€1.3 million allocated to 17 Donegal projects under Community Recognition Fund

Seventeen Donegal projects have been allocated a total of €1.3 million under the 2025 Community Recognition Fund.

The largest allocation for a Donegal project goes to Letterkenny Youth & Community Centre – the group is receiving €149,917 for the upgrade of its existing building on Lower Main Street.

The 17 Donegal projects are Stranorlar Parish (upgrade of old parish centre) €50,000, Coiste Forbhartha Dobhair Teo Bunbeg (upgrade of equipment for centre) €52,000, Buncrana Community Centre (restoration of roof) €100,000, Barrick Hill Town Park Carndonagh (develop covered space) €50,000, Colgan Community & Resource Centre (resurfacing of outdoor area) €50,000, Carrick Regeneration Group (purchase of site in village for civic space) €130,000, Scoil Chroine Dungloe (redevelopment of playing pitch) €72,000, Dunkineely Community CLG (purchase of building for community use) €70,000, Comharchumann Fobratha Dhún Lúiche (upgrade works & new equipment) €82,000, Greencastle Community Centre (upgrade of centre) €50,000, Cill Chartha CLG (provision of changing facilities with toilets) €50,000, Kilmacrennan Community Development CLG (community gym/fitness suite) €75,000, Scoil Cholmcille Letterkenny (outdoor classroom and learning space) €100,000, Letterkenny Youth & Community Centre (upgrade to existing building) €149,917, Malin Head Community Centre (refurbishment of centre) €50,000, Donegal County Council (development of walkway in from Mulroy Woods Hotel into Milford) €125,000, Friends of Rossnowlagh (development of outdoor gym) €50,000.

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Welcoming the announcement by the Minister for Social Protection and Rural and Community Development, Dara Calleary, Donegal Minister of State, Charlie McConalogue said: “Donegal has a large number of groups and organisations that do excellent work in their communities, and I very much welcome this significant allocation of funding through the Community Recognition Fund.”

“I am aware of how hard the people in these community groups and organisations work to maintain and improve things in their localities, and I know the money that is being allocated in this latest round of funding will be well spent,” the Minister of State for Sport and Postal Policy added.

“It’s extremely important that as many groups, clubs and organisations as possible across Donegal get the necessary funding to allow them to prosper and develop, and expand over time,” Minister McConalogue said.

Pat the Cope Gallagher TD added: “The funding has the potential to have a positive impact on communities right across Donegal. Investing in projects in our towns and villages will greatly benefit our local communities and it’s important that facilities continue to be improved and upgraded. The Community Recognition Fund supports local communities that have welcomed new communities into their area.”