Inishowen sports clubs allocated €350,000 for equipment

More than €350,000 has been allocated for equipment to 11 sports clubs and organisations in Inishowen.

The funding has been allocated under the latest round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) which saw  €1.32 million shared between 45 Donegal sports clubs. 

The Inishowen clubs and organisations that have been allocated funding are:  Buncrana Gun Club €6,500, Buncrana Municipal Golf Club €19,418, Burt GAA Club €44,969, Carndonagh FC €46,997, Culdaff FC €25,236, Cumman Naomh Padraig €25,987, Inishowen Sub Aqua Club €42,410, Rasheney FC €54,368 and Spraoi agus Spórt €62,388. 

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Nationally, over 900 sports groups were successful in their applications for various types of equipment.

Welcoming the allocation, Donegal TD and the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue said: “Donegal is a huge sporting county and I know this latest round of government funding will be a massive help to all the clubs concerned. We are extremely fortunate to have so many well-run and well-organised sporting clubs in our county. It takes a huge effort on behalf of those tasked with running the clubs to keep them going, year after year.”