02/07/2026
👍Great news for Mayo Clubs and Organisations👍
I have allocated funding under Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht LOCAL ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMME to the following successful applicants:
Clar Regional Centre, Claremorris €1,000 – environmentally friendly vacuum cleaners;
Kilkelly Out-reach / Cairdeas Kilmovee Family Resource Centre €749 – physical activity leader training;
Tacu Ballinrobe Family Resource Centre - €998.91 – decorate premises;
12th Mayo Mulranny (Scouts) - €981.93 – adventure skills equipment for youth members;
5th Mayo Scout Group, Ballina - €998.91 – purchase tables for conferences;
A Space of Our Own Club - €998.91 – Occupational Therapy Equipment;
Abbeytown/Abbeyview Resident’s Association, Crossmolina – €864.39 – Upgrade flower planter buckets;
Achill Community Pitch - €998.91 – Safety netting;
Achill Island Golf Club - €998.91 – replace protective fencing around clubhouse;
Achill Jujitsu - €619.31 – Crash Mats;
Admiral Browne CCE Foxford - €998.91 – Recording Equipment;
Aghamore Childcare Company - €998.91 – Install CCTV;
Aghamore Ladies Gaelic Football - €674.05 – update club to be social space for girls;
All Stars Amateur Boxing Club, Ballinrobe - €967.27 – Install Heater;
Annagh Boxing Club, Ballyhaunis - €998.91 – Gym Equipment;
Ardagh Community Council - €998.91 – Purchase Laptops, Bags, Printers;
Ardmore Village Enhancement, Belmullet - €1,000 – Purchase Laptop and Printer;
Ardnaree Resident’s Association - €815 – to promote fortnightly get-togethers;
Ardnaree Sarsfields GAA Club - €998.91 – Full-size Freestanding Movable Goalposts;
Aughagower Tidy Towns and Heritage Village - €1,000 – Replace Lawnmower;
Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland - €999 – Mobile ICT Equipment;
Belmullet Tidy Towns - €409 – Maintain Green Areas;
Balla Community Resource Development - €941.41 – Support Admin Operations of Balla CRD;
Balla GAA Club - €998.91 – Pitch Repair and Purchase of Goalposts;
Balla Tidy Towns - €998.91 – Improve Access for Persons with Disabilities;
Ballina Arts Centre - €957.96 – Purchase Audio Equipment;
Ballina Community Clean-Up - €998.91 – Replace Equipment;
Ballina Community Games - €998.91 – Purchase a Storage Container;
Ballina Community Sports Centre - €998.91 – New Carpet to upgrade space supporting inclusive community use;
Ballina Convent Regeneration - €905.52 – Purchase CCTV;
Ballina Cricket Club - €998.91 – Purchase Mower;
Ballina Fringe Festival - €933.89 – Purchase Staging Equipment;
Ballina Golf Club - €998.91 – Purchase Fertiliser Spreader;
Ballina Lights Committee - €937.84 – Purchase of Christmas Lighting;
Ballina Rugby Club - €998.91 – Replace Floor Covering in Toilets;
Ballina Stephenites GAA Club - €956.80 – Paint for Pitch Lining;
Ballina Squash Club - €970.68 – Replace Coin Meter;
Ballina Tidy Towns - €767.57 – Partition part of Storage Area for Kitchen/Toilets;
Ballina Boxing Club - €835.79 – To Provide Office Facilities;
Ballinrobe Active Retirement - €935 – Purchase Activator Poles;
Ballinrobe CDC - €569.38 – Add to Christmas Lights Display;
Ballinrobe Men’s Shed - €873.55 – Equipment for Cooking Sessions and replace Tables and Chairs;
Ballinrobe Rugby Club - €998.91 – Upgrade Training Lights to LED;
