14 October 2022
By Tom Collins
tom@TheCork.ie
Cllr. O’Shea Welcome Funding For Community Centres in Cork
Community centres in Cork will receive funding of up to €25,000 to upgrade facilities which will benefit users of all ages, according to North Cork Fine Gael Councillor John Paul O’Shea.
Cllr JP O’Shea (FG)
Cllr. O’Shea was speaking after Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys announced the successful projects under Category 1 of the Community Centres Investment Fund.
Cllr. O’Shea said: “I am delighted that my colleague Minister Humphreys has made this funding available to Cork community centres given the vital work that staff and volunteers there do and the invaluable services they provide. Fine Gael is working to build stronger safer communities and today’s funding allocation is the latest in a long line of initiatives and supports aimed at making our towns, villages and cities more attractive places to live and visit.
The Community Centres Investment Fund was launched by Minister Humphreys in April 2022 with funding of €15m available under three categories. The key theme of the fund is to support community groups with the upgrade and development of their Community Centre facilities.
Some local community centres who will benefit in this round of funding include:
· Aghabullogue GAA Community Hall – €25,000
· Aubane Community School – €16,000
· Ballyclough Community Centre – €24,982
· Ballydesmond Community Centre – €23,118.81
· Ballyhea Parish Hall – €11,295
· Bweeng Community Hall – €25,000
· Dromahane Community Centre – €24,000
· Dromina Community Council Ltd – €23,406.27
· Duhallow Cultúrlann Teo – €25,000
· Freemount Community Development Association – €25,000
· Grenagh Parish Field Ltd – €22,900.25
· Kilbrin Community Council – €21,337.45
· Kiskeam Development Company – €24,516
· Macroom Sports & Leisure Complex – €15,190
· Meelin Community Hall – €17,958
· Mourneabbey Community Council – €24,925
· Woodview Community Resource Centre, Mallow – €17,080
Cllr. O’Shea added “Community centres are valued shared spaces and are very much at the heart of Cork towns and villages. I hope this funding assists in making them even better in the provision of services to people all across Cork.”
Minister Humphreys said: Through ‘Our Rural Future’, I want to support locally led, ground-up projects in local communities across the country. This funding is all about giving a helping hand to our local groups and clubs, which have continued to serve their community. I also want to congratulate the successful projects and to thank them for the vital work they do in providing services in their local communities. This funding will deliver high quality capital projects for community facilities that bring benefit to the local community.”
