Lucky dip - where the Lottery money went
1. KILLINEY RED SQUIRRELS € 6,000
Saving the red squirrel is a priority in the posh suburb. It would be frightful if Bono had to see the grey ones.
2 HOTTENTOT FIGS € 15,000
No it's not Enda's dessert. The Heritage Council dispensed the Lottery grant for the “control of the invasive Hottentot fig”. The weed is spreading across coastal clifftops and causing mayhem, apparently.
3. ' TIS PITY SHE'S A WHORE' € 88,300
The Arts Council subsidised an “innovative new production'' of the John Ford play.
4. THE TUG OF WAR ASSOCIATION € 23,000
It's not just money for old rope.
5. BATON TWIRLERS ASSOCIATION € 13,849
6. BINOCULARS FOR SCHOOLS € 1,000
An absolute necessity nowadays. With the size of classes, it can be hard to see the teacher. The instruments are for birdwatching.
7. ORANGE HALLS € 100,846
The Department of Environment subsidises Cadolemo, a Fermanagh- based group that beats the drum for communities that meet in Orange Halls in Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan, Dublin and Wicklow.
8. HORSESHOE PITCHERS € 4,000
The Sports Council Lottery fund sponsors the Dublin- based Horseshoe Pitchers’ Association. The Croquet Association fared a little better with € 5,760.