Joe O'Brien - Green Party
Minister O’Brien announces €301,042 for 212 local projects in Fingal under the Community Activities Fund 2021
5th May, 2022
- Minister announces successful projects under 2021 Community Activities Fund
- Small grants to benefit community groups across Fingal
Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities, Joe O’Brien TD, has today announced the successful projects in Fingal under the 2021 Community Activities Fund.
The 2021 Community Activities Fund was launched in November 2021 with funding of €9m available. Fingal received an allocation of €301,042 from the Department under the fund.
The key theme of the fund is to support groups, particularly in disadvantaged areas, with their running costs such as utility or insurance bills, as well as with improvements to their facilities.
Groups will also be able to use the funding to carry out necessary repairs and to purchase equipment such as tables and chairs, tools and signage, laptops and printers, lawnmowers, canopies and training equipment. These could include facilities such as community centres, men’s and women’s sheds, parish halls and youth centres.
The Community Activities Fund is a once off fund provided by the Department of Rural and Community Development and administered by Local Community Development Committees, with support from the Local Authority, in each area.
Some of the successful projects in Fingal include:
- Skerries Youth Support Services – €3,300
- O’Dwyer’s GAA Club – €3,900
- Lusk Community Council – €2,500
- Rush Community Council – €3,800
- Donabate Portrane Community Centre – €2,000
- Swords CFR – €1,575
- Portmarnock Scout Troup – €3,250
Announcing the successful projects for Fingal today, Minister O’Brien said:
“The Community Activities Fund provides a range of invaluable small grants to help the smaller community groups and facilities that support communities at a grassroots level.
“I know that this funding is an important tool in helping these groups and we were especially conscious of the impact of COVID-19 that many groups would need supports to help them get back up and running fully. I want to congratulate the successful projects and to thank them for the vital work they do in providing services in their local communities.”
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Notes for editors:
- Community Activities Fund is targeted towards enhancing facilities in disadvantaged communities. It provides small grants to community groups in a manner consistent with each areas Local Economic and Community Plan.
- The Community Activities Fund was launched in November 2021. The once-off fund is allocated under the Department’s Community Enhancement Programme.
- The funding is administered locally by Local Community Development Committees (LCDCs) across the country, with support from their Local Authority. Contact details for LCDCs are available here.
- Full list of successful projects in Fingal below:
| GROUP / ORGANISATION | AMOUNT AWARDED by LCDC | PURPOSE OF GRANT & FUNDING | |
| Castleknock Community Centre | €1,575.00 | Building renovation – gutters/fascia | |
| St. Brigid’s Castleknock Community Centre Clg | €3,000.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| St. Brigid’s Castleknock Community Centre Clg | €1,575.00 | Remedial works – windows | |
| Blakestown Community Creche | €800.00 | IT Equipment | |
| Loving and Affectionate Family | €1,205.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Loving and Affectionate Family | €700.00 | IT equipment | |
| St Luke’s Community & Family Group | €1,575.00 | Furniture – chairs | |
| St. Ita’s AFC | €3,000.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| St. Ita’s AFC | €2,380.00 | Equipment | |
| Dublin Airport Football Club | €800.00 | IT Equipment | |
| Ashton Broc Residents Association | €500.00 | Maintenance | |
| Chapel Gate/Pineridge Residents Association | €500.00 | Equipment | |
| Mulberry Resident Association | €300.00 | Maintenance | |
| Catholic Guides of Ireland- Dublin 15 | €800.00 | Equipment | |
| Children4WorldChildren | €1,425.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Children4WorldChildren | €700.00 | IT equipment | |
| Howth Scouts Group | €2,500.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Lusk United A.F.C. | €800.00 | Equipment | |
| Blanchardstown Brass Band | €800.00 | Equipment | |
| Irish Sudden Infant Death Association t/a FirstLight | €1,000.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Oldtown Community Council TT | €500.00 | Equipment | |
| Portrane Village Renewal Group & Tidy Towns | €500.00 | Maintenance | |
| Seabury Tidy Districts Group | €300.00 | Equipment | |
