Minister Dara Calleary approves €388,000 for Cumann CLG Mícheál Breathnach in the Galway Gaeltacht
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From: Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht
- Published on: 10 February 2026
- Last updated on: 10 February 2026
- Capital funding of over €388,000 has been approved by Minister Dara Calleary for Cumann Mícheál Breathnach in Indreabhán to deliver a range of works at the club’s site there
The Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary TD, announced today that he has approved a grant of €388,059 for Cumann Mícheál Breathnach in Indreabhán, Co. Galway, to enable them to deliver upgrade works at the club’s site.
The works to be undertaken include resurfacing the car park, footpaths, public lighting and floodlights for the field itself. Cumann Mícheál Breathnach serves the area from Abhainn Bhoth Loisce west as far as Ros an Mhíl. The club currently has up to 700 members and these works will greatly contribute to accessibility and safety for the members and the wider community.
This funding was approved under the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht’s Community and Language Supports Programme.
Announcing the grant today, Minister Calleary said:
“As Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, I am committed to supporting the Gaeltacht community to develop first-rate facilities and provide them to the community. There is an important link between sports and the Irish language in the Gaeltacht and sports clubs have a central role in the language planning process. This grant will greatly improve the club’s environment, which will be of immense benefit to the membership of the club, to local residents and to the wider community.
“This initiative is a good example of the kind of capital assistance available under the Community and Language Supports Programme for Gaeltacht groups and organisations. I am certain that local residents, young and old, will benefit from the facility being provided as a result of this funding.
“I commend the work that the committee has done as they seek to improve the club’s facilities on behalf of the Gaeltacht community and this initiative will undoubtedly contribute greatly to work already done.”