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CLARE County Council has denied it has declined to help the Clare & District Soccer League (CDSL) after complaints about the level of funding it has received. In an extensive statement, CDSL said that it has been overlooked in both 2023 and 2024. “Last year in the Community Recognition Grants Clare Soccer received 0.47% of the fund. This is less than 1% of the money provided by the Department of Rural and Community Development for communities in Clare to help and assist the Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection and/or International Protection Applicants and Ukrainians.” It said that all of Clare soccer got around 10% of the amount allocated to a street lighting project at Ballyalla, €132,500 compared to €13,000 for the sport. CDSL also claimed that it had applied for over €350,000 but its projects were not put on a shortlist compiled by councillors to be submitted to the Department of Rural and Community Affairs. The CDSL also claimed that it …
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