Local Enhancement Programme 2024
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD has announced funding for 78 successful projects in County Cavan under the Local Enhancement Programme (LEP) 2024, including 16 projects that benefitted from funding specifically ringfenced to support women’s groups.
Speaking in Tullyvin, where he joined Minister Humphreys in launching Cavan’s Local Economic and Community Plan 2024 – 2029, an integrated plan that will guide the county’s economic and community development over the next six years, Cathaoirleach of Cavan County Council, Cllr Philip Brady hailed the contribution of the community and voluntary sector to enhancing quality of life in County Cavan.
“Today is a fantastic day for county Cavan as we welcome this new Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP), and also see 78 worthy local groups receive funding under the Local Enhancement Programme. The LECP has been developed in consultation with our community sector, and will serve as a strong framework to support continued sustainable growth for our local economy and communities. Of course, these communities need financial support as well as strategic guidance, and as ever, we are grateful to Minister Humphreys and her department officials for their support of worthy projects in County Cavan,” said Cllr Brady.
Speaking as she announced details of the €141,345 funding allocation, Minister Humphreys said “The Local Enhancement Programme is about giving a helping hand to our local groups and clubs, who are the building blocks of Irish community life. I want to congratulate the successful applicants and to thank them for the vital work they do in providing services in their local communities. These grants will help thousands of community organisations, clubs, men’s and women’s sheds, youth centres and parish halls, to continue to provide their valuable services to the people in their areas.”
The Local Enhancement Programme provides capital supports essential for the many small community groups and organisations, particularly those who serve disadvantaged areas in rural and urban areas.
The Department of Rural and Community Development’s Local Enhancement Programme 2024 is administered by Local Community Development Committees, with support from the Local Authority, in each area.
To view the County Cavan Local Economic and Community Plan 2024 – 2029, visit www.cavancoco.ie/LECP.
The full list of recipients is as follows:
| Group / Organisation | Name of Town / Village area | Amount awarded by LCDC € | Funding for General Women's Groups € | Funding for Groups Identified as Women's Sheds € | Purpose of grant & funding |
| St.Kilian's Heritage Centre | Mullagh | €5,000.00 | Purchase outdoor seating/furniture. | ||
| Dowra Courthouse Community Group | Dowra | €5,000.00 | Interior painting and decoration. | ||
| Killeshandra Tidy Towns | Killeshandra | €5,000.00 | Refurbish metal bins, purchase new planters. | ||
| Castlerahan Community Development CLG | Castlerahan | €4,000.00 | Painting and decoration works at Community Centre. | ||
| Denn Development GLC | Denn | €4,000.00 | Resource centre renovation works. | ||
| Kill Shamrocks GFC | Kill | €4,000.00 | Realign existing walking track. | ||
| KILL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CLG | Kill | €4,000.00 | Refurbishment of floor area at community centre. | ||
| Belturbet Community Dev. Assoc. | Belturbet | €4,000.00 | New door for goods store. Equipment and signage. | ||
| Teach Oscail Family Resource Centre | Cavan | €3,000.00 | Laptop purchase. Cleaning of community centre. | ||
| Comhaltas Cillín Chéir | Killinkere | €2,512.00 | Creation of an instrument bank. | ||
| Mullahoran Community Centre | Mullahoran | €2,500.00 | Catering equipment for the community centre. | ||
| Stradone Community Centre | Stradone | €2,500.00 | Community centre door replacement. | ||
| Munterconnaught Community Development Association | Munterconnaught | €2,500.00 | Refurbishment of storage room, light / heat etc. | ||
| Maghera MacFinns GFC | Maghera | €2,500.00 | Excavation works to provide broadband cable ducting to the community centre. | ||
| Kilnaleck Activity Hub | Kilnaleck | €2,500.00 | Upgrade outdoor gym area. | ||
| Ballyjamesduff Community Council | Ballyjamesduff | €2,500.00 | To repair internal walls and window cills of the main room of the courthouse. Mobile felt boards. | ||
| Tunnyduff Hall Committee | Bailieborough | €2,500.00 | Floor covering and curtains and poles for windows in the hall. | ||
| Drumgoon Community Centre Co-operative Society Limited | Maudabawn | €2,500.00 | To upgrade meeting room. | ||
| Cootehill Town Team | Cootehill | €2,500.00 | IT equipment - laptops, tablets etc. | ||
| Shercock Killann Hall | Shercock | €2,500.00 | Upgrade and repair existing path at hall. | ||
| TomRegan Parish Hall | Ballyconnell | €2,500.00 | Updating hall facilities , replacing broken chairs. | ||
| Fairgreen Community Centre CLG | Cootehill | €2,500.00 | Interactive whiteboard and IT equipment. | ||
| Cavan County Local Development | Cavan | €2,500.00 | Replace timber fencing. | ||
| Drumlane GAA Club | Belturbet | €2,500.00 | IT equipment for centre. | ||
| Economic sub group of cootehill town team | Cootehill | €2,000.00 | Adjust the entrance to the Quaker graveyard. | ||
| Ballinagh Community Trust | Ballinagh | €2,000.00 | Aircon heater for hall. | ||
| Templeport Resource Centre Development Co | Bawnboy | €2,000.00 | New door. Painting and decoration of hall. | ||
