STORM TRACKER: Follow 'Storm Amy' as it bears down on Ireland amid brutal forecast
Search
06 Sept 2025
Search
06 Sept 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Sam and Chloe Magee, Donegal Badminton champions.
Donegal Local Sports Partnership (LSP) is set to receive funding of more than €350,000 from Sport Ireland.
The allocation is part of today's announcement by Sport Ireland of an "investment" of €40 million to National Governing Bodies for Sport (NGBs), High Performance athlete support and the network of Local Sports Partnerships for 2021.
Sport Ireland, formerly the Irish Sports Council, is a statutory authority that oversees, and partly funds, the development of sport within Ireland.
Of the €40 million, GAA will receive €2,389,653; the IRFU will receive €2,250, 843; and the FAI will receive €5,800,000. However, the funding allocation to the FAI is subject to final approval by the Board of Sport Ireland as per the Memorandum of Understanding agreed between the Government and the Football Association of Ireland.
Welcoming today's announce, Minister Charlie McConalogue said: "Donegal is a great sporting county with a proud tradition of sporting success at all levels. It is has been a tough year for our athletes but it has also placed a spotlight on the importance of sport and physical activity to our wellbeing.
"The overall funding to NGBs will have an impact on many of the most popular sports in Donegal, the High Performance athlete support funding will support some of Donegal’s leading athletes including Brendan Boyce, Mark English and Chloe, Sam and Joshua Magee, and the funding for Donegal LSP of over €350k will help Donegal LSP continue its great work in encouraging physical activity in Donegal.”
“I thank Sports Ireland and my Government colleagues Minister Martin and Minister of State Chambers for their continued tremendous work in supporting sports of all levels throughout the country including Donegal.
"Today’s announcement follows a year in which the sector has been significantly impacted by Covid-19 restrictions in place since March 2020. In Budget 2021, the Government made a commitment to support the sector and is engaging closely with the sector to ensure their needs are met and that sport will emerge from the Covid-19 crisis in a strong position."
Relay for Life takes place in Letterkenny each May
The new seated stand at Bundoran GAA club
The 2022 Defective Concrete Blocks Act didn't undergo pre-legislative scrutiny, but this new one will
Michael Joseph Mac Phaidín enjoyed his stint at Electric Picnic
The Abbey Hotel's ballroom floor's second coat. Photo: Abbey Hotel
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
