Forty-eight clubs and organisations allocated funding from Mayo Sports Partnership
At a recent Mayo Sports Partnership committee meeting, €32,400 was allocated to 48 clubs and community organisations through their Club Development Small Grant Scheme. This significant support is only possible through Sport Ireland and Dormant Account funding.
The catheoirleach of Mayo County Council, Councillor Sean Carey, joined Mayo Sports Partnership chairperson Lyndon Jones to announce the allocations recently, with both congratulating all organisations on their great work promoting sport and physical activity in the community.
To be eligible for support, all applicants needed to be a community or voluntary club or group. A full listing of those in receipt of funding can be found here.
“Every year, Mayo Sports Partnership allocates a small amount of funding to clubs and organisations around the county that enables them to deliver small scale participation opportunities to those who may need assistance most,” stated Mr. Jones
“On behalf of Mayo Sports Partnership, I would like to thank Sport Ireland for providing the funding for this initiative and also to Mayo County Council for all their support,” he added.
Some of the projects submitted for assistance this year includes sports such as badminton, softball, petanque, inline hockey, pickleball, rounders, participation initiatives for people with a disability, along with volunteer coach education training in basketball, swimming and first aid.
Commenting on the funding announcement, MSP head Charlie Lambert said: “A massive thank you to all the many sport volunteers that are selflessly involved in providing a huge variety of sport across the county. Whatever support we can provide we will continue to do so. Our club development officer, Brendan Fergus, is available to assist in any queries.”
Sport Ireland recently revealed the results of its Irish Sports Monitor 2025 survey, which shows that more people than ever before are taking part in sport on a weekly basis – more than 2.12 million. The data also shows that personal exercise continues to grow in popularity, with one in five people now participating on a weekly basis. The top five most popular sports are: personal exercise (20%), swimming (8%), running (7%), cycling (4%), and weights (4%). Next are Gaelic football, soccer, dancing, yoga and pilates (all at 3%), then golf at 2%.
The Mayo Sports Partnership committee comprises of representatives from local agencies, sports organisations and community representatives, is core funded by Sport Ireland, and is hosted locally by Mayo County Council.
Mayo Sports Partnership can be contacted on (094) 9064360 or msp@mayococo.ie. The club development officer, Brendan Fergus, can be contacted at bfergus@mayococo.ie.