Ballinrobe Women’s Shed - €899.02 – Erect Protective Fencing;
Ballintubber Abbey Choir - €998.91 – Transform Aesthetic Ambience of the Space;
Ballintubber GAA Club - €1,000 – Astroturf Maintenance;
Ballycastle Community Hall - €979.26 – Purchase Tables and Vacuum;
Ballycroy Community Council - €909 – Equipment for Tidy Towns and CE Scheme;
Ballyglass Community Council - €998.91 – Paint Exterior of Community Centre;
Ballyhaunis Community Council - €819.64 – Computing and Printing Services in the Hall;
Ballyhaunis GAA Club - €998.91 – Purchase of Robotic Mower;
Ballyheane Community Council - €980 – Maintenance of the Village;
Ballyheane Community Sports Club - €998.91 – Replace Hot water Cylinder;
Ballyheane Women’s Group - €1,000 – Purchase Equipment;
Ballyvary Blue Bombers - €994.42 – Purchase IT Equipment;
Bangor Erris Tidy Towns - €998.91 – Storage of Equipment;
Bangor Hibs FC - €998.91 – Install new Ball-Stop Nets;
Behy Community Hall, Ballina - €549.40 – Painting of Interior;
Belcarra Afterschool - €861 – Replace Hand Dryers;
Belcarra Community Council - €998.91 – Purchase Festive Lighting;
Belcarra Sports Centre - €998.91 – Energy Upgrades;
Belleek Woods Enhancement, Ballina - €326.83 – Replace Squirrell Feeder;
Belmullet Bridge Club - €1,000 – Upgrade Scoring System;
Belmullet Day Service, Western Care - €998.91 – Phase 1 of Sensory Garden;
Belmullet Sports Complex - €768.17 – Improve Facilities to get teenagers involved in sport;
Bofield/Bonniconlon Community Association - €909 – Upgrade Office;
Bohola Community Park - €934.98 – Purchase of Wood Treatment Paint;
Bohola National School Parents Association - €998.91 – Purchase of Ride-On Mower;
Bonniconlon Community Centre - €998.91 – Improve Heating Facilities;
Bonniconlon Drama Group - €1,000 – Purchase Heaters;
Bonniconlon ICA - €797.04 – Purchase Catering Equipment;
Bonniconlon Show - €998.91 – Seating and Dining Facilities;
Bonniconlon Village Enhancement - €846.41 – General Maintenance and Purchase of Equipment;
Brackloon Hinterland Communities - €998.91 – Enhancement and Seating Areas;
Brackloon School & District Reunion Group - €850 – Preservation of Heritage Sites;
Brusna Court Residents Association, Ballina - €650 – Repair of Pillars and Purchase of W**d Burner;
Building Bridges Westport Western Care - €948.84 – Interactive Whiteboard;
Buionn Mna Dhun Eibhir, Achill - €998.91 – Participation, Exercise, Inclusion;
Burrishoole GAA Club - €998.91 – Enhance Facilities;
Cairde An Geata Mor - €990 – Purchase of Paint;
Cairdeas Kilmovee Family Resource Centre - €998.91 – Painting of FRC Buildings;
Carnacon Community Development - €998.91 – Support Local Sporting Clubs;
Carracastle Community Childcare - €1,000 – Flooring, CCTV, Play Equipment;
Carracastle Future CLG - €577.37 – Purchase Equipment;
Carrowholly National School - €998.91 – Inclusive Sensory Garden;
Castlebar Athletic Club - €860.21 – Purchase Competition Standard Starting Blocks;
Castlebar Racquetball Club - €932.90 – Information Screen;
Castlebar Rugby Club - €998.91 – Lawnmower;
Castlebar Swimming Club - €724.21 – Storage Trolley;
Castlebar Tennis Club - €998.91 – Maintain and Enhance Facilities;
Castlebar Tidy Towns - €998.91 – Restore Historical Burial Ground;
