€20,000 in sports grants for Mayo clubs

AT a Mayo Sports Partnership board meeting close to €20,000 was allocated to 42 clubs and organisations in Mayo through the partnership's 2017 special participation grant scheme.

Special guest at the presentation evening, Minister of State Michael Ring, commended all involved in grassroots sport throughout the county.

This year the scheme funded initiatives including underage development in Mayo Volleyball Club, integration through sport programmes by Mayo Table Tennis Club and Mayo Intercultural Action, a handball summer camp in Belcarra, junior golf programmes in Ballina, Claremorris and Westport Golf Clubs, training of coaches and leaders in Claremorris Swimming Club and Castlebar Kayak Club and much more.

Programmes for people with disabilities, travelling community and groups in Kilcommon, Erris, Bonniconlon and Charlestown were also supported under the initiative.

Special project participation initiative grants were awarded to the following:

Newport Town Football Club €300

Claremorris Golf Club €500

Islandeady Cycling Club €200

Moy Valley Freestyle Martial Arts €400

Ballina Athletics Club €700

Westport Golf Club €500

Bonniconlon Gaelic 4 Mothers €600

Ballina Tennis Club €300

Moy Valley Athletic Club €300

Tooreen Hurling Club €500

Ballycastle Athletic Club €500

Kilmoremoy LGFC €500

Claremorris Tennis Club €300

Killala Squash Club €500

Currane Sports & Fitness Centre €400

Achill Jujitsu €400

Mustangs Basketball Club €400

Westport Basketball Club €500

Castlebar Kayak Club €800

Ballina Junior Golf Club €500

Mayo Volleyball Club €700

Parks Tennis Ballina €300

Tourmakeady/Partry Swimming Club €500

Mayo Table Tennis Academy €800

Breaffy Rounders €500

Belcarra Handball Club €500

Westport Squash Club €400

Ballyhaunis Cricket Club €400

Castlebar Boxing Club €500

Claremorris Swimming Club €500

Mayo Traveller Support Group €300

Seirbhisi Curam Chil Chomain Teo €700

Cairde Clubhouse €400

Mayo Intercultural Action €400

Charlestown Foroige Club €400

Bonniconlon ICA €500

Erris Women's Group €600

Westport Special Olympics €500

Down Syndrome Ireland €700

Ballina Carers Group €300

Irish Wheelchair Association Castlebar €500

Ceimeanna Iorras-Inver €400