Texaco Ireland Announces Fifth 'Support For Sport' Recipients | Checkout

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Texaco Ireland has announced the 26 recipient clubs of its fifth 'Support for Sport' initiative.

The €130,000 funding will be split between the various sports clubs all over the country.

Valero Energy (Ireland) Limited, the company that markets fuel in Ireland under the Texaco brand, hosted and organised the scheme, now in its fifth year.

Former Irish rugby international and well-known broadcaster Donncha O'Callaghan was also on hand to oversee the judging.

Of the clubs receiving funding this year, €40,000 will be divided equally among eight GAA clubs - incorporating camogie, Gaelic football and hurling - as well as €20,000 among four athletics clubs and a further €35,000 shared between four soccer clubs, two rowing clubs and two rugby clubs.

In addition to this, a further €35,000 will be divided between seven clubs whose disciplines include basketball, bowling, cycling, golf, gymnastics, inline hockey and swimming, all receiving €5,000.

Congratulating the winners, the director of Ireland operations at Valero James Twohig acknowledged "the immense contribution" that sports club make to the heart of community life in Ireland.

He said, "The purpose of our Texaco Support for Sport initiative is to provide an avenue of funding for local sports clubs to help nurture grassroots talent, improve facilities, purchase new equipment or contribute to inclusivity measures which will broaden and enhance their appeal and grow their memberships.

"Since its inception, we are proudto have distributed almost €650,000 to a variety of more than 125 sports clubs throughout the country and this has undoubtedly helped them to continue to play an essential and positive role within their communities."

Texaco will issue an invitation to enter Support for Sport 2026 in the new year, with entries open to all sports clubs, including those who may have been unsuccessful previously.

Further information is available at www.TexacoSupportforSport.com.