Community Climate Action Programme

The overall objective of the Community Climate Action Programme is to support and empower communities, in partnership with their Local Authority, to shape and build low carbon, sustainable communities in a coherent way to contribute to national climate and energy targets. The Programme aims to support small and large, rural and urban communities to take climate action. This programme supports direct engagement with communities to both promote and assist in the scale up of community climate action from the respective starting points of the communities.

The Community Climate Action Programme has been developed under two strands addressing both direct climate action, and climate education and capacity building. Over €800,000 has been awarded to projects as part of the Community Climate Action Programme. Twenty-six groups will be funded as part of this new fund.

Under Strand 1 of the programme: Building Low Carbon Communities a total of €572,000 has been allocated to community groups around the county. The groups funded under this strand are; Bodyke Tidy Towns, Bridge United AFC, Carrigaholt Development Association, Clarecastle Community Development, Clooney Spancilhill CDG, College Green Residents Association, Corofin Tidy Towns, Cratloe Community Council, Doonbeg Tidy Towns, Ennis Mens Shed, Ennis Tidy Towns, Inagh Development Association, Inch Tidy Village, Lisdoonvarna Fáilte, Mike McTigue Community Centre, Obair, Ruan Tidy Towns, Scariff Rugby Club, Shannon Tidy Towns, Smith O’Briens GAA & Camogie Club, St. Joseph’s GAA Miltown Malbay, Waterworld Kilkee, West Coast Surf Club.

Three Clare projects received funding from Strand 1a of the fund - Shared Island Community Climate Action. These are Crusheen GAA, Feakle GAA and Clare GAA. These projects received €236,636 in funding. The Strand 1a projects supports cross-border and all-island community climate action partnerships between community organisations in County Clare and in Northern Ireland. The Northern Irish partners for these projects are Greencastle GAA, Trillick GAC and Derry GAA.

The funded projects will take action across the following five themes:  Community energy, travel, food and waste, shopping and recycling and local climate and environmental action.

You can follow these projects on storymaps.

List of Successful Applications under the Community Climate Action Programme 2024 [PDF, 161KB]