| Swords Tidy Towns | €1,417.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Cuidiú CLG | €320.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Cuidiu CLG | €200.00 | Equipment | |
| O’Dwyers GAA Club | €3,000.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| O’Dwyers GAA Club | €900.00 | Equipment | |
| Inbhir Ide Drive & Close Residents Association | €309.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Tyrellstown FC | €3,000.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Tyrellstown FC | €800.00 | Equipment | |
| St. Mochta’s FC | €3,250.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Howth Scout Group | €2,380.00 | Equipment | |
| Sustainable Skerries | €936.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Foroige Corduff | €945.00 | Furniture & equipment | |
| Skerries Harps GAA & Camogie Club | €3,500.00 | Equipment | |
| Balbriggan Meals CLG | €3,000.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Balbriggan Meals CLG | €2,750.00 | Equipment | |
| Anchor Childcare Centre CLG | €3,250.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Ongar Chasers basketball club | €3,000.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Ongar chasers basketball club | €800.00 | Equipment | |
| Swords Celtic FC | €3,250.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Meakstown Tidy Towns | €450.00 | Signage | |
| Clann Mhuire GFC | €3,250.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Huntstown Family Resource Centre CLG | €500.00 | Furniture – tables | |
| The Lambay Singers | €160.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Home-Start | €1,575.00 | Equipment – kitchen appliances | |
| Bayside Community Association | €493.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| St. Patrick’s Parish Hall Donabate | €1,575.00 | Remedial works | |
| Dublin 15 Community Drugs Team | €3,500.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Donabate Portrane Community Centre CLG | €2,000.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Dublin Airport Football Club | €1,290.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Rivervalley community centre | €800.00 | IT equipment | |
| Balbriggan and District Athletics Group | €2,690.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Balbriggan Tourism Ltd | €1,040.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Swords Tidy Towns | €250.00 | Equipment | |
| baldoyle racecourse community garden | €500.00 | Maintenance | |
| Broadmeadow Community Garden | €485.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Broadmeadow Community Garden | €500.00 | Maintenance | |
| Aer Lingus Divers | €2,176.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| 89th Bremore Scout Group | €3,000.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| 89th Bremore Scout Group | €2,380.00 | Equipment | |
| Base Resource Centre | €3,000.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Castleknock Community Centre | €3,000.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Lusk Community Council CLG | €925.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Lusk Community Council CLG | €1,575.00 | Equipment | |
| Mountview boys & girls fc | €1,575.00 | Equipment | |
| Mountview Boys and Girls Football Club | €3,250.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Raven History Group | €1,000.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Portmarnock Arch club | €1,575.00 | Equipment | |
| Ballyboughal Boxing Club | €2,380.00 | Energy efficiency upgrade / renovation of building | |
| Millhill Badminton Club | €500.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Lusk AC | €750.00 | Equipment | |
| rush tourism | €800.00 | Equipment | |
| Naomh Mearnog GAA Club | €1,575.00 | Equipment | |
| Skerries Amalgamated Bridge Cubs | €3,000.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| D15 Disability Peer Support Group c/o Blanchardstown Center for Independent Living | €800.00 | Equipment | |
| Baldoyle Forum Clg | €3,000.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Baldoyle Forum Clg | €1,810.00 | IT equipment | |
| Blanchardstown Center for Independent Living | €700.00 | IT Equipment | |
| Churchfield Residents Association | €381.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Churchfield Residents Association | €500.00 | IT equipment | |
| Donabate Portrane Special Olympics Club | €1,025.00 | Equipment | |
| Bayside Community Association | €600.00 | Signage | |
| Portmarnock Community Association | €446.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Portmarnock Community Association | €500.00 | Equipment | |
