Waterford club to receive funding support from Texaco scheme

A Waterford sports organisation is among 26 clubs around the country announced as beneficiaries of this year's Texaco Support for Sport initiative.

Dungarvan Gymnastics Club will share €35,000 in funding with six other clubs involved in basketball, bowling, cycling, gold, in-line hockey and swimming.

Additionally, €40,000 will be divided equally amongst eight GAA clubs (incorporating camogie, Gaelic football and hurling), €20,000 among four athletic clubs and a further €35,000 shared equally amongst three soccer clubs, two rowing clubs and two rugby clubs.

In its fifth year, the scheme is hosted and organised by Valero Energy (Ireland) Limited, the company that markets fuel in Ireland under the Texaco brand, with judging overseen by former Irish rugby international and well-known broadcaster, Donncha O’Callaghan.

The Dungarvan club will receive €5,000 in funding.

Congratulating the winners, James Twohig, Director of Ireland Operations, Valero Energy (Ireland) Limited, acknowledged "the immense contribution" sports clubs make to the heart of community life in Ireland.

“The purpose of our Texaco Support for Sport initiative is to provide an avenue of funding for local sports clubs to help nurture grassroots talent, improve facilities, purchase new equipment or contribute to inclusivity measures which will broaden and enhance their appeal and grow their memberships," he said.

"Since its inception, we are proud to have distributed almost €650,000 to a variety of more than 125 sports clubs throughout the country, and this has undoubtedly helped them to continue to play an essential and positive role within their communities,” he added.

An invitation to enter the 2026 Texaco Support for Sport initiative will issue again early next year with entries accepted from all clubs, including those whose application may have been unsuccessful previously. For more information on the scheme go to www.TexacoSupportforSport.com