Castlebar Tri Club - €998.91 – Purchase Secure Lock-Up Container;
Cathair na Mart Residents Association - €742.88 – Create Multi-use Community Space;
Charlestown Drama Group - €1,000 – Provide Front of House Curtains;
Charlestown LGFA - €998.91 – Shower Facilities;
Charlestown Sarsfields GAA Bord na nOg - €998.91 – Training Equipment;
Charlestown Swimming Pool - €770 – Pool Lane Markers;
Charlestown, Bellaghy & District Recreational Centre - €998.91 – Lighting Upgrade;
Churchfield Manor Residents Association, Killala - €628.95 – Landscaping;
Cill Chomain GAA Club - €998.91 – Outdoor Microphone System;
Clare Island Community Centre - €998.91 – Outdoor Picnic Benches;
Clare Island Women’s Group - €998.91 – Storage Shed;
Claremorris Handball Club - €929.49 – Painting of Internal Walls;
Claremorris Western Care - €775.16 – Outdoor Equipment;
CLG Acla - €998.91 – Replacement of Window and Door Hardware;
Clogher Environmental Group - €998.91 – Renovate Kitchen Area;
Cloonfad United FC - €998.91 – Pitch Drainage;
Coiste Forbartha Tonragee - €855.98 – Provide Tables for Meetings;
Comharchumann Forbartha Ionad Deirbhile - €998.91 – Provide Access and Facilities at Tarmon Beach;
Comhlacht Forbartha Aituil Acla Teo - €998.91 – Sensory Room Fit Out;
Comhlacht Pobal Belderrig - €998.91 – Roof Repairs;
Community Radio Castlebar - €880 – PA System;
Cong Community Centre - €998.91 – Replace Floor Covering;
Cong, Cross, Neale Community Bingo - €783.06 – Sound System;
Count Me in , Castlebar Western Care - €899.02 – Replace Fire Door;
Croi Chaint, Balla - €889.03 – Training & CPD Education Sector;
Cross Graveyard, Belmullet - €998.91 – Additional Footpaths;
Crossmolina AFC - €861.33 – Training and Match Equipment;
Crossmolina Community Council - €880.32 – Carpet and Blinds;
Crossmolina ICA - €599.46 – PA System;
Custom House Studios, Westport - €998.91 – IT Suite;
Derrada Community Centre - €911.03 – Upgrade Facilities;
Dolmen View Residents Association, Ballina - €250 – Hedge Cutter;
Dooega Drama Group, Achill - €998.91 – Lighting System;
Down Syndrome Mayo - €605.96 – Office Furniture;
East Mayo Athletic Club - €998.91 – Drag Brush for Astro Maintenance;
Eastern Gaels GAA - €1,000 – Lighting Upgrade;
Errew Community CLG - €449 – Lawnmower;
Errew Ladies Grpup - €1,000 – Storage Facilities;
Erris Family & Community Support Centre - €998.91 – IT Office Equipment;
Feile Dooega, Achill - €859.04 – Picnic Bench at Dooega Beach;
John McFadden Festival, Newport - €676.84 Delivery of community music, cultural and heritage events;
Food Forests Ireland - €996.92 – Community Food Forest Tools;
Foroige Ballyhaunis - €768.75 – Workspace to deliver STEAM activities;
Foxford Alzheimer’s and Community Trust - €691.17 – Support Development of the service;
Foxford Town Enhancement Group - €849.95 – Enhance Outdoor Recreation;
Foxford Women’s Group - €713.24 – IT and Office Supplies;
Friends of St. Joseph’s Hospital, Ballina - €998.91 – Garden Seating;
Garrymore GAA Club - €998.91 – Renovate Changing Facilities;
Geesala National School - €998.91 – Lawnmower;
Glencorib/Kilroe Community Centre - €998.91 – Replace External Door;
Glencorrib/Kilroe Community Sportsfield - €998.91 – Upgrade Facilities;
Glenhest Community Council Society - €931.49 – Purchase Outdoor Tables;
