Age & Opportunity has announced €9,750 in grants to support sport and physical activity for 34 groups in Roscommon. The Age & Opportunity Active National Grant Scheme, funded by Sport Ireland, will assist over 1,000 clubs, groups and organisations across the country to the tune of €300,000 in grants this year.
The funding recipients announced under the 2026 scheme include Family Carers, Men’s and Women’s Sheds, ICA groups, Active Retirement Groups, Physical Activity Leaders (PALs) and other social, sporting and community associations.
Recipients in Roscommon are: Ballinagare Health and Leisure Centre, The Cornerstone (Frenchpark), Elphin Day Centre, Ballaghaderreen Women’s Shed, ICA Guild (Castlerea), Boyle Family Resource Centre, Rooskey Active Retirement, Fairview Hostel (Strokestown), Strokestown Day Centre, Ballinlough-Granlahan Active Retirement Association, Monksland Active Age, St Ronan’s Hall Community Company LTD, Rooskey Development & Social Inclusion Group LTD, St Michael’s GAA (Cootehall), Family Carers Ireland Roscommon, Castlerea Services Brothers of Charity Services Ireland-West Region, Mo Chairde, Lisacul Reminiscence, Roscommon Golf Club, Ballaghaderreen & Keadue Rural Men’s Groups, Dysart Rural Men’s Group, Elphin Men’s Group, St Ciaran’s Community Centre, Ballaghaderreen Men’s Shed, Lanesboro ESB Retired Staff and Pensioners Association, Lough Ree Men’s Shed, Active Age Ballintubber, Breedogue ARA, Frenchpark ICA, Let’s Go Club ARA, Cortober Residents Association, Killaraght Active Age, Woodlands Evergreen Club (Loughglynn), and Roscommon Town ICA Guild.
Over 20,000 grants to the tune of almost €8.5m have been awarded since the inception of the Age & Opportunity Active National Grant Scheme in 2001. Every year, circa 34,000 older people take part in physical activity funded through the scheme.
Grant funding for 2026 will support the rollout of activities such as pickleball, dancing, walking, cycling, table tennis, walking football, yoga and much more. The financial support will enable organisations to purchase sports equipment and host active initiatives and events for older people.
