Sports Capital Funding

Martin Cullen, TD, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism has announced allocations totalling €50 million to a range of sports projects around the country under the 2008 Sports Capital Programme. This programme, which is part-funded by the National Lottery and administered by the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism is the primary vehicle for Government support for the provision of sports facilities and equipment around the country.

 

Tennis Ireland was allocated €140,000 towards the cost of providing a seasonal air-hall cover for the new synthetic clay courts at the National Tennis Centre.

 

At another level approximately 24 tennis clubs benefited from the round of funding announced today and they are as follows;

 

Ennis LTC, Co. Clare – €25,000

Rushbrooke LTCC, Co. Cork – €30,000

Milford LTC – €30,000

Buthall TC, Co. Donegal – €80,000

Deerpark LTC, Dublin – €300,00

St. Mary’s LTC – €165,000

Shankill TC, Dublin – €230,000

Glenageary LTC, Dublin – €100,000

Glasnevin LTC, Dublin – €65,000

Mount Pleasant LTC, Dublin – €120,000

Loughrea LTC, Co. Galway – €10,000

Galway LTC, Galway – €5,000

Prosperous LTC, Co. Kildare – €8,000

Kilkenny LTC – €25,000

Abbeyleix LTC, Co. Laois – €20,000

Portarlington TC, Co. Laois – €10,000

Carrick-on-Shannon TC, Co. Leitrim – €30,000

Dundalk TC, Co. Louth – €70,000

Ratoath LTC, Co. Meath – €55,000

Co. Tipperary LTC, Tipperary – €60,000

RCLTC – €85,000

New Inn LTC, Co. Tipperary – €20,000

Puckane TC – €15,000

Causeway LTC, Co. Waterford – €80,000

 

In national terms, 25 tennis projects have benefited to the tune of €1.8 million from the €50 million allocated, across a total of 682 sports infrastructure projects in 2008