Some 120 local sports groups will receive a total of approximately €27,000 in funding to help older people get more active in our communities, a Fine Gael Minister Simon Coveney has confirmed today.
An extensive number of groups throughout the county, from Active Retirement groups in Crosshaven & Carrigaline to ICA groups from Balinspittle to Bishopstown and Arthritis Ireland (Cork) and sporting organisations, will all benefit from the funding.
Speaking at the announcement, Minister Coveney said: “The aim of the grants is to improve the health and wellbeing of older people across the county by providing them with opportunities to engage in physical activity and sport.
“I am delighted so many local groups will benefit from this tranche of funding. Over the last seventeen years the National Grant Scheme funding has supported and empowered thousands of groups of older people to get more active more often and the record number of applications this year shows the continued importance of the scheme for groups throughout the country.
“Programmes like Go for Life, funded by Sport Ireland, will help us reach the targets set out in the National Physical Activity Plan and approximately 30,000 people nationwide will take part in the activities funded by the grants.
“Groups receiving funding across the country include activities ranging from tennis to rowing, Tai Chi to salsa dancing and yoga to archery.
“I am delighted we have such a great selection of activities here in Cork which incorporate excellent social opportunities with getting active.
“The success of this scheme shows what can be achieved with a small investment and the importance of funding sport and physical activity, at any age.”
The Grant Scheme is part of Age & Opportunity’s Go for Life programme, funded by Sport Ireland and delivered nationally with the support of Local Sports Partnerships and the HSE.
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Arthritis Ireland Cork Branch 230 Cork
Aughadown ICA 240 Cork
Ballinagree ICA 240 Cork
Ballinascarthy Community Social Club For Older People 240 Cork
Ballinaspittle Friendship Group ARA 240 Cork
Ballinora ICA 240 Cork
Ballinspittle ICA 230 Cork
Ballyclough ICA 240 Cork
Ballydehob Ceili Club 240 Cork
Ballyhooly ICA 240 Cork
Ballymartle ICA 230 Cork
Bantry ARA 230 Cork
Bantry ICA 240 Cork
BEDA Indoor Bowls Club 240 Cork
Bere Island ARA 230 Cork
Berrings ICA 240 Cork
Bishopstown Hillwalking Club 240 Cork
Bishopstown ICA 240 Cork
Bishopstown Orienteering Club 240 Cork
Blackrock Community Association ARA 230 Cork
Blarney ARA 240 Cork
Boherbue ICA 230 Cork
Buttevant ICA 230 Cork
Caheragh ICA 230 Cork
Cairde Wilton Active Retirement Assoc 240 Cork
Canovee Circle of Friends Group ARA 240 Cork
Canovee ICA 240 Cork
Carrigaline ARA 240 Cork
Carrignavar ICA 240 Cork
Castlehaven / Union Hall ARA 240 Cork
Castletownbere ARA 240 Cork
Castletownbere Outreach Project Rehab Care 240 Cork
Charleville Men’s Shed 230 Cork
Clonakilty Friendship Club ARA 240 Cork
Coachford ARA 240 Cork
Cork City Partnership 240 Cork
Crookstown Golden Years Group ARA 230 Cork
Crosshaven ARA 230 Cork
Cumann na Daoine CDP 240 Cork
Darrara ARA 240 Cork
Deerpark House Nursing Home 230 Cork
Doneraile ARA 240 Cork
Donoughmore ARA 240 Cork
Douglas ICA 240 Cork
Drimoleague ARA 240 Cork
Drimoleague ICA 230 Cork
Drinagh ARA 240 Cork
Dunderrow ICA 230 Cork
Dunmanway ICA 240 Cork
Eyeries Community Care Group 240 Cork
Fermoy and District ARA 240 Cork
Fermoy Geriatrics Association Ltd 230 Cork
Fermoy ICA 230 Cork
Frankfield/Grange ARA 240 Cork
Friends of Skibbereen Day Care Centre 240 Cork
Friends Together ARA 240 Cork
Gaggin ICA 240 Cork
Garda Siochana Retired Members Association (Cork City Branch) 240 Cork
Ghounthaune Indoor Bowling Club 240 Cork
Glanmire & District ARA 240 Cork
Glanmire Senior Citizens Group (Tuesday Club) 240 Cork
Glengarriff ICA 240 Cork
Goleen ICA 240 Cork
Inniscarra/Ballincollig ICA 230 Cork
Kanturk Active Retirement Association 230 Cork
Killeagh Inch Monday Club/Killeagh Inch Community Council 240 Cork
Kilmeen / Castleventry ARA
240 Cork
Kilmeen ICA 240 Cork
Kilmurry ARA 240 Cork
Kilnamartyra ICA 240 Cork
Kilshannig ARA 230 Cork
Kilworth Pitch & Putt Club 230 Cork
Knockavilla ICA 230 Cork
Knockraha ICA 240 Cork
Leamlara ICA 240 Cork
Lisgoold ICA 240 Cork
Little Island Active Retirement 230 Cork
Lombardstown ICA 240 Cork
Mahon Family Resource Centre 240 Cork
Mallow ICA 230 Cork
Marymount Hospital & Hospice 240 Cork
Mayfield Sports Complex 150 Cork
Meals on Wheels, Dunmanway 240 Cork
Meet and Greet ARA 240 Cork
Midleton and District ARA 240 Cork
Midleton ICA 230 Cork
Millstreet Day Care Centre 240 Cork
Minane Bridge ICA 240 Cork
Mourneabbey ICA 240 Cork
Muintir Bhaire Community Council
Kilcrohane Gentle Exercsie Group 240 Cork
Nazareth House Nursing Home, Cork 240 Cork
Newcestown Friendship Group ARA 240 Cork
Newmarket Thursday Club 230 Cork
RehabCare ‘Bruach’ Resource Centre 240 Cork
RehabCare Day Resource Centre Bantry 240 Cork
RehabCare Physical and Sensory Resource Centre 240 Cork
Rossmacowen Ladies Group 230 Cork
Rushbrooke Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club 230 Cork
S.W.E.L.S. Cobh ARA
240 Cork
Sacred Heart Parish Senior Citizens Committee 240 Cork
Shanagarry ICA 240 Cork
Skibbereen Active & Social Club ARA 240 Cork
Skibbereen Community and Family Resource Centre 240 Cork
Skibbereen Luncheon Club 240 Cork
St Senans Friendly Society 240 Cork
St. Brendan’s Senior Citizens The Glen Ltd. 240 Cork
St. Michael’s Centre 240 Cork
St. Michael’s Outdoor Bowls Club 230 Cork
The Caha Centre 240 Cork
The Horizon Project 240 Cork
Tower ICA 240 Cork
Tracton ARA 240 Cork
Turners Cross ARA 230 Cork
Upper Glanmire ARA 240 Cork
Upper Glanmire ICA 240 Cork
Watergrasshill Community Association 240 Cork
Watergrasshill ICA 230 Cork
Whitechurch & Waterloo Active Retirement 240 Cork
Wilton Bishopstown ARA
240 Cork
Wilton Wanderers ARA 240 Cork
Women’s Active Group Family Centre 240 Cork