A total of 26 youth clubs and organisations in Laois have received grants totalling over €90,000 under the Local Youth Club Equipment Scheme, it has been confirmed.
Laois TD and Minister for Justice & Equality, Charlie Flanagan announced the funding of €92,956 earlier this week.
The scheme was developed to support the work of volunteers, to enhance the experience of members, and to provide vital equipment to local youth clubs and groups.
“This funding, which was administered by Laois/Offaly ETB, will be a great benefit to youth clubs and youth projects here in Laois over the coming year,” Minister Flanagan said.
“The grants will assist clubs in the purchase of camping, gaming, sports and audio visual equipment. Other clubs, for example, have used the grant to purchase musical equipment which would otherwise unavailable to them.
“The diverse range of the grants awarded is reflective of the clubs which applied and the young people who partake in their activities,” he said.
Unique
“This scheme unique insofar as clubs were asked to consult with the young people themselves to ascertain their opinions on what equipment should be applied for.
“It was a key feature of the scheme that any equipment applied for must directly benefit the members of the youth club or group” Minister Flanagan said.
“I want to give a big thank you to everyone involved with these very important projects locally. The volunteering you do is of enormous benefit to the entire community,” he said.
Here is a full list of the Laois clubs and grants received:
Camross CCE – €5,000
Rathdowney Youth Club – €4,062
Knockmay Youth Group – €2,973
Vicarstown Youth Club €2,810.00
Mountmellick Youth Leaders Club €3,092.00
Timahoe Foroige Club €3,348.00
Daredevils Foroige Club Portlaoise €2,384.00
3RD Laois Durrow Scout Group €4,648.00
Portarlington Coderdojo €4,876.00
Slieve Bloom Girl Guides €1,500.00
4th Laois Scout Group Portarlington €5,000.00
Clonaghadoo Youth Club €3,620.00
1st Laois Portlaoise Scout Group €5,000.00
Borris-in-Ossory Youth Club €3,190.00
Portlaoise No Name Club €2,450.00
Abbeyleix/Killermogh Youth Club €4,054.00
Rathdowney Girl Guides €5,000.00
Rathdowney Girl Guides Senior Branch €2,196.00
Mountrath Youth Theatre €4,792.00
2nd Laois (Rathdowney) Scout Group €1,479.00
Irish Girl Guides, Borris-in-Ossory Guide Unit €2,294.00
1st Mountmellick Scout Group €4,240.00
Abbeyleix Killermogh Girls Friendly Society €1,660.00
Ratheniska Comhaltas Ceoiltori Eireann €5,000.00
Spink Comhaltas €4,904.00
Mountrath Foroige €3,348.00
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