Following a recent Offaly Sports Partnership Management Committee meeting, Jude Feehan, Chair of the Sports Partnership announced that 34 clubs in Offaly are to benefit from its club development grant scheme 2026. The total fund available across this year’s grant scheme was €17,000.

Announcing the funding Mr Feehan said, 
“the importance of sport for people’s physical and mental health can never be underestimated. We are pleased to be able to support clubs looking to develop their clubs into the future. 
We are very grateful to Sport Ireland for approving this funding in our annual budget”.

Clubs funded represent a large cross section of sports including angling, athletics, boxing, camogie, community games, cricket, cycling, diving, equestrian, GAA, golf, hockey, pitch & putt, racquet sports (badminton, pickleball and squash) and soccer. The beneficiary clubs will each received a grant of €500 towards the implementation of their participation programmes. Clubs funded include: -

• Annaharvey Riding Club 
• Ballyfore GAA 
• Banagher Junior Athletics Club 
• Banagher Soccer Club
• Crinkill LGF
• Daingean & Monasterevin Match Anglers
• Daingean Pickleball Club
• Drumcullen GAA
• Edenderry Athletics Club
• Edenderry Pickleball Club
• Eden Pitch & Putt Club
• Kilclonfert GAA
• Kilcormac / Killoughey Community Games
• Kinnitty Athletics Club
• Kinnitty Badminton Club
• Lynx Cycling Club
• Moneygall Soccer Club
• Mucklagh Schoolboy/girl Soccer Club
• Naomh Ciaran LGF
• Offaly Sub Aqua
• Rhode Community Games
• Rhode GAA
• Rhode LGF
• Seir Kieran GAA 
• Shinrone Soccer Club
• St Brigid’s Boxing Club, Edenderry
• St Sinchill’s Camogie Club
• Tubber GAA
• Tullamore Camogie Club
• Tullamore Cricket Club
• Tullamore Cycling Club
• Tullamore Golf Club
• Tullamore Hockey Club
• Tullamore Squash Club 

For further information please contact Eamonn Henry, Coordinator, Offaly Sports Partnership on 086 794 8054 or by email