Emerging talent bursary scheme fund of €90k

ACTIVE South Dublin on behalf of South Dublin County Council has just announced the launch of its 2026 Emerging Talent bursary scheme which will see an allocation of €90,000 be given out to athletes across South Dublin.

The funding has been increased by €25,000 from 2025 which saw €65,000 distributed among athletes between 16 recipients.

The eligible members must be individual sportspersons, not team members and must be aged between 14 to 20.

Recipients must be competing at a high level nationally or internationally.

Previous participants in the bursary scheme in 2025 included

• Kate O’Connell (Athletics),
• Saoirse Fitzgerald (Athletics),
• Jack Kelly (Athletics),
• Sean O’Donnell (Athletics),
• Adam Olaniyan (Boxing),
• Carly Hayes (BMX),
• Calvin Mc Cann (Karate),
• Asha Reen (Karate),
• Zoe McDermott (Karate),
• Cillian McArdle (Kickboxing),
• Josh Riddell (Kickboxing),
• Amy Wade (Kickboxing),
• Cora McNaughton (Sailing),
• Ryan Doyle (Taekwondo),
• Aimee Carr (Triathlon),
• Jack Kearney (Weightlifting).