By Dan Walsh
Minister James Browne TD and his Cabinet Colleague, Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary TD, this week announced successful projects under the Local Enhancement Programme (LEP) 2026. In Co. Wexford 80 projects will benefit from over €250,000 under the Local Enhancement Programme 2026.
Regarding the Co. Wexford funding, Minister Browne said; “These groups are genuinely so essential to community life as we know it, from groups in Templeshannon and Bunclody to Taghmon, Bridgetown, and New Ross.
“Every single week I meet the people and groups that benefit from grants under the LEP across the county. There are some incredible people giving their time to lead, contribute to and keep these groups going for everyone’s benefit and we are lucky to have them.
“These pots of funding are about improving local facilities through small-scale funding for a wide range of projects including minor renovations to buildings and the purchase of essential equipment for the maintenance of public areas.
“It also allows groups to purchase items such as IT equipment to enable groups to conduct their business.
The 80 groups in Co. Wexford who will get an injection of funding for their activities are in the accompanying list.
12th Wexford Ballykelly Scouts €4,700.
13th Wexford Scout Group (Wexford Town) €4,500.
Access 2000 €5,000.
Adamstown Community Centre €1,589.
Adamstown Community Development Association €5,000.
Ballaghkeen Community Project Ltd €5,000.
Ballycanew Christmas Lights Committee €5,000.
Barnardos (Wexford) €4,505.27
Bellefield Youth Club €2,000.
Bridgetown Men’s Shed €2,882.13
Bunclody Area Tourism €1,000.
Bunclody Bridge Club €870.
Bunclody Tidy Towns €2,000.
Campile Area Development Group €5,000.
Castlebridge Horticultural and Agricultural Show Committee €1,000.
Celtic Dragon KBX Kickboxing €4,925.52
Clonard Girl Guides €1,000.
Community Catholics (Brazilian) in Enniscorthy €1,646.46
Coolgreaney Ballyfad Woods Nature Trails €4,300.
Coolgreany Handball Club €4,800.
Coolgreany Tidy Towns €1,800.
Courtown Communtiy Council €3,030.83
Courtown Heritage Group €2,241.
Courtown Hibs AFC €4,890.
Courtown Tidy Towns €4,604.
Enniscorthy Delightful Dollies Women’s Group €800.
Enniscorthy Basketball Club €491.
Enniscorthy Men’s Shed €744.35
Enniscorthy United FC €5,000.
FAB Coolcotts Development Project CLG €5,000.
FDYS Scoil Spraoi Na Leanai Preschool €2,314.11
FDYS Traveller Inclusion Programme €1,000.
Ferns Community Development Association (FCDA) – Ferns Old Graveyard Steering Group €349.85
Friends Together New Ross- FDYS €1,000.00
Glenbrien Community Hub €5,000.
Gorey Garden City Residents Association €4,600.
Gorey Athletics Club €4,403.
Gorey Boxing Club €2,998.79
Gorey Tidy Towns €1,000.
Kilmore Athletics Club €902.88
Kilmore Quay Community Development Association CLG €5,000.
Kilrane/Rosslare Harbour Men’s Shed €2,595.
Kilrush Brownies €1,000.
New Ross Community Hospital CLG, t/a New Ross Community Care Home €5,000.
Newbawn Development Group €1,000.
Old Kilnenor Historical Society (Graveyard) €4,595.
Pairc Na nGabhar Committee (Bunclody) €5,000.
Poulpeasty Women’s Group €798.
Revive New Ross €5,000.
Riverchapel & Courtown Ladies Club €853.89
Saint Brendan’s Estate Residents €2,020.
Scoil Mhuire Ballyhogue €4,443.
Slaney Search & Rescue €5,000.
Southend Family Resource Centre €4,122.
St Abbans Adamstown GAA Club €4,934.95
St Abbans Kilmyshall Boxing Club €5,000.
St Patrick’s Fife And Drum Band €5,000.
St. Aiden’s Communty Hall (Bunclody) €510.38 St. Columba’s Old Folk’s Club €5,000.
St. John’s Volunteers GAA Club €970.
St. Mary’s Day Care Centre CLG (Tagoat) €1,376.58
St. Mary’s Maudlintown GAA Club €5,000.
Summerhill Girl Guides €1,000.
Sunflower Ukrainian Hub €4,867.94
Taghmon Badminton Club €3,000.
Taghmon Camross GAA Club €3,250.
Taghmon Camross LGFA €837.15
Taghmon Family Resource Centre €2,780.76
Templeshannon Indoor Bowls €2,500.
The May Byrne Community House €2,463.
The Mna le Cheile (Bunclody) €5,000.
The Phoenix Rising Support Network-CLG €1,000.
Vision for Courtown and Riverchapel €4,950.
Wexford Albion FC €4,799.96
Wexford Astro Football €1,898.90
Wexford CBS Boxing Club €5,000.
Wexford Eagles American Football Club €5,000.
Wexford Sub Aqua Club €2,720.
Write By The Sea Literary Festival (WBTS) at Kilmore Quay €4,051.86
Yola Hedge School (Tagoat) €5,000.
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