Over half a million euro worth of funding has been announced for Clar Projects in the northwest.
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, has announced over €2.75 million in funding to support 74 community projects nationwide.
In the Northwest, Leitrim has received the largest allocation of funding receiving 213 thousand with Sligo and Donegal receiving 102 thousand and 190 thousand respectively.
Speaking to Ocean FM News Sligo/Leitrim TD and junior Minister, Frank Feighan says the funding will benefit a number of local projects
| Sligo | Michael Coleman Heritage Centre Ltd | Upgrade of projector and screen for regular cinema club. | €14,391.00 |
| Sligo | Castleconnor Community Council | Enhance parking facilities around community centre. | €50,000.00 |
| Sligo | West Sligo Family Resource Centre | Install a lift for disability access. | €37,804.95 |
| Sligo | €102,195.95 | ||
| Leitrim | Bee Park Field | Upgrade of the carpark at the Bee Park Field. | €42,804.00 |
| Committee | |||
| Leitrim | Drumkeeran Tidy Towns Community Group | The project proposes to extend and | €46,080.00 |
| resurface the carpark and add a tourism | |||
| Viewing area attached to the car park. | |||
| Leitrim | Carrigallen Parish | Complete the carpark adjacent to the | €44,997.30 |
| Council | Community Centre and the Corn Mill | ||
| Theatre on Main Street, Carrigallen. | |||
| Leitrim | St. Hugh NS | Demolition of an obsolete water tower | €29,790.00 |
| And shelter to be replaced by a car park. | |||
| The Organic Centre | Develop a Maze and a cinema air screen. | €50,000.00 | |
| Leitrim | €213,671.30 | ||
| Donegal | Rosses Park Community Walk Dungloe | Outdoor lighting servicing an existing riverside walkway. | €50,000.00 |
| Donegal | CLG Ard an Ratha | To provide for the installation of a MUGA | €50,000.00 |
| Donegal | Moville Green Carpark | Provision for resurfacing and extension to existing car park. | €45,000.00 |
| Donegal | Pobal Eascarrach – Ballina Resource Centre | Provision of additional car parking facilities at the resource centre. | €45,000.00 |
| Donegal | €190,000.00 | ||
| Total | €505,867.25 | ||
