Almost €3m in grants to athletics Minister for the Arts, Sport and Tourism John O’Donoghue has announced sports grants to the amount of €85m for 2007. That brings the total grant aid since 1998 to €568m. Leading the way this time round is Cork Athletics Board who have been given €700,000 to spend on the provision of a covered stand for the CIT that will include dressing rooms, meeting rooms, photo finish room and an indoor training area. Athletics Ireland receives an allocation of €400,000, while Nenagh Olympic is set to receive €250,000 towards the upgrade of their indoor stadium. Morton Stadium Management Committee is allocated €400,000. Le Cheile athletics club / Leixlip Amenities in Kildare has been allocated €300,000, and Tallaght Athletics Club in Dublin receives €130,000. And, to round off the six figure allocations, St. Abban’s Athletic Club in Laois gets €130,000, and Fingallians GAA and Athletics Club receives €180,000. 19 clubs received grants of varying amounts. A grand total of €2,868,500 to athletics. Cork €9,972,300 Cork County Board Athletics Association of Ireland €700,000 Leevale Athletic Club €18,000 Donegal €3,216,100 Lifford Athletic Club €50,000 Inishowen A.C. €6,000 Dublin €19,500,750 Morton Stadium Management Committee €400,000 Athletic Association of Ireland €400,000 Fingallians GAA & Athletic Club €180,000 Tallaght Athletics Club €130,000 Irish Orienteering Association €25,000 Bros Pease Athletic Club €4,000 Galway €4,470,000 Tuam Athletics Club €10,000 Kildare €1,948,500 Le Chéile Athletics Club/Leixlip Amenities €300,000 Laois €1,561,200 St. Abban's Athletic Club €130,000 Limerick €6,501,000 Limerick County Athletics €70,000 Bilboa Sports and Athletic Club €25,000 Louth €2,043,500 Dunleer Athletic Club €25,000 Mayo €2,525,500 Ballina Athletic Club €65,000 Swinford Athletic Club €4,000 Meath €2,218,500 Dunboyne Athletic Club €30,000 Sligo €1,479,000 Sligo County Board Athletics Ireland €5,000 Tipperary €4,119,000 Nenagh Olympic Athletic Club €250,000 Templemore Athletic Club €25,000 Waterford €2,830,500 Waterford City Council for Waterford United FC - Regional Sports Centre €750,000 Waterford Triathlon Club €3,500 Wexford €2,607,500 D.M.P. Athletics Club €10,000 St. Killian's Athletic Club €3,000