Charlie McConalogue

Account no longer active. Minister of State @DeptCultureIRL with Special Responsibility for Sport and Postal Policy. @fiannafailparty TD for Donegal.

[Gorey Athletics Club @GoreyAthletics]

Brilliant night at "The Future of Sport in Ireland" event in Gorey.

Brilliant panel of:
▪️ Minister @McConalogue
▪️Sport Ireland CEO Una May
▪️ GAA President Jarlath Burns
▪️ Swim Ireland's Sarah Keane
▪️ @irishathletics Hamish Adams
▪️ FAI's David Courell
▪️ Mary O'Connor

[Charlie McConalogue @McConalogue]

Grateful for the opportunity to give an insight into the huge amount of work being done & the work still to do at today's Federation of Irish Sport’s leaders’ forum.

My department and I will continue to strive for the best possible outcomes for sport in Ireland.

[Irish Sport @iresport]

Delighted to welcome sector leaders to this year’s Annual Leaders Forum. Thanks to Minister @McConalogue, our speakers, member NGBs, LSPs & partners. We look forward to continuing to work with the @DeptCultureIRL to promote, support and help shape the next National Sports Policy.

[Charlie McConalogue @McConalogue]

Great to turn the sod on the new walkway at @redhughsgaa Club. The Killygordon club was allocated €200,000 under the Community Sports Facilities Fund for a walking track & floodlighting development in the 2024 funding announcement.
Wishing the club every success with the project

[CRKC 88.7FM @CRKC1]

Interview with Minister of State for Sport Charlie McConalogue at the information evening on Sports Capital Funding in Kilkenny 22.01.2025 https://t.co/xtYrtwnlBW @CRKC1 @nickeybrennan

[Fianna Fáil @fiannafailparty]

Fianna Fáil in Government is delivering a record €33 million in core funding for sport this year.

Minister of State with responsibility for Sport Charlie McConalogue says this funding will support 57 National Governing Bodies and 29 Local Sports Partnerships.

[Department of Culture, Communications and Sport @DeptCultureIRL]

Uachtarán na hÉireann Catherine Connolly, together with Ministers Patrick O’Donovan TD and Charlie McConalogue TD, today officially opened the Dexcom Stadium (formerly the Sportsground) in Galway, home to @connachtrugby

🔗https://t.co/ruqBMiGVdZ

@PresidentIRL
@McConalogue

[Charlie McConalogue @McConalogue]

Delighted to join @connachtrugby Rugby in Galway to officially open Dexcom Stadium.

Connacht Rugby received €20 million in state funding under the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) - the largest capital investment to date in LSSIF - for the project.

[Charlie McConalogue @McConalogue]

Had an extremely positive meeting with members of @StEunansGAA Club in Letterkenny this morning about the next stage of the ambitious development plan for O'Donnell Park.

[Charlie McConalogue @McConalogue]

There was a large representation of sports clubs in Kilkenny at the Ormonde Hotel for the information evening held to assist clubs who will be applying for support through the Community Sports Facilities Fund later this year.

[Charlie McConalogue @McConalogue]

Great to welcome GAA President Jarlath Burns to the Department's Offices on Leeson Lane today for the opening of the exhibition that captures the evolution of the GAA & gives a brief history of Gaelic sports.
Thanks to the GAA Museum & department officials for pulling it together

[Fianna Fáil @fiannafailparty]

€33 Million for Irish Sport 🏅

We are putting significant funding where it matters: into local sports partnerships and national governing bodies.

Ensuring that sporting opportunities are available to everyone in their local community is a priority for Fianna Fáil.
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[Charlie McConalogue @McConalogue]

Delighted to announce a record investment of €33.36 million in Core Funding support to sporting organisations through
@sportireland for 2026.

This includes €19.5 million for 57 National Governing Bodies of Sport and €12.66 million for 29 Local Sports Partnerships.

[Charlie McConalogue @McConalogue]

Delighted to welcome the Min @jackfchambers to Donegal today. Min Chambers launched the €16m Riverine PEACEPLUS Project, & PEACE-Air, the €6.5m North-South research project on air pollution.
He also met the IBEC Northwest Committee & presented prizes at the VEX Robotics event.

[Charlie McConalogue @McConalogue]

The funding of €15 million per annum for a 5-year period to support the Post Office network recognises the cultural & geographic importance of Post Offices in our communities all over Ireland.
Read more👇
https://t.co/wJ8zC9lJLU

[Fianna Fáil @fiannafailparty]

Deputy @AindriasMoynih1 welcomes confirmation that the Chinese market has reopened to Irish beef.

He thanks the Taoiseach following his recent visit to China and Minister @timmydooley for their work in securing this important outcome.

[Charlie McConalogue @McConalogue]

A momentous day for Inishowen with the opening of the state-of-the-art extension at @movillecc

The €20.5 million government investment effectively doubles the size of the existing school to accommodate around 550 students.

Well done to all who worked on this major project.

[Charlie McConalogue @McConalogue]

€5m in Dormant Accounts Funding is to be awarded to NGBs of sport. While sport is a powerful driver of social inclusion, there remains important work to do to ensure people facing socio-economic barriers or living with disabilities are fully supported. 👇https://t.co/kSy7ofssMj

[RTÉ Sport @RTEsport]

Rory McIlroy has been crowned the RTÉ Sport Sportsperson of the Year after a glorious 2025.
https://t.co/r8efRly16B #RTEsport

[Irish Times Sport @IrishTimesSport]

Kate O’Connor wins Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman of the Year for 2025 https://t.co/o3uaxDn7cg