Offaly County Council is delighted to announce the awarding of €444,000 to 19 community groups in County Offaly. Grants were awarded to community groups interested in developing projects and initiatives which relate to the challenge of addressing climate change.
The overall objective of the Community Climate Action Programme is to support and empower communities to shape and build low carbon, sustainable communities in a coherent way to contribute to national climate and energy targets. The programme aims to support small and large, rural and urban communities to take climate action. This programme helps communities to both promote and assist in the scale up of community climate action from the respective starting points of the communities. The successful groups and awards granted are:
| Name of Group / Organisation | Award Amount |
| Tullamore Lions Club | €22,500.00 |
| Offaly Local Development Company CLG | €96,000.00 |
| Shamrocks GAA | €61,500.00 |
| Mucklagh Community Development CLG | €43,774.00 |
| Moneygall Community Hall Committee | €15,679.00 |
| Edenderry Community Garden | €14,922.00 |
| Kinnitty Community Centre | €9,247.00 |
| Moneygall Community Cafe and Shop | €7,500.00 |
| Kilcormac Development Association | €7,014.00 |
| Tullamore Tennis Club | €2,500.00 |
| Ballycumber GAA Club | €36,887.00 |
| Tullamore Rugby Football Club | €40,000.00 |
| Edenderry Community Centre | €19,650.00 |
| Pullough Residents’ Development Association | €2,183.00 |
| Lusmagh GAA | €10,000.00 |
| Clonbullogue Hall Committee | €14,644.00 |
| Clara Heritage Society | €10,000.00 |
| The Acorn Project ,Youth Work Ireland Midlands | €20,000.00 |
| Tullamore & District Youth Endeavour CLG. | €10,000.00 |
A second phase of the program will launch soon with the same amount of funding available for Offaly community groups to apply for.
Welcoming the announcement, Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan said: “I am delighted to support these vital local projects under the Community Climate Action Programme, a landmark fund which is making €24 million available to climate action projects across Ireland, alongside a €3 million contribution from the government’s Shared Island Fund. Communities and Local Authorities know best the climate actions that work for their area and can deliver the most effective climate solutions on the ground. I look forward to seeing the transformative effect these projects will have not only in tackling climate change, but in making our cities, towns and villages better places to live and work.”
Chief Executive Anna Marie Delaney applauded this allocation, confirming “this will positively impact on Offaly communities. These successful projects contribute to national climate and energy targets and Offaly County Council’s innovative Climate Action Plan. This fund will make towns and villages across our county stronger and more resilient to the impact of climate change and will serve as an exemplar to other local, regional and national groups. These groups are the real drivers of creative and inclusive climate action – I wish each of them well in their project delivery and look forward to hearing of their progress from our Climate Action Team”
Please visit https://www.offaly.ie/c/climate-action/ for further information or download our Climate Action Plan