| Glen Ellan and Sandford Wood Residents Association | €411.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Loughshinny United FC | €1,000.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Ballyboughal community council | €800.00 | Equipment | |
| 70th Dublin Porterstown Scouts | €3,000.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| 70th Dublin Porterstown Scouts | €1,415.00 | Equipment | |
| Garristown Flyers Athletics Club | €369.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Garristown Flyers Athletics Club | €800.00 | Equipment | |
| Skerries Men’s Shed | €1,890.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Skerries Men’s Shed | €400.00 | Equipment/tools | |
| Rush Community Council | €3,000.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Rush Community Council | €800.00 | Maintenance | |
| Fingal Rowing Club | €1,500.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Fingal Rowing Club | €800.00 | Equipment | |
| Balbriggan Integration Forum | €2,315.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Grasshoppers | €431.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Grasshoppers International Early Years Festival | €500.00 | IT Equipment | |
| Balrothery Football Club | €3,250.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Skerries Boules Group | €140.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Skerries Boules Group | €500.00 | Equipment | |
| Skerries Youth Support Services | €2,500.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Skerries Youth Support Services | €800.00 | IT Equipment | |
| Skerries Rugby Football Club | €1,575.00 | Equipment | |
| Na Dubh Ghall Gaa club | €3,000.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Na Dubh Ghall Gaa club | €900.00 | Equipment | |
| Meakstown Community Council | €1,732.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Dublin 15 Community Drugs Team | €1,260.00 | IT Equipment | |
| North County Cricket Club | €3,000.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| North County Cricket Club | €2,380.00 | Equipment | |
| Tyrrelstown Stay & Play | €600.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| AFRO IN DIASPORA CENTER | €450.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| AFRO IN DIASPORA CENTER | €500.00 | IT equipment | |
| Garristown Community Council | €2,299.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Ballyboughal hedgerow Society | €864.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Ballyboughal hedgerow Society | €300.00 | Equipment | |
| Balbriggan Cricket Club | €3,000.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Balbriggan Cricket Club | €945.00 | Safety Equipment | |
| Wednesday Night Foroige Club Tyrrelstown D15 | €800.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Fingal Integration Forum | €2,790.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| St Brigid’s Photo Group | €1,020.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Rush Dramatic Society Millbank Theatre | €3,250.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Swords CFR | €1,575.00 | Equipment | |
| Rockabill Offroad Racing Ltd | €3,000.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Rockabill Offroad Racing Ltd | €900.00 | Equipment | |
| Blakestown Drive Community Group BDCG | €400.00 | Equipment/machinery | |
| 179th Huntstown Scouts | €2,141.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Slí Dhála CCÉ Branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann in Dublin 15 | €1,800.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Slí Dhála CCÉ Branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann in Dublin 15 | €600.00 | Equipment | |
| OWLS – The Childrens Nature Charity | €1,180.00 | Equipment | |
| Naul Gardening & Flower Club | €800.00 | Furniture – tables | |
| Blingmasters | €1,600.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Blingmasters | €400.00 | Sound equipment | |
| Rush 38 Scout Group | €2,280.00 | Equipment | |
| Blanchardstown Clown Chorus | €260.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Balbriggan Drama Group | €500.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Balbriggan Community Council | €683.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Balbriggan Community Council | €500.00 | IT equipment | |
| Skerries Sailing Club Junior | €3,250.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| CCA Kinsealy | €1,300.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| CCE Kinsealy | €600.00 | Equipment | |
| Dublin 15 Community Broadcasting Cooperative Society Ltd. T/A 92.5 Phoenix FM | €3,500.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Craobh Na Mara North Fingal Comhaltas Ceoltoirà Éireann | €700.00 | IT Equipment | |
