Athy Rugby Football Club, Newbridge Town FC both receive €25,000 whilst Naas RFC receive €50,000
Minister Martin Heydon, TD for Kildare South has welcomed the announcement that €100,000 in funding is to be allocated to 3 clubs in Kildare to improve the accessibility of existing community walking track facilities.
Speaking following the announcement Minister Heydon said this […]
Kildare South Fine Gael TD and Minister Martin has confirmed that 67 Kildare clubs and sporting organisations are to receive funding of €7,588,504 under the Community Sports Facility Fund, previously the Sports Capital Fund. 62 clubs were awarded €6,601,908 in local allocations while an additional €986,596 has also been allocated to 5 Kildare groups under […]
Fine Gael Kildare South TD and Minister, Martin Heydon, has welcomed confirmation of record funding of €250m for the current Sports Capital and Equipment Programme for which allocations are due to be announced in the Autumn.
Minister Heydon said “This allocation will facilitate the largest-ever investment in sports facilities across the country and represents […]
Total funding from Department of Rural and Community Development will amount to over €9million
Kildare South Fine Gael TD and Minister Martin Heydon has welcomed the allocation of an additional €3.9million towards the completion of the Barrow Blueway Route from Lowtown to Athy. Minister Heydon said, “This new allocation of over €3.9million towards the completion of […]
Total funding represents largest ever funding for sports equipment under Sports Capital and Equipment programme.
Kildare South Fine Gael TD and Minister Martin Heydon has welcomed the announcement by Government of record funding of over €720,000 in sports equipment grants for sporting organisations across Kildare.
Speaking following the launch of the funding, Minister Heydon said, “This […]
Fine Gael Kildare South TD and Minister Martin Heydon has welcomed confirmation of an additional allocation of €1,156,960 in funding from the Governments Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund towards the ongoing redevelopment of St. Conleths Park in Newbridge. This funding is in addition to €4,875,000 that was preciously allocated from the fund to allow […]
Fine Gael Kildare South TD and Minister Martin Heydon, has welcomed the allocation of €50,000 for the development of walking tracks at two Kildare GAA Clubs. Castlemitchell GAA and Suncroft GAA have each been awarded €25,000, from the Healthy Ireland GAA Walking Tracks initiative which was confirmed today by the Minister for Public Health, […]
The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP), the primary vehicle of the Government for supporting sports clubs and communities in developing sports infrastructure nationwide, is set to open for new applications on 17 July. Fine Gael TD and Minister Martin Heydon confirmed increased funding opportunities and a renewed focus on climate action and gender equality.
Minister […]
It is time to support local broadcasters in Kildare and surrounding areas by waiving or significantly reducing the broadcast levy, Fine Gael Minister and Kildare South TD Martin Heydon has said.
Minister Heydon said, “The broadcast levy covers the operating costs of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI). The establishment of the Future of Media Commission, […]
Minister Martin Heydon has congratulated 5 Kildare Sports Clubs who have been successful in their appeals for Sports Capital Grants as the results of the 2020 round appeals process was confirmed this morning.
“It can be very disappointing for a club and its officials to be excluded from the list of successful applications when Sports Capital […]