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The 2024 Community Support Fund was launched by the Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Jim Finucane and the Chief Executive of Kerry County Council, Moira Murrell this week. A total of €750,000 is being made available through this year’s scheme. The fund, which is now in its tenth year, has supported over 2,877 projects since 2015.
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19 December 2023

COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUND 2024/CISTE TACAÍOCHTA POBAIL 2024
 
Kerry County Council has issued a call for applications for the 2024 Community Support Fund which offers financial assistance to community-based projects and initiatives in Kerry.
 
The 2024 Community Support Fund was launched by the Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Jim Finucane and the Chief Executive of Kerry County Council, Moira Murrell this week. A total of €750,000 is being made available through this year’s scheme. The fund, which is now in its tenth year, has supported over 2,877 projects since 2015.

Applications are welcomed from groups in County Kerry whose primary focus is the development or promotion of the local community or the development of a project that will benefit a group in the community.  Applications for funding must come within the definition of one of the following five categories of support:

1.          Connected, Inclusive & Resilient Communities
2.          Community Tidy Town Initiatives, Amenity Projects & Environmentally Sustainable Projects
3.          Community Economic Innovation
4.          Community Based Tourism, Festivals and Events
5.          Community Road Safety Initiatives
 
“Millions of euro have been distributed to community groups over the past nine years through this vital funding stream and it has allowed voluntary and community organisations in the county to upgrade community facilities, to support local projects and to enhance existing services. I would encourage voluntary and community groups to apply at the earliest opportunity,” said Cllr Finucane.

Details of the CSF 2024 are  available on Kerry County Council’s website www.kerrycoco.ie and application forms are available for completion online.
 
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Wednesday, 31 January 2024.
 
Queries should be referred by email to the Municipal District which community groups are applying to or by contacting the Community, Arts and Culture Department on (066) 7183680.

Call For Applications For 2024 Community Support Fund

December 19, 2023 at 2:21 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council has issued a call for applications for the 2024 Community Support Fund which offers financial assistance to community-based projects and initiatives in Kerry. The 2024 Community Support Fund was launched by the Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Jim Finucane and the Chief Executive of Kerry County […]

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Austin Stacks GAA Juvenile Club News

Austin Stacks GAA Juvenile Club News

December 19, 2023 at 12:27 pm Comments are Disabled

NOLLAIG SHONA: We wish everybody in The Rock…players, workers and their families…a peaceful Christmas. AGM: The juvenile section of the club will hold the Annual General Meeting at 7pm on January 7th(Sunday) 2024. Everybody welcome. LIKE TO BE A ROCK MENTOR? If you’d like to discuss being an Austin Stack […]

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Seán O'Connell.

Seán O’Connell Signs Up For Another Season With Kerry FC

December 19, 2023 at 12:17 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY Football Club can confirm that left-back Sean O’Connell has re-signed for the club ahead of the 2024 SSE Airtricity Men’s First Division season. O’Connell, who is 19, was a graduate of the Academy structures at the club. He signed for the Under 15s from St Brendan’s Park before moving […]

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Anne O'Sullivan and Cllr Mikey Sheehy with Minister for Education Norma Foley at the Brandon Hotel on Monday night.

Two Fianna Fáil Candidates For Tralee Electoral Area In Next Year’s Local Elections

December 19, 2023 at 12:10 pm Comments are Disabled

THERE will be two Fianna Fáil candidates contesting for Kerry County Council seats in the Tralee Electoral Area next year. The FF selection convention for the 2024 Kerry Local Electoral Area Elections took place in the Brandon Hotel Tralee on Monday evening. The Convention was chaired by Minister Niall Collins, […]

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TJ Mulcahy.

New Hotel Manager Appointed At Ballygarry Estate

December 19, 2023 at 11:34 am Comments are Disabled

BALLYGARRY Estate Hotel & Spa has announced TJ Mulcahy as Hotel Manager. Thys Vogels, General Manager said; “The new management addition of TJ Mulcahy brings a wealth of experience in the hospitality industry, ensuring that our guests’ expectations will not only be met but surpassed.” “We live in a challenging […]

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Record Number Of Patients Waiting On Trolleys At UHK This Year

Record Number Of Patients Waiting On Trolleys At UHK This Year

December 19, 2023 at 11:21 am Comments are Disabled

THIS year has seen the highest numbers of patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry since records began in 2006. There were 3,775 patients waiting on trolleys at the hospital since the start of the year according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). The previous high was in […]

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Bishop Ray Browne.

A Christmas Message From Bishop Ray Browne

December 19, 2023 at 11:03 am Comments are Disabled

Bishop of Kerry, Ray Browne, has issued a Christmas Message for the Diocese of Kerry… Come let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, that he may teach us his ways so that we may walk in his paths; let us walk in the light of the Lord. […]

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The Garveys Tralee Warriors U20 team.

REPORT: Warriors U20s Edged Out By Lions In Overtime Thriller

December 19, 2023 at 10:48 am Comments are Disabled

Alan Cantwell reports on the Mens U20 National League – Round 3 game at the weekend… Tralee Warriors 85 Limerick Lions 87 (After Over Time) Tralee Warriors unbeaten run came to an end with a narrow defeat to Limerick Lions after overtime at the Tralee Sports Complex on Sunday afternoon. The […]

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