€20,000 in sports grants for Mayo clubs
AT a Mayo Sports Partnership board meeting close to €20,000 was allocated to 42 clubs and organisations in Mayo through the partnership's 2017 special participation grant scheme.
Special guest at the presentation evening, Minister of State Michael Ring, commended all involved in grassroots sport throughout the county.
This year the scheme funded initiatives including underage development in Mayo Volleyball Club, integration through sport programmes by Mayo Table Tennis Club and Mayo Intercultural Action, a handball summer camp in Belcarra, junior golf programmes in Ballina, Claremorris and Westport Golf Clubs, training of coaches and leaders in Claremorris Swimming Club and Castlebar Kayak Club and much more.
Programmes for people with disabilities, travelling community and groups in Kilcommon, Erris, Bonniconlon and Charlestown were also supported under the initiative.
Special project participation initiative grants were awarded to the following:
Newport Town Football Club €300
Claremorris Golf Club €500
Islandeady Cycling Club €200
Moy Valley Freestyle Martial Arts €400
Ballina Athletics Club €700
Westport Golf Club €500
Bonniconlon Gaelic 4 Mothers €600
Ballina Tennis Club €300
Moy Valley Athletic Club €300
Tooreen Hurling Club €500
Ballycastle Athletic Club €500
Kilmoremoy LGFC €500
Claremorris Tennis Club €300
Killala Squash Club €500
Currane Sports & Fitness Centre €400
Achill Jujitsu €400
Mustangs Basketball Club €400
Westport Basketball Club €500
Castlebar Kayak Club €800
Ballina Junior Golf Club €500
Mayo Volleyball Club €700
Parks Tennis Ballina €300
Tourmakeady/Partry Swimming Club €500
Mayo Table Tennis Academy €800
Breaffy Rounders €500
Belcarra Handball Club €500
Westport Squash Club €400
Ballyhaunis Cricket Club €400
Castlebar Boxing Club €500
Claremorris Swimming Club €500
Mayo Traveller Support Group €300
Seirbhisi Curam Chil Chomain Teo €700
Cairde Clubhouse €400
Mayo Intercultural Action €400
Charlestown Foroige Club €400
Bonniconlon ICA €500
Erris Women's Group €600
Westport Special Olympics €500
Down Syndrome Ireland €700
Ballina Carers Group €300
Irish Wheelchair Association Castlebar €500
Ceimeanna Iorras-Inver €400