Over €233,000 for Kanturk/Mallow community groups

THE Kanturk/Mallow Municipal District of Cork County Council has announced its allocations for it’s annual Municipal District Fund Schemes with over €233,000 being allocated during 2017.

There were three separate distinct funding schemes in which communities applied for funding. The three funding schemes were as follows:

The Capital Fund Scheme – this is grant aid for capital infrastructural projects costing in excess of €20,000.

Community Contracts – this is grant aid for local communities who are willing to work in partnership with Cork County Council on specific works and projects in their area as agreed in advance by local area engineer.

Amenity Fund Scheme – this is grand aid for local communities who intend to spend less than €20,000 in upgrading their facilities and communities.

Some of the community groups funded this week by the Kanturk/Mallow Municipal District were as follows:

COMMUNITY CONTRACTS:

Kanturk & District Community Council – Tidy Towns Works – €2,000 Kanturk Graveyard Committee – Equipment – €300 Dromahane Development and Tidy Towns Committee – Tidy Towns work – €700 Glantane Community Council – Bus Shelter and planters – €700 Kilbrin Community Council – Flower beds and fencing – €700 Lombardstown Community Council – Signage and planting – €700 Mallow Tidy Towns – Tidy Towns annual maintenance and planting – €3,800 Twopothouse Development Association – Tidy Towns annual work – €700 Banteer Tidy Towns – Annual tidy towns work – €700 Knocknagree Fairfield & Tidy Towns Committee – Building of pathway and Tidy Towns Work – €1,600 Milstreet Tidy Towns Committee – Wildflower Garden and purchase of lawnmower – €1,800 Clonfert Graveyard Committee – Maintenance of graveyard – €350 Dromina Community Council CLG – Maintenance of village – €700 Freemount Tidy Towns – Annual works – €700 Meelin Community Council – Planting and painting – €700 Milford Tidy Towns – Planting and maintenance of village – €800 Newmarket Community Development Committee – €1,200

CAPITAL FUNDING:

Kanturk & District Community Council – Repair of Roof to Edel Quinn Hall – €20,000 Kanturk GAA Club – Extending seating facilities – €3,000 Kanturk Rugby Club – Walkway & Lighting – €3,000 Ballyclough GAA Club – Gym facilities – €3,000 Bweeng Community Hall – Re-roof Hall – €15,100 Castlemagner GAA – Construct a walkway around pitch – €3,000 Dromahane NS Parents Association – New Boundary wall and Footpath by School – €10,000 Liscarroll Community Council – Replace toilet facilities in Community Hall – €7,000 Mallow United FC – Sand Carpet Pitch at St. Gobnait’s Park – €2,000 Banteer Community Centre – Repair to roof of Community Centre – €4,000 Lyre Community Pre-School Playgroup – Level Sloping Play Area – €1,200 Newmarket CYMS – Removal and replacement of flat roof – €5,000 Newmarket GAA – New equipment for Gym – €1,000

AMENITY GRANT FUNDING:

Curragh Court Residents Association – €400 Edel Quinn Residents Association – €400 Kanturk AFC – €400 Kanturk Men’s Shed – €800 Millbrook Community Group, Kanturk – €800 Ballyhass Community Childcare – €700 Bells Cross Residents Group – €200 Bweeng Celtic Underage Soccer Club – €400 Canon Sheehan Place Residents Association – €200 Clonmore Residents Association – €400 Clyda Rovers GAA Club – €700 Cork young Filmmakers – Mallow event – €850 Crystal Spring Residents Association – €400 Hazelwood Tennis Club – €500 Kilbrin Community Council – €1,450 Kilbrin GAA Club – €400 Laharn Community Action LTD – €500 Le Cheile Mother & Toddler Group – €300 Mallow Arts Collective – €700 Mallow Camogie Club – €300 Mallow Community Hall, Sandfield – €3,000 Mallow GAA Club – €300 Mallow Ladies FC – €300 Mallow Scouts Group – €300 Mallow Sheltered Care – €150 Mallow Twinning Committee – €200 Mourneabbey Community Council – €1,000 Oakfield Close Childcare Centre – €300 St. Abbeyswell Graveyard Committee – €728 St. Mary’s (Liscarroll) Ladies FC – €300 Valley Players, Glantane – €700 Aubane Social Club – €200 Ard Na Sí Residents Association, Banteer – €400 Ballydesmond Christmas Lights Committee – €1,300 Banteer Community Childcare – €300 Banteer Community Sportsfield – €300 Boherbue Festival Committee – €1,300 Duhallow AC – €300 Kilcorney Community Development Association – €1,500 Knocknagree Community Centre – €3,000 Knocknagree Ladies FC – €300 Millstreet Pitch & Putt Club – €300 St. John’s Well Committee – €3,000 Ballinakill Graveyard Committee – €1,100 Comhaltas Ceoltoirí Eireann Rockchapel – €1,200 Foiloighig Development Association – €1,200 Freemount Community Development Committee – €800 Newmarket Bridge Club – €400 Newmarket Sports & Leisure – €2,500 Rockchapel Community Centre – €5,000 Annabella Park Residents Association – €400 Avondale Park Residents Association – €676 Bearfirest Lower Residents Association – €303 Beechwood Park Residents Association – €300 Eglantine Cresent Residents Association – €400 Manor Park Residents Association – €400 The Elms Residents Association – €400 The Orchards Residents Association – €650 Springwood Residents Association – €605 Townview/Rockbrrok Lawn Residents Association – €588 White Oaks Residents Association – €400 The Willows Residents Association – €300