€225,000 Funding for New Youth and Sports Facility in Arklow Announced – Harris

Posted August 18th, 2011 in Arklow, Local Work

Fine Gael Wicklow TD, Simon Harris, has welcomed the news for the Inbhear Mor Youth and Sports Facility in Arklow, announced today by the Minister for Children, Frances Fitzgerald. The funding, granted under the Young People’s Facilities Services Fund is for a multi-purpose facility and flood-lit pitch.

Deputy Harris said, “I am delighted to see work on this much-needed facility will now be able to go ahead – I have no doubt that it will make a huge difference to the lives of many young people in Arklow and the surrounding communities.  I would also like to recognise the hard work that has gone in to making this possible on all sides, and to thank my colleague, Minister Fitzgerald , and also Arklow Town Council, who donated the land the new facility will be built on.”