| Blakestown & Mountview Youth Initiative | €2,500.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Rush Athletic Football Club | €2,500.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Rush Cricket Club | €800.00 | Equipment | |
| Naul Tidy Towns | €750.00 | Equipment | |
| North Dublin Winter Swimming Club | €2,500.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Rush Astronomy Group | €392.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Rush Astronomy Group | €500.00 | IT equipment | |
| SKERRIES SAILING CLUB JUNIOR | €1,962.00 | Remedial – external works | |
| Mulhuddart Men’s Shed | €1,180.00 | Equipment | |
| Tyrrelstown Cricket Club | €800.00 | Maintenance of premises | |
| GESWRA | €500.00 | Maintenance | |
| Blanchardstown Tidy Towns | €400.00 | Tools/equipment | |
| Portrane Athletic AFC | €800.00 | Maintenance of premises | |
| Skerries Camera Club | €150.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Skerries Camera Club | €500.00 | Equipment | |
| Sophia Housing | €2,380.00 | Furniture | |
| Briarwood, Huntstown Lawn and Woodlands Residents Association | €969.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Briarwood, Huntstown Lawn and Woodlands Residents Association | €500.00 | Equipment | |
| Drynam Volunteer Group | €395.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Lusk Community Network | €715.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Man O War GAA Club | €2,380.00 | Remedial works | |
| Balrothery Community Association | €2,840.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Balrothery Community Association | €600.00 | Flooring costs | |
| Fingallians Gaa Club | €2,380.00 | Replacement windows | |
| Deerpark Area Residents Association. | €1,100.00 | Equipment | |
| Foroige Balbriggan Youth Service | €2,830.00 | Flooring | |
| Starlights GFC | €2,500.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Starlights GFC | €800.00 | Signage | |
| Skerries Rowing Club | €3,000.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Portmarnock & District Mens Shed | €750.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Portmarnock & District Mens Shed | €1,575.00 | IT Equipment | |
| Malahide Tidy Towns | €580.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Malahide Tidy Towns | €400.00 | Equipment | |
| Friends of Balscadden Beach | €432.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Balbriggan Men’s Shed CLG | €1,693.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Balbriggan Men’s Shed CLG | €1,575.00 | Equipment/tools | |
| Malahide Seniors’ Social Circle | €384.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Castleknock Celtic FC | €2,200.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Skerries Allotment Association | €1,180.00 | Equipment | |
| Loughshinny Community Centre clg | €2,380.00 | Rewiring works | |
| Round Towers Lusk GAA Club | €3,000.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Round Towers Lusk GAA Club | €1,180.00 | Equipment | |
| Laurel Lodge Environmental Group | €800.00 | Tools/equipment | |
| Cuidiu CLG | €200.00 | Equipment – Swords Group | |
| St Catherine’s Residents Association | €800.00 | Equipment | |
| St Finian’s GAA Club | €865.00 | Equipment | |
| Leithinis Donabate Portrane CCÉ | €962.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Millview Residents Association | €445.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Millview Residents Association | €300.00 | Equipment | |
| Sunshiny Days | €1,530.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Malahide Fingal Hockey Club | €1,000.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| 153rd Lusk Scout Group | €3,129.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Balbriggan Summerfest | €3,000.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Rush Dramatic Society Millbank Theatre | €800.00 | Equipment | |
| Portmarnock Scout Troup | €3,250.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Wild geese gaa | €2,380.00 | Equipment | |
| Mountview Family Resource Centre | €800.00 | IT equipment | |
| Portrane Hockey Club | €3,250.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Oldtown Community Council | €800.00 | Emergency exit door works | |
| ASTER Family Resource Centre | €1,890.00 | Equipment & furniture | |
| Rush Tidy Towns | €500.00 | Equipment | |
| Donabate Portrane Dramatic Society | €519.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| Donabate Portrane Dramatic Society | €800.00 | Equipment | |
| Rush 38 Scout Group | €792.00 | Operating and/or running costs. | |
| St Maur’s Pipe Band | €2,500.00 | Operating and/or running costs. |