SSE RENEWABLES PRESENTS OVER €237,000 TO COMMUNITY GROUPS IN LIMERICK AND KERRY

04 Mar 2022

Community groups in Limerick and Kerry received over €237,000 through the SSE Renewables Community Fund in 2021.

The leading developer, owner and operator of renewable energy in Ireland and the power behind leading green energy provider and sister company SSE Airtricity has announced the awards to 108 recipients.

Through its Community Fund programme, SSE Renewables makes annual contributions to local community groups located near its onshore wind farms. This latest presentation takes the company’s contribution in the West Limerick and North Kerry area to over €2.4 million in the area.

Athea National School in Co. Limerick is putting their latest funding towards air purifiers for the school.

"In an effort to ensure the safety of all children in our classrooms, ventilation had become a huge concern. Currently classroom windows and doors are continuously open regardless of weather conditions and temperatures. This year’s SSE Renewables Community funding will enable us to rectify this situation by installing an air purification system for some of our classrooms, especially the special needs classrooms."
Margaret Watters Principal of Athea National School

Tournafulla Sustainable Living Community in Co. Limerick are using the funding for solar panels to light up the local community garden.

"Tournafulla Sustainable Living’s aim is to keep our community and our area alive and viable. We have done much to accomplish this in the past, thanks to SSE Renewables community funding. This year’s funding will be used to install solar panels to light up the shed and polytunnel areas and assist with a water pump system to create a safe environment for people to work, walk and grow produce in the Community Development Living garden behind the Community Hall"
Helen Broderick Chairperson Tournafulla Sustainable Living Community

"SSE Renewables is really proud to be making a difference in the local area particularly in this difficult time for communities across West Limerick and North Kerry. We’ve been presenting communities here with funding since 2008 and this latest presentation brings our total funding in the area to over €2.4 million. Through the financial assistance of over €237,000 awarded from Athea, Dromada, Lenamore, Rathcahill and Tournafulla wind farms within the last few months 108 community groups and schools have received funding"
Anne Reynolds Community Development Officer

SSE Renewables Tournafulla, Rathcahill, Dromada and Athea Wind Farms in West Limerick have a combined capacity of over 100MW and are capable of powering over 50,000 homes in the region.

SSE Renewables’ Leanamore Wind Farm in North Kerry entered full commercial operation in 2018 and consists of nine turbines which generate enough green energy to power over 10,000 homes.

Full list of groups supported:

The following groups in West Limerick and North Kerry received funding from this year’s SSE Renewables Community Fund for a variety of COVID-19 related measures, running costs as a result of the pandemic, energy-efficient and sustainable projects.

Abbeyfeale Christmas Lights	Knocknagoshel Over 55's Social Club and Women's Group
Abbeyfeale Community Alert	Knocknagoshel Tidy Towns
Abbeyfeale Community Council	Knocknasna National School
Abbeyfeale Men's Shed	Lenamore Rovers
Abbeyfeale Towns Parks	Limerick Singing Club
Abbeyfeale United	Locha'Ghe Wren Boys
Ardagh Community Leisure	Lyreacrompane Heritage Group
Ardagh District Recreational & Sporting Co. Ltd.	Mahoonagh National School
Asdee Development Association	Meenkilly National School
Asdee GAA	Monagea Text Alert
Ashford Parents Association (Scoil Ide Ashford)	Monagea GAA Club
Ashford Raheenagh Tidy Towns	Monagea Ladies Football club
Athea Community Council Ltd	Monagea National School
Athea Community Arts Group	Mountcollins AFC Abbeyfeale
Athea Drama Group	Mountcollins Community Centre
Athea GAA	Mountcollins GAA Cub
Athea Library	Mountcollins Tidy Towns
Athea National School	Moyvane Community Sports Hall Ltd.
Athea Tidy Towns	Moyvane Development Assoc.
Athea United FC	Moyvane Knockanure Parishes Pastoral Council
Ballyhahill Development Assoc	Moyvane Ladies Football Club
Ballyhahill Parents Association	Newcastle West Rugby Club
Ballylongford Enterprise Assoc	Racquetball Club Abbeyfeale
Ballylongford GAA	Scoil Chorp Chriost National School - Knockanure
Ballylongford Tidy Towns	Scoil Ide Naofa Raheenagh National School Ballagh
Ballylongford Christmas Lights	Scoil Mhuire gan Smál
Brosna GAA	St. Fergus National School Glin
Carrigkerry Community Centre	St. Kieran's Bord na Og Ardagh
Carrigkerry Sports Association	St. Senan's Community Alert - Ardagh
Cluain Chreadhail Comhaltas Ashford	Strand Community Development
Cluain Chreadhail Comhaltas Dromcollagher	Tarbert Bridwell Clg
Cobbs Road Wildlife Trails	Tarbert Community Care Clg
Con Colbert Hall	Tarbert Comprehensive School
Dromcollogher Community Council	Tarbert Development Association
Duagh Sports & Leisure Complex Ltd	Tarbert GAA
Feohanagh Castlemahon Resource Centre	Tarbert National School
Ferry Rangers	Temple Og’s Preschool
Foynes Sailing Club	Templeglantine Community Council
Fr. Casey's GAA	Templeglantine Community Development
Gerald Griffin National School	Templeglantine GAA
Glantine FC	Templeglantine National School
Glengurt National School	Templeglantine Parish Church
Glin Day Care Centre	TFI Local Link Limerick & Clare
Glin Development Association	Tournafulla & District Vintage Club
Glin Men's Shed	Tournafulla Camogie Club
Glin Rovers	Tournafulla Comhaltas
Kantoher Development Group Ltd.	Tournafulla Community Council Clg
Killeedy Defibrillator Group	Tournafulla Defib Group
Killeedy GAA	Tournafulla Development Association
Killeedy Hall Management Committee	Tournafulla GAA
Killeedy Youth Club Ballagh	Tournafulla Sustainable Living
Killoughteen National School Newcastle West	Tournafulla Tidy Towns
Kilmeedy National School	Tournafulla/Mountcollins Finance Committee
Knockanure Community Centre	West Limerick Athletics Club