Drehid grants: the full list

Fifty-two projects have been approved for grants from the Drehid Grant Scheme for this year.

The grants were finally agreed at a meeting of the Maynooth and Kildare-Newbridge Municipal Districts this month.

The grants, which are the result of a planning condition deal some year back, mean that this year a total of €509,002 will be divided up.

There are some large grants, including €71,568 to Robertstown GFC towards an extension of its clubhouse.

The Allen Community Hall Trust will receive €30,150 to upgrade the hall and Lullmore Heritage and Discovery park will get €29,700 towards the extension of an existing boardwalk.

Carbury GAA club is getting €54,000 towards pitch development and Coill Dubh Hurling club will receive €77,760 for a dressing room extension.

Edenderry RFC is getting €50,490 for lights.

Michael Kenny, Acting Director of Services, said nine applications were refused.

The above fund represents €222,446 from 2014/15 and €426,544 from the 2015 fund.

He said the total intended to be awarded under the 2016 scheme is €509,002. This leaves a balance of €145,988 which will be transferred to the 2017 scheme which will be advertised in January 2017.

The Drehid Liaison Committee, which communicates with Bord na Mona over the scheme, recommended €509,002.

The full list of recipients and the money they received is as follows:

8th Kildare Allenwood Scout Group, €7,884

Allen Community Hall Trust, €30,150

Allen Eye newsletter, €2,993

Allen Manor Residents Association, €157

Allenwood Bowling Club, €918

Allenwood Celtic, €2,688

Allenwood Community Development Association CLG, €1,594

Allenwood GFC, €13,158

Allenwood Tidy Towns, €1,440

Aylmer Gaels, €2,297

Caragh GAA, €7,486

Irish Peatland Conservation Council, €2,093

Kildare Branch Birdwatch Ireland, €2,304

Lullymore Graveyard Committee, €29,700

Oaklawns Residents Association, €378

Robertstown Community Amenities Association, €1,025

Robertstown GFC, €71,568

Robertstown Tidy Towns, €2,698

22nd Kildare Staplestown Scout Troop, €8,481

24th Kildare Carbury Scouts, €3,195

Ashgrove Residents Association, €2,592

Breda Resource Centre, €863

Balyna Active Retirement Association, €809

Balyna Bowls Club, €236

Balyna Community Group, €1,679

Broadford Area Residents Association, €3,060

Carbury GAA, €54,000

Carbury Senior Citizens, €644

Carbury Village Residents Association, €2,182

Coill Dubh Hurling Club, €77,760

Coill Dubh Residents Association, €6,043

Corrochoill Residents Association, €317

Derrinturn Community Garden, €1,052

Derrinturn Tidy Towns, €639

Edenderry Rugby Club, €50,490

Gorteen Wildlife Conservation Trust, €1,763

Grattan Park Residents Association, €226

Johnstownbridge GFC, €5,130

Kildare Carers Association (Carbury Branch), €576

North West Kildare Athletic Club, €761

Prosperous Music Festival, €1,296

Prosperous Pitch and Putt Club, €7,646

Prosperous United AFC, €3,875

St Kevin’s GFC, €47,250

St Conleth’s Youth Boxing Club, €6,183

Timahoe Community Development Council, €36,450

Timahoe National School PTA, €2,549.