Nina Carberry· PPE

Overestimated

EUR 20 million invested in the Shannonside sports campus.

Omissions

• The claim conflates the total project cost (approximately EUR 20 million) with the specific PEACEPLUS funding amount (EUR 15.3 million). The PEACEPLUS contribution represents a significant portion but not the full amount.
• The reference to 'Since 1995' appears to be an error. PEACEPLUS is a post-2020 program that succeeded the earlier PEACE and INTERREG programs. The EUR 15.3 million funding was approved recently (2024), not dating back to 1995.
• The official project name is 'Shannonside Peace Arena' or 'Shannonside Recreational Campus', not simply 'Shannonside sports campus'.
• The SEUPB (Special EU Programmes Body) is the managing authority for PEACEPLUS funding, not the European Parliament directly.

Sources

• PrimarySpecial EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) - Launch of the Shannonside Peace Arena PEACEPLUS ProjectFunding approval of more than EUR 15.3 million from the European Union's PEACEPLUS program for the Shannonside Peace Arena
• PrimaryLeitrim County Council - PEACEPLUS funding announcementEUR 15.3 million PEACEPLUS funding approved for the Shannonside Peace Arena (SPA), a multi sports pavilion and athletics track
• SecondaryShannonside Northern Sound - Further EUR 15.3m funding announcedEUR 15.3 million under EU PEACEPLUS funding allocated to the Shannonside Recreational Campus project in Carrick-on-Shannon
• SecondaryIrish Independent - Major progress for new Leitrim sports campusFunding of EUR 15m has been awarded for the development of the Shannonside Recreational Campus from PEACEPLUS
• SecondaryShannonside Northern Sound - Carrick's EUR 20m sports complex on courseThe EUR 20 million sports complex in Carrick-on-Shannon is set to be completed next year. The Shannonside Recreational Campus is about to go to tender.