*Inagh Riverwalk which was completed using CLÁR 2023 funding
FIFTEEN groups and schools across Clare are to benefit from €693,130 in funding under the CLÁR (Ceantair Laga Árd-Riachtanais) 2024 Programme.
Under the programme, sports clubs, schools, and community groups in rural areas received grants of up to €50,000 to enhance community infrastructure and facilities. Eleven of the successful applications in Clare have received the maximum allocation.
€50,000 has been awarded to Doonbeg Community Development Limited for a community playground development, to Tulla GAA club for access improvement, to Crusheen GAA club for surfacing of a community car park, to Broadford GAA club for the creation of a car park in the village, to Tulla Athletics Club for public car parking and access improvement at the club grounds, to Moy GAA club for a community walking track development, to Ennistymon Parish Project Community Centre Ltd for maintenance works at the centre and to Scoil Realt na Mara in Kilkee for an Astro turf play area, sensory garden, and biodiversity area.
Other groups receiving the €50,000 allocation include Kildysart GAA for a community walkway development, St Senan’s GAA Club in Kilkee for a car park plus a walking and running track upgrade and to Whitegate GAA for public safety works at their facilities.
Derg Active Alliance will receive €46,004 for an accessible lift installation at the community centre. €35,403 has been granted to East Clare Community Cooperative Society for a covered community event space and upcycling shed. Kilrush Town Team have been approved €36,900 for the Cappagh toilet refurbishment while Kilrush Shamrocks GAA club are to get €24,822 for the resurfacing of the existing gravel walkway track.
Mayor of Clare, Cllr Alan O’Callaghan (FF) stated, “The fiffteen communities in County Clare that will benefit from the development of facilities being funded under this announcement are to be commended for their dedication and determination in developing these projects to this stage. I would like to thank Minister Humphreys and the Department for making this funding available and I look forward to the projects progressing”.
Bernadette Haugh, Acting Director of Rural Development at Clare County Council said, “I am delighted to see such deserving community projects receive funding under the CLÁR programme. This funding will enable each local group to develop facilities for the future enjoyment of residents and visitors, creating new recreational opportunities in communities across the county. I would like to acknowledge the commitment and dedication of all the groups involved and congratulate them on their successful funding applications”.