Halla Pobal Baingear Teo - €998.91 – Kitchen Renovation;
Historical SKG, Shrule - €849 – Purchase Projector;
Hollymount/Carramore GAA Club - €843.08 – Gym Equipment;
Honours Grove Residents Association - €539.39 – Picnic Area;
Inishturk Community Club - €998.91 – Purchase Solar Reflective Window Screens;
Inver Community Centre - €998.91 – Redecorate the Community Centre;
Irish Whale and Dolphin Group - €991 – Safety Equipment;
Irish Wheelchair Association Belmullet - €998.91 – Replace Automatic Door;
Islandeady GAA Club - €998.91 – Mower;
James Stephens Hurling club Ballina - €1,000 – Replenish Equipment;
Keenagh Heart Safe Community Group - €624.32 – Change Over Switch for Solar Panels;
Kilfian Parish Development CLG - €962.70 – Benches for existing loop walk;
Kilkelly & District Development Company - €935 – Family Fun Day;
Killala AFC - €998.91 – Full-size Match Goalposts;
Killala Community Council - €998.91 – CCTV;
Killala GAA Club - €998.91 – Safety Nets;
Killasser Community Centre - €998.91 – Gym Equipment;
Killawalla Community Centre - €998.91 – Accessibility Measures;
Killeen Community Council - €740 – Replace Blinds;
Kilmaine Community Recreational Trust - €998.91 – Painting;
Kilmaine GAA Club - €893.44 – Flags and Poles;
Kilmaine Playground - €671.77 – Baby-changing Table;
Kilmore Community Sports Field - €512.44 – Painting;
Kilmovee Community Housing - €900.92 – Equipment and Building Repairs;
Kilmovee First Responders - €915 – Provide Defibrillators for training;
Kilmovee Foroige - €1,000 – Equipment;
Kilmovee Shamrocks GAA Club - €897.45 – Equipment;
Kilmovee Swimming and Acqua Sports Pool - €998.91 – Purchase of Pumps;
Kilmurry Sports and Social Centre - €998.91 – Outdoor Exercise Equipment;
Kiltimagh/Knock United FC - €998.91 – Improve Disability Access;
Knock Community Centre - €998.91 – Erect 3D Signage;
Knock Foroige - €500 – Equipment;
Knockmore/Foxford BC - €957.96 – Equip New Gym;
Knockmore/Rathduff ESD - €858.84 – Improve Accessibility;
Knockmore Village Enhancement - €998.91 – Purchase Equipment;
Lacken Sports and Recreation Association - €927.14 – Office Set-Up and Kitchen Equipment;
Lahardane Development Company - €998.91 – Improve Community Space;
Lahardane Tidy Towns - €998.91 – Machinery Purchase;
Lecanvey Community Centre - €539.91 – Sports Equipment;
Louisburgh Men’s Shed - €998.91 – Equipment;
Louisburgh Community Futures - €998.91 – Kitchen Energy Upgrade;
Louisburgh Foroige - €513.44 – Purchase Laptops;
Lower Achill Community Hall - €998.91 – Flooring Upgrade;
Magh Fhionalbha Community Centre - €998.91 – Foldable Tables;
Manulla Sporting Club - €998.91 – Perimeter Netting;
Maple Youth Club Afterschool - €998.91 – Audio Visual Equipment;
Mayo Football League - €974.87 – Upkeep of Clubhouse;
Mayo Destination Steering Group - €790 – Purchase of Laptop;
Mayo Gaels GAA Club - €998.91 – Ball-stop Nets;
Mayo North Family Heritage Centre - €556.02 – Exterior Signage;
Mayo North Old Engine and Tractor Club - €998.91 – Repair Thatch Cottage Roof;
Mayo Volleyball Club - €499 – Equipment;
Moneen Holdings CLG Castlebar Town FC - €998.91 – Grounds Upgrade;
Mountgregory Neighbourhood Committee - €998.42 – Purchase Powerwasher;
Moy Canoe Club Ballina - €1,000 – Replace Old Boats;
Moy Davitts GAA Club - €998.91 – Wireless PA System;
Moy Innovations Ballina - €998.91 – Office Conversion;
Moy Valley Athletics Club - €786.15 – Training Equipment;
Moy Valley Community Services Craoibhin - €998.91 – New Flooring;
Moygownagh Community Centre - €998.91 – Equipment;
Moyvale Residents Association Ballina - €900 – Sustainable Flower Boxes;
Muintir a Choireann Cuideachta Faoi Rathaiocht Teora - €948.97 – Tumble Dryer;
Mulranny Day Care Centre - €787 – Accessible Sanitary Facilities;
Mulranny/Tiernaur Amenity Centre - €889.03 – CCTV;
Myna NS - €749.19 – Provide Fun Activities in the Community;
Newport Pickleball Club - €950 – Defibrillator;
Order of Malta Ballina - €765.67 – Safety Enhancements;
Order of Malta Belmullet/Erris - €998.91 – Equipment and Laptop;
Order of Malta Castlebar - €998.91 – TV and Seating for Training;
Outwest - €792.16 – Launch of a Podcast;
Parke Community Hall - €1,000 – Painting;
Partry Athletic FC - €998.91 – Fixed Photography Display Units;
Pontoon Enhancement Group - €998.91 – Restoration of Pontoon Area;
Rathmeel Lawns Residents Association Ballina - €900 – Lawnmower;
Rathnaconeen Residents Ballina - €978.99 – Mower;
Rehins Fort Residents Association Ballina - €934.75 – Estate Enhancement;
Roundfort Community Playgroup - €1,000 – Replace Outdoor Lights
Sean Duffy Centre Ballina - €1,000 – Pop-up Gazebo and Folding Tables;
Three Mayo Scout Group - €956.43 – Equipment and Maintenance of Green;
Seirbhisi Curam Cill Chomain - €979.44 – Powerwasher;
Shrule Village Enhancement - €976.44 – Enhancements;
SST Cill tSeadhna - €998.91 – Solar Powered Phone and Laptop Charging;
St. Cormac’s Society - €998.91 – Computer;
St. Colman’s Care Centre - €998.91 – Replacement of Groundfloor Windows;
Swinford Amenities Development CLG - €998.91 – Refurbish Astro;
Swinford GAA Club - €998.91 – Enhance Clubhouse;
Swinford NS Parents Association - €998.91 – Astro Area;
Swinford Petanque Club - €832.55 – Create Playing Surface;
Taugheen Community Council - €998.91 – Powerwash and Paint Centre;
Taugheen Playgroup - €998.91 – Upgrade Play facilities;
Teach an Uisce Sub Aqua Ballina - €600 – Man Overboard System;
The Ballinglen Arts Foundation - €998.91 – Paining;
The Dolmen Clubhouse - €998.91 – Office and Operational Equipment;
The Linenhall Arts Centre - €508.45 – Enhance Visitor Experience;
THENCT Company Limited Ballina - €377 – Mixer;
Tir na nOg Crossmolina - €998.91 – Provide a Clean and Safe Play Area;
Tooreen Community Group - €985.93 – New Chairs;
Tooreen Foroige Club - €998.91 – Sports Equipment;
Tooreen Hurling club - €934.28 – Tables, Chairs, Burco Boiler;
Trimog Community First Responders - €998.91 – Medical Equipment;
Tullaghan Bay Rowing Club - €998.91 – New Rowing Machines;
Turasoireacht Acla - €437.50 – In-house Printing;
Westport Community First Responders - €1,000 – Training Mankins;
Westport Community Garden - €998.91 – Essential Equipment;
Westport Historical Society - €960 – IT Equipment;
Westport JAZZ - €620.97 – Tech Equipment;
Westport Triathlon Club - €998.91 – Equipment;
Westport United FC - €749.19 – Washing Facilities;
Woodville Residents Association Ballina - €998.91 – Ride-on Mower
Congratulations and best wishes to all.
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