LATEST: Naas and Sallins to receive €4m in funding for sports facilities - Minister of State

Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund

Kildare North has been awarded over €4million in funding for sports and community projects by the Government this week.
Fianna Fail TD for Kildare North, James Lawless, has confirmed the bumper funding under the LSSIF (Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund) for the communities of both Sallins and Naas.
Investment of over €3million has been secured for the major new works at Sallins Community Grounds that will see the 33 acre site between the canal bank and the bypass transformed.
The new facilities there will include enhanced grounds for both local soccer and GAA clubs, alongside a new community hall, with money for local allotments and biodiversity initiatives too.
Meanwhile, just a few kilometres away in Naas, Minister Lawless is also delighted to announce he has succeeded in getting the green light for a €1million-plus investment for Nass GAA and Naas CBS community school.
This investment will go towards state-of-the-art new all-weather facilities that can be shared by different users in the community.
Mr Lawless welcomed both investments, saying: “I am delighted to confirm the great news for the people of Kildare.
“Having lobbied strongly for both projects, it is particularly fulfilling to see local projects like this, dear to my heart awarded such significant funding.
“And if I am elected by the good people of Kildare North again in the coming weeks, I can promise it will be more of the same from me up in Leinster House for the next five years.”