By Paul O’Rourke
Irishtown Stadium, photo by Ross Waldron; Marian College and Poolbeg Yacht Club, both Google images; Catholic Men and Women’s Society, photo by JR@N4.
Many of you will have seen our online story before Christmas detailing the lucky recipients of funding from “The Dublin Waste to Energy Community Gain Projects Grant Scheme 2017”, or “The Covanta Fund” as we like to call it.
In our previous article, we gave details of all successful grant applications in excess of €100,000. Now we can provide you with a comprehensive list of each and every award from the smallest €500, right up to a whopping €1.6 million.
We also include a brief description of each project’s title, but obviously the deciding committee would have been furnished with precise details and budgets.
Successful Applications Under €20,000
Ringsend Rovers Football – Sustainability – €3,000
St. Patrick’s Ladies Club – Pottery classes – €500
St. Patrick’s Ladies Club –Knitting & art classes – €500
YMCA Cricket Club – Upgrade of playing facilities – €18,000
4th Port Dodder Sea Scout Group – Purchase of inboard diesel engine – €14,000
Football Association of Ireland – Female soccer camps – €2,000
Raytown Angling Safety – Rigid inflatable boat – €12,000
Poolbeg Quay Resident Committee – Poolbeg green kids – €4,850
Sandymount Green Montessori School – Upgrade of classroom – €10,274
Dublin Vikings Dragonboat Racing Club – Sustainable growth – €6,500
Plurabelle Paddlers – Boats and bibs project – €12,500
Watersedge Drama Group – Moonlight and Roses – €1,450
Catholic Men and Women’s Society of Ireland – Painting – €5,000
Ringsend Girl Guide Unit – Ongoing projects – €3,000
Church of St. John the Evangelist – Redecoration of interior – €13,000
Sandymount Gospel Choir – Community singing – €7,500
Successful Applications Between €20,000 and €100,000
Shellybanks Educate Together National School – Equipment drive – €99,000
Abundant Grace – Regal house roof refurbishment – €50,000
Ringsend Community Services Forum – Outreach development – €10,000
Ringsend and District Response to Drugs – Refurbishment of The Spellman Centre and refurbishment of the RDRD retreat house in Wexford – €45,000
Coleman Combat Ringsend – Purchase of equipment and transport – €50,000
Successful Applications Over €100,000
Sandymount Tidy Towns – New Playground – €227,000
SPORTSCO – Conversion of golf area to multi-purpose studio – €100,000
Marian College – The attachment of the pool building to the sports hall – €100,000
St. Patrick’s Church – Stained glass restoration – €106,000
St. Matthew’s National School – Sports hall extension and upgrade – €150,000
St. Patrick’s C.Y.F.C and Crusaders Athletic Club – Development of stadium and clubhouse – €1,600,000
Clanna Gael Fontenoy GAA Club – Development of gym and All weather pitch – €300,000
Monkstown FC – Improvement project – €275,000
Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club – Community boating and water sports – €200,000
Star of the Sea Boys National School – Green star initiative – €250,000
St. Matthew’s Church – Refurbishment – €100,000
Scoil Mhuire – A centre of learning and leisure – €170,000
Lansdowne FC – Energy efficiency and facilities upgrade – €300,000
Clockwise from top right: Abundant Grace, photo by Paul O’Rourke; Irishtown Stadium, photo by Ross Waldron; Marian College and Poolbeg Yacht Club, both Google images; Catholic Men and Women’s Society, photo by JR@N4.
