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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£279.8K
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Spending
£349.5K
Public benefits
The Charity Trustees are satisfied that both elements of the public benefit requirement are met. The purpose can be summarised as being to aid the personal and social development of young people through providing recreational and leisure-time facilities. The direct benefits flowing from the purposes include the testing of values and beliefs,
promotion of the acceptance and understanding of themselves and others, developments in social and sporting skills and a greater sense of responsibility, respect, pride and participation in their community. This is achieved through many different activities for all ages throughout the North Lurgan and surrounding areas which are areas of high deprivation, part of the Neighbourhood Renewal programme and ranked as some of the most deprived areas in the whole of the north. The benefits can be evidenced through, for example, a reduction in anti-social behaviour and reduced tensions and by local youths spending time in the club pursuing the activities provided instead of hanging around on streets with a potential of causing friction or even trouble. One specific piece of evidence is that, when threatened by cuts to our budget, a petition was created by our beneficiaries aiming to try to keep the services going. This has so far succeeded in delaying the budget cuts. Further evidence can be seen in the amount of success our young people have had in different sports at local, county, Provincial, All Ireland and even World championships and in this quote from The Department of Education and Training Inspectorate Report on Clann Éireann Youth Club April 2013; “The young people are well motivated and enjoy participating in programmes which are well matched to their needs and reflect issues which are relevant to their everyday lives. They acquire new skills; develop their talents and interests across a range of contemporary programmes including, community relations and specialist programmes. No harms arise from the purposes and neither are there private benefits to any individual or organisation which are more than incidental to the purposes, for example, the taking on of requisite staff to deliver the purposes etc.
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Community Relations Programming 5th March saw a fitting end to what can only be described as a very successful series of community relations programmes which have been developed by Clann Eireann Youth ClubAll projects came to a conclusion with a Celebration Night at the Civic Centre Craigavon on 5th March 2014.Guests were greeted by Mr Colin Mc
Cusker Deputy Mayor of Craigavon as well as Ms Orlaith Fitzmaurice Department Director of Peace and Reconciliation Fund DFA Dublin -the programmes main sponsor, Minister for Education Mr John O Dowd MLA was also in attendance,our guest speaker for the evening Mr Alan Mc Bride WAVE.Craigavon Sports Personality of the Year Awards,congratulations to Declan Mulholland & Niamh Coleman who picked up awards last night.Declan was voted Junior Male Sports Personality of the Year, whilst Niamh won Minor Female Sports Personality of the Year.Also the club itself picked up The Mary Canniffe Award- which is a special sporting award in recognition of the success throughout the entire club last year.U16 Doubles All Ireland Handball Champions congratulations to Alana Doran/Niamh Coleman who won the U-16 Doubles All Ireland Handball title.The club were also represented very proudly in 3 other finals.Spirit of Sports Award congratulations to young Niall McCann from our club who yesterday received the Lady Taverners' Spirit Of Sport' Award in the Grand Opera House, Belfast. Niall, 10 years old & a double amputee, won 1st prize in an award for children with a disability aged 6-16 yrs old who live their lives through sport. Niall plays a whole host of sports and is part of our current U-12 boys football team and also cycles along with the clubs cycling team.Marie Hoye and Caitriona McKeag tournament 2014Clann Eireann hosted their 5th annual tournament in memory of the late Marie Hoye and Caitriona McKeag on Saturday past, 12th April, with the largest number of teams participating since the tournament was launched 5 years ago.
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- The advancement of citizenship or community development
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Community safety/crime prevention
- Ethnic minorities
- Older people
- Parents
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Sexual orientation
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Cultural
- Education/training
- Gender
- Playgroup/after schools
- Sport/recreation
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