| Cross Hall Committee | Cross | €2,000.00 | Maintenance equipment to carry out repairs, improvements to facilities. | ||
| Bailieboro Community Association | Bailieborough | €2,000.00 | Outdoor furniture. | ||
| Lacken Celtic GFC | Lacken | €2,000.00 | Designated parking areas for disabled passengers, car park lining. | ||
| Drumavaddy Social & Development Committee | Carrickaboy | €1,500.00 | To repair water damage to kitchen and corridor.To replace part of community centre floor. | ||
| Drumgoon Play-Actors | Maudabawn | €1,500.00 | Portable sound system. | ||
| Sosad Cavan | Cavan | €1,500.00 | Refurbishment works - toilet area including damaged flooring. | ||
| Cuan Cancer Social Support Company Limited by Guarantee | Cavan | €1,500.00 | Furniture for Cuan's counselling room. | ||
| Redhills tidy towns organisation | Redhills | €1,500.00 | Purchase bedding plants,hanging baskets & equipment. | ||
| Ballintemple Community Centre, Bruskey | Bruskey | €1,500.00 | Repairs to existing drain along boundary line to prevent subsidence along carpark. | ||
| Kingscourt Scout Group, c/o Simone Clavin | Kingscourt | €1,500.00 | Camping items / covers etc. | ||
| Krafty Kidz Daisy Hill | Ballyconnell | €1,000.00 | Petrol generator for community project at Daisy Hill. | ||
| Kilnaleck Development Group | Kilnaleck | €1,000.00 | PA system for community events. | ||
| Drumkilly Development Group | Kilnaleck | €1,000.00 | Projector/screen and laptop. | ||
| Cornafean Community Support and Social Group | Cornafean | €1,000.00 | Upgrade the facilities in the community centre. | ||
| Gowna District Council CLG | Gowna | €1,000.00 | Picnic tables including two for wheel chair access, for the amenity areas of Dernaferst and Cloone Shore at Lough Gowna. | ||
| Little Stars | Cavan | €1,000.00 | IT equipment - laptop etc. | ||
| Belturbet Tidy Towns Committee | Belturbet | €1,000.00 | Tools and general equipment for tidy towns. | ||
| Tullacmongan Resource Centre | Cavan | €1,000.00 | IT Equipment - tablets. | ||
| Shercock Child Resource Centre Ltd. | Shercock | €1,000.00 | Desktop PC and laptop. | ||
| Belturbet Comhaltas | Belturbet | €750.00 | Portable speaker and microphone. | ||
| CORLOUGH DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION | Belturbet | €750.00 | Deep clean of hall. | ||
| Swanlinbar Mens Shed | Swanlinbar | €750.00 | Tools and equipment for Swanlinbar Mens Shed. | ||
| Ballyjamesduff Gun Club | Ballyjamesduff | €750.00 | Generator for the club house. | ||
| Cornafean GFC | Cornafean | €750.00 | Outdoor furniture. | ||
| Lower Lavey Community Group Ltd | Lavey | €750.00 | Painting of meeting room. | ||
| Drumgoon Hill Old Graveyard Maintenance and Support Group | Maudabawn | €750.00 | Equipment and tools to upkeep historical graveyard. | ||
| Swanlinbar Development Association | Swanlinbar | €750.00 | TV screens in community centre. | ||
| Belturbet Heritage Railway CLG | Belturbet | €750.00 | New signage. | ||
| Highfield Road Residents Association | Cavan | €750.00 | Tree pots / leaf blower. | ||
| Bailieborough Heritage Society | Bailieborough | €500.00 | Laptop / printer / shreader. | ||
| Killeshandra Camino Calling | Killeshandra | €500.00 | Historical interest information boards along the route of Killeshandra Camino 2024. | ||
| Belturbet Angling Club | Belturbet | €500.00 | Angling equipment. | ||
| Kilcogy Community First Responders | Kilcogy | €500.00 | Defibrillator pads. | ||
| Shercock Tidy Towns | Shercock | €400.00 | Sherelk'- art piece information signage. | ||
| Breffni Pickleball Club | Cavan | €250.00 | Pickleball equipment. | ||
| Irish Countrywomen's Association | Belturbet | €2,500.00 | Catering equipment for social gatherings and laptops for training purposes. | ||
| Sheelin ICA | Kilnaleck | €2,500.00 | Sewing machines, kitchen utensils & picket ball equipment. | ||
| Shannon Valley Womens Group | Dowra | €2,008.45 | Art and craft materials, a bbq machine and kitchen equipment. | ||
| Ukrainian Womens Group | Cavan | €2,000.00 | Purchase a photocopier, whiteboards and new tables for activities. | ||
| Cornafean Community Support and Social Group | Cornafean | €2,000.00 | Storage cabinets, kitchen equipment. | ||
| Belturbet / Redhills Ladies GFC | Belturbet | €1,800.00 | Purchase storage lockers and a portable PA system. | ||
| Maghera ICA Guild | Maghera | €1,600.00 | Projector and screen, activator poles and craft equipment. | ||
| Teach Oscail Women's Groups | Cavan | €1,500.00 | To purchase a bingo machine, books, art and crafts supplies. | ||
| Crosserlough ICA | Crosserlough | €1,300.00 | To buy an overhead projector and screen, and associated fittings. | ||
| Kilnaleck Hen's Shed | Kilnaleck | €1,200.00 | To purchase a portable PA System, Bluetooth microphone, and Projector for meetings. | ||
| Cavan Women's Shed | Cavan | €1,200.00 | To purchase a laptop, printer, and projector. | ||
| Cavan Guild ICA | Cavan | €1,000.00 | Purchase 2 no. sewing machines, CD/Radio system, stationery & craft material. | ||
| Maudabawn ICA | Maudabawn | €1,000.00 | Tablet purchase and knitting / crochet materials. | ||
| Cavan Social Services | Cavan | €1,000.00 | Knitting / sewing materials. | ||
| Ballymachugh LGFA | Ballymachugh | €900.00 | Fully stocked medical bags. | ||
| Cootehill Women's Hen Shed | Cootehill | €675.00 | Purchase a laptop, case and a printer. | ||
| €117,162.00 | €21,108.45 | €3,075.00 |