Funding
Local Councils in Northern Ireland, and Local Sports Partnerships in the Republic of Ireland, offer a variety of excellent opportunities to access funding to support clubs and their development. Please use the contact details for your local area below to investigate what sources of finance may be available.
| Northern Ireland | |
| Antrim Borough Council | Sports Development Officer Antrim Borough Council Tel: 028 9446 3113 www.antrim.gov.uk |
| Ards Borough Council | Emma Hingston - Sports Development Officer Tel: 028 9182 4018 Mob: 07920 187819 www.ards-council.gov.uk |
| Armagh City and District Council | Armagh Sports Forum Tel: 028 3752 9636 Fax: 028 3752 3064 Email: armaghsportsforum@armagh.gov.uk www.armagh.gov.uk |
| Ballymena Borough Council | Katrina McCaughan Tel: 028 2563 9854 Email: katrina.mccaughan@ballymena.gov.uk www.ballymena.gov.uk |
| Ballymoney Borough Council | Sports Development Officer Tel: 028 2766 0267 Email: sportsdevelopment@ballymoney.gov.uk www.ballymoney.gov.uk |
| Banbridge District Council | Gillian Dewart - Sports Development Officer Tel: 028 4066 0605 Fax: 028 4066 0601 Email: gillian.dewart@banbridge.gov.uk www.banbridge.com |
| Belfast City Council | Support for Sport Scheme Tel: 028 9027 0515 Email: supportforsport@belfastcity.gov.uk www.belfastcity.gov.uk |
| Carrickfergus Borough Council | Paul Mawhinney - Sports Development Officer Tel: 028 9335 8888 Email: paul.mawhinney@carrickfergus.org www.carrickfergus.org |
| Castlereagh Borough Council | Faron Morrison - Sports Development Officer Tel: 028 9081 1969 Email: faronmorrison@castlereagh.gov.uk www.castlereagh.gov.uk |
| Coleraine Borough Council | Roger Downey - Sports Development Officer Tel: 028 7034 7234 Email: roger.downey@colerainebc.gov.uk www.colerainebc.gov.uk |
| Cookstown District Council | Eunan Murray - Sports Services Officer Tel: 028 8676 7135 Email: eunan.murray@cookstown.gov.uk www.cookstown.gov.uk |
| Craigavon Borough Council | Anne Benson Tel: 028 3831 1693 Email: anne.benson@craigavon.gov.uk www.craigavon.gov.uk |
| Derry City Council | Ryan Deighan - Club & Performance Development Manager Tel: 028 7136 1566 Email: ryan.deighan@derrycity.gov.uk www.derrycity.gov.uk |
| Down District Council | Tel: 028 4461 0800 Fax: 028 4461 0801 www.downdc.gov.uk |
| Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council | Tel: 028 8772 0370 Ext. 375 www.dungannon.gov.uk |
| Fermanagh District Council | Keith Collen - Secretary Fermanagh Sports Advisory Committee Tel: 028 6632 5050 Email: keith.collen@fermanagh.gov.uk www.fermanagh.gov.uk |
| Larne Borough Council | Steven Mills - Sports Development Officer Tel: 028 2826 0478 Mob: 07841 927744 Email: millss@larne.gov.uk www.larne.gov.uk |
| Limavady Borough Council | Ollie Mullan Tel: 028 7776 4775 Mob: 07976 510 862 Email: ollie.mullan@limavady.gov.uk www.limavady.gov.uk |
| Lisburn City Council | Adrian Baron - Sports Development Officer Tel: 028 9250 9556 Email: adrian.baron@lisburn.gov.uk www.lisburncity.gov.uk |
| Magherafelt District Council | Sean Henry Tel: 028 7939 7979 www.magherafelt.gov.uk |
| Moyle District Council | Damien McAfee - Sports Development Officer Tel: 028 2076 2225 Fax: 028 2076 2515 Email: dmcafee@moyle-council.org www.moyle-council.org |
| Newry and Mourne District Council | Dermot Russell Tel: 028 3031 3233 Ext: 3263 Fax: 028 3031 3299 Mob: 07974 724190 E-mail: dermot.russell@newryandmourne.gov.uk www.newryandmournedc.gov.uk |
| Newtownabbey Borough Council | Dean Holmes Tel: 028 9034 0065 Email: dholmes@newtownabbey.gov.uk www.newtownabbey.gov.uk |
| North Down Borough Council | Jonathan Moffet - Sports Development Officer Tel: 028 9127 5622 www.northdown.gov.uk |
