More than 130 organisations across the Northern Sound region have received over €345,000 in funding under the 2020 Community Enhancement Programme.
The Programme supports community-led groups and sports clubs, particularly in disadvantaged areas, through the provision of small capital grants.
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, paid "tribute to everyone involved in these organisations" and confirmed that the programme will be extended into 2021.
132 projects in the Northern Sound region benefitted from funding, with some notable projects including Bailieborough Swimming Pool and the Ballybay Youth Café.
More than 3,000 projects nationwide received funding of €7 million under the scheme, and Minister Humphreys thanked all the groups and organisations that applied in 2020:
