Seventeen Donegal projects have been allocated a total of €1.3 million under the 2025 Community Recognition Fund.
The largest allocation in the county is to Letterkenny Youth & Community Centre with almost €150,000 for the upgrade of its existing building on Lower Main Street.
This is followed by Carrick Regeneration Group, who have been awarded €130,000 to buy a site in the village to use as a civic space, and the awarding of €125,000 to Donegal County Council for the development of a walkway in Milford at Mulroy Woods Hotel.
Minister of State for Sport and Postal Policy, Charlie McConalogue says the money awarded to the county is a recognition of the acceptance of new people to the community:
The full list of successful projects is as follows:
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
