ALMOST €1.5million was allocated to 19 community centres in Limerick under the 2024 Community Centre Investment Fund.
The cash injection of €1,413,527 will help the centres carry out building renovations and enhance amenities, Limerick TD and Minister of State for Older People and Housing, Kieran O’Donnell, has said.
The list of community centres receiving funding for their projects across Limerick include: Shannon House Community Centre, €73,957; Anglesboro Community Centre, €100,000; Askeaton Community Hall, €100,000; Ballybrown Clarina Community Centre, €26,952; Ballylanders GAA Club, €100,000; Broadford Community Centre, €13,606; Cappamore Community Centre, €88,428; Con Colbert Community Hall €39,549; Croom Family Resource Community Centre, €100,000; Foynes and District Community Centre, €94,000; and Glenroe Community
Hall, €100,000.
Further announcements in the founding round include: Hospital Community Centre, €100,000; Montpelier-O’Brien’s Bridge Community Hall, €99,400; Northside Family Resource Community Centre, €61,569; St. Munchin’s Community Centre, €100,000; Kilcornan CommunityCentre, €100,000; Patrickswell Community Centre, €25,110; Caherconlish Comminty Centre, €38,144; and the Desmond Complex, €52,812.
“Communities across Limerick will now be empowered to make the changes they need to their community centres to ensure they are up to a high standard,” Deputy O’Donnell stated.
“I know each and every community has worked so hard to run and maintain their centre, and this funding will go a long way in helping the upkeep of facilities.”
Fianna Fáil TD Willie O’Dea added that the “projects being funded vary greatly depending on the needs identified by the various communities; some will see the fabric of their facilities improved through roof and insulation enhancements; others will see kitchen and toilet upgrades; while others will ensure their buildings are more accessible and energy efficient.”