| Omagh District Council | Conor McCrory - Sports Development & Recreation Officer Tel: 028 8224 5321 Fax: 028 8224 3888 www.omagh.gov.uk |
| Strabane District Council | Aiden Lynch - Sports Development Officer Tel: 028 7138 2204 www.strabanedc.org.uk |
| Ireland | |
| Carlow Sports Partnership | Martha Jane Duggan - Sports Partnership Coordinator Tel: 059 9136207 Email: mjduggan@carlowcoco.ie www.carlowsports.ie |
| Cavan Sports Partnership | Nadine Crotty - Sports Coordinator Tel: 049 4378582 Email: ncrotty@cavancoco.ie www.cavansportspartnership.ie |
| Clare Sports Partnership | John Sweeney - Co-ordinator Tel: 065 6865434 Mob: 087 9106613 Email: info@claresportspartnership.ie www.claresportspartnership.ie |
| County Cork Sports Partnership | Michael Crowley - Co Ordinator Tel: 021 4665081 Email: mcrowley@corksports.ie www.corksports.ie |
| County Galway Sports Partnership | Michael Curley - Sports Coordinator Tel: 091 476509 / 476503 Fax: 091 779082 Mob: 087 3292393 Email: sports@galwaycoco.ie www.galway.ie |
| Donegal Sports Partnership | Myles Sweeney - Coordinator Tel: 086 8561415 Email: myles@activedonegal.com www.activedonegal.com |
| Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Sports Partnership | Tel: 01 271 9502 Fax: 01 205 4749 Email: sportspartnership@dlrcoco.ie www.dlrsportspartnership.ie |
| Dublin City Sports Partnership | Tel: 01 222 2270 Email: dcsn@dublincity.ie www.dublincity.ie |
| Fingal Sports Partnership | Tel: 01 890 5000 Email: info@fingalcoco.ie www.fingalcoco.ie |
| Kerry Sports Partnership | Neil Kelders - Sports Development Officer Tel: 066 7183680 / 066 7183500 Fax: 066 7183678 Email: neil.kelders@kerrycoco.ie www.kerrycdb.ie |
| Kildare Sports Partnership | Syl Merrins - Sports Co-ordinator Tel: 045 980547 Email: smerrins@kildarecoco.ie www.kildare.ie |
| Kilkenny Sports Partnership | www.kilkenny.ie |
| Laois Sports Partnership | Tel: 057 867 1248 Fax: 057 867 1253 E-mail: info@laoissports.ie www.laoissports.ie |
| Leitrim Sports Partnership | Declan Boyle - Leitrim Sports Partnership Coordinator Tel: 071 9650498 Email: sports@leitrimcoco.ie www.leitrim.ie |
| Limerick City Sports Partnership | Phelim Macken - Co-ordinator Tel: 061 496428 Mob: 087 2079172 Email: pmacken@limerickcoco.ie www.cllsp.ie |
| Longford Sports Partnership | Siobhán McGuinness - Sports Co-ordinator Tel: 043 3343472 Fax: 043 3341233 Email: info@longfordsports.ie www.longfordsports.ie |
| Louth Sports Partnership | Mary Browne - Sports Co-ordinator Tel: 042 9324356 Fax: 042 9334549 Email: mary.browne@louthcoco.ie www.louthlsp.ie |
| Mayo Sports Partnership | Charlie Lambert - Sports Co-ordinator Tel: 094 9047256 Mob: 087 8109596 Email: clambert@mayococo.ie www.mayosports.ie |
| Meath Sports Partnership | Mary Murphy - Co-ordinator Tel: 046 9067337 Fax: 046 9097001 Email: mlsp@meathcoco.ie www.meathsports.ie |
| Monaghan Sports Partnership | Michelle Murphy - Sports Coordinator |
| North Tipperary Sports Partnership | Elaine Cullinan - Local Sports Co-ordinator |
| Offaly Sports Partnership | Eamonn Henry – Coordinator |
| Roscommon Sports Partnership | Noel Feely - Coordinator |
| Sligo Sports Partnership | Deirdre Lavin - Sports Co-ordinator |
| South Dublin Sports Partnership | Thos McDermott - Co-ordinator |
| South Tipperary Sports Partnership | Valerie Connolly - Sports Co-ordinator |
| Waterford Sports Partnership | Peter Jones - Sports Development Officer |
| Westmeath Sports Partnership | Sonja Statham – Coordinator |
| Wexford Sports Partnership | Tel: 053 91 96673 |
| Wicklow Sports Partnership | Aisling Lynch - Administrator |
