News

Jun 17, 2008

Smith welcomes funding boost for youth groups and schools


Mr. Brendan Smith, T.D., Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has welcomed an announcement that 43 youth groups and 2 schools in County Cavan are to benefit from Dormant Accounts funding.

Mr. Brendan Smith, T.D., Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has welcomed an announcement that 43 youth groups and 2 schools in County Cavan are to benefit from Dormant Accounts funding.

 

The allocations are part of the Dormant Accounts Fund and RAPID Leverage Fund to enhance school library facilities and parent rooms and small scale equipment grants for youth groups.

 

43 youth groups (full list attached) will receive a total of €29,500, while Crubany NS and Tullyveela NS, Corlough, Belturbet, have been allocated €43,764 and €23,550 respectively for library enhancement projects.

 

Welcoming the funding, the Minister and Cavan-Monaghan T.D. stated that the financial support for so many groups in Cavan was a very welcome boost and would directly benefit hundreds of young people in the County. “I would like to congratulate all involved with these groups and wish them well in their ongoing work for the local community”, he said.

Organisation 

Grant Amount Received

4th Cavan Bailieboro Scout Group

€400.00

6th Cavan Kingscourt Scout Group

€800.00

10th Cavan Ballyjamesduff Scout Group

€600.00

Bailieboro Resource House

€500.00

Bailieboro Youth Dance Group

€500.00

Ballinagh Foróige Club

€400.00

Ballinagh Youth Drop In

€500.00

Ballyjamesduff Young Pioneers

€500.00

Ballymachugh Youth Group

€400.00

Belturbet 1st Cavan Scout Group

€600.00

Belturbet Youth Band

€500.00

Billis Youth Club

€600.00

Breffni Blues

€1000.00

Bunnoe Foróige Club

€500.00

Butlersbridge Foróige Club

€500.00

Castletara Foróige Club

€400.00

Castletara PTAA

€400.00

Cavan Town Comhaltas

€600.00

Community Youth Club, Kingscourt

€3000.00

Crosserlough Young Pioneers

€600.00

Crosskeys Foróige Club

€400.00

Drumavaddy Youth Club

€600.00

Drung Girl Friendly Society

€400.00

Drung Macra na Feirme

€400.00

Hosanna House

€400.00

Irish Wheelchair Association

€1000.00

Killdallon Foróige Club

€600.00

Killygarry Foróige Club

€400.00

Kilnaleck Foróige Club

€400.00

Kingscourt Youth Drop In

€5000.00

Laragh Foróige Club

€400.00

Laragh Junior Pioneers

€400.00

Lavey Foróige Club

€400.00

Lower Lavey PTAA

€400.00

Lurgan Foróige Club

€400.00

Lurgan PTAA

€400.00

Milltown Foróige Club

€400.00

Mullaghboy Accordion Band

€500.00

Munsterconnaught Foróige Club

€400.00

Templeport Foróige Club

€500.00

Swalinbar Pioneer Club

€400.00

TGI Friday

€500.00

Tullacmongan Youth Club

€1500.00

TOTAL

€29,500