inclusivity Plan €95,391
• Cill Dara Golf Club - Continued course improvements & Machinery €42,731
• Cill Dara RFC - Cill Dara Sustainability & Inclusivity Project 24 €170,259
• Clane Lawn Tennis Club - Upgrade tennis courts and solar PV €30,508
• Clane RFC - Club Pitch Development and Sports Equipment €25,913
• Clogheringkoe Broadford GAA - Drainage and Levelling of Pitches €138,283
• Clongorey Community Association Ltd - Replace Septic Tank, Mower, Spectator Fence and Dugouts €54,875
• Confey GAA Club - Confey GAA Astro Training Pitch €141,190
• Craddockstown Golf Club - Course Improvement & Environment Impact Reduction €56,487
• Crookstown Millview Athletics Club - CLUBHOUSE & INDOOR TRAINING AREA €157,801
• Eadestown GAA - New Natural Playing surface Pitch Development €124,580
• Edenderry Golf Club - Design and construction of two sand based greens. €89,121
• Edenderry Rugby Football Club - Dressing Room Extension & Showers €186,869
• Grangenolvin GFC - Phase 5 Community Accessibility & Facility Upgrade €90,237
• JOHNSTOWNBRIDGE Football Club - Flood Light Upgrade Halogen to LED Floodlights €68,053
• Kilcock Canoe Polo Club - Canoe polo Equipment €23,720
• Kilcock GAA - Kilcock GAA development indoor & outdoor facility €120,427
• Kilcullen GAA - Field of Dreams Community Sports Facilities €140,484
• Kildangan GAA (Kildare) - Sports Capital Grant 2023 €53,748
• KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL - 2023 Storage, sports & maintenance equipment & toilet €97,041
• Kildare Sports and Leisure Facilities Ltd - K Leisure Athy Swimming Pool project €70,000
• Kildare Town AFC - 4G Astro pitch include drainage & led floodlights €152,868
• Kill Celtic FC CLG - Kill Celtic FC CLG - Grounds Development - Phase 2 €86,914
• Maynooth GAA Club - 2023 Maynooth GAA - Next phase of Development €99,871
• Milltown GFC - Grass Mower, ball stop nets and artificial grass €54,877
• Monasterevan GFC - Installation of Astroturf Pitches €150,379
• Moone Celtic Football Club - Purchase of portable dressing rooms. Pitch Mower €36,725
• Moorefield GAA - MF 2023 SCEP Application #1 – Lighting works €166,106
• Naas GAA Cumann Luth Chleas Gael Nas Na Ri - Upgrade of Pitch facilities and equipment €104,540
• Naas Golf Club - 2023 - Drainage, fencing, shed & Maintenance Equipment €149,495
• Naas Rugby Football Club - LED Lights training kit Ball Nets Fencing €82,243
• Naas Sports Group Mgt Ltd - Resurfacing Grass Training area to Astro Surface €182,717
• NARRAGHMORE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE - Narraghmore Tennis /Basketball Court Refurbishment €44,478
• Newbridge Rugby Football Club - Indoor Gymnasium with dual access equipment €109,497
• Newbridge Town F.C - New training & warm-up area and install LED Lights €186,890
• North Kildare Club - Multisport Artificial Playing Surface €153,648
• Nurney GAA - Nurney GAA Community Centre Redevelopment €104,991
• Prosperous Lawn Tennis Club - Erect clubhouse, toilet & new fencing €19,197
• Prosperous United AFC - Clubhouse, pitch, LED light refurbishment & equip €137,808
• Rathangan AFC - Flood lighting and ball stop netting €120,000
• Round Towers GFC - St Bridgets Park Development €170,259
• Royal Curragh Golf Club - RCGC Solar panellng and irrigation 2023 €19,933
• Sallins GAA - Construction and kit out of Gym €107,969
• Sarsfields GAA [KILDARE] - Floodlights and Pitch maintenance upgrades €200,000
• St Kevins GAA Club - Renovation of Sports Hall/Gym and changing rooms €105,206
• St Laurences Gaelic Club - LED lights on 2 pitches increase participation €103,080
• Straffan Camogie - Straffan Camogie club: growth response plan €27,857
• Straffan GAA - Complete new pitch, gym equipment €82,826
• Suncroft GAA Club - Ball stop nets & multipurpose sprint/training area €170,259
• Tir Mona Athletics club - Tir Mona 400m grass track and infield upgrade €79,253
• Two Mile House GAA Club - Upgrade of playing facilities and club equipment. €119,825
• Equipment Only Kildare €102,963
• Caragh Celtic - Improve facilities for Caragh Celtic Football Club €41,608
• Monasterevin AFC - Monasterevin AFC €61,355
• Regional Kildare €883,633
• Cumann Luthchleas Gael Cill Dara - Upgrading Pitch Floodlighting to LED €246,082
• KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL - Sallins Amenity Lands €500,000
• Naas Lawn Tennis Club - To grow Tennis Participation locally & regionally €137,551.

Minister of State Martin Heydon welcomed confirmation of the allocations. 

Mr Heydon said: “Following an incredible summer of sport, this unprecedented Government investment in our Community Sports Facilities is recognition of the great work that our local sports clubs do within our communities, and of our efforts to improve the facilities we have on our doorsteps here in Kildare.

"As a former volunteer secretary of a local sports club myself, I know of the work and effort committees and many volunteers put into the application process and the transformative impact this funding can have for local sporting organisations.

“I would like to congratulate and commend all of the volunteers across these clubs and community groups who worked on these applications and give of their time freely to their local sports clubs.  It has been a pleasure to work with and support many of you through this process”."