The awarding of a grant of €10,000 to Ballina Boxing Club by the Coca Cola Thank You Fund for the promotion of ladies boxing has been warmly welcomed by Fine Gael TD for Mayo, Deputy Michelle Mulherin. The award was one of only 11 that were made by the fund this year to organisations across Ireland.
Deputy Mulherin said: “I am delighted that Ballina Boxing Club has been awarded €10,000 by the Coca Cola Thank You Fund in recognition of its work in promoting an active lifestyle. The fund has paid out a total of €125,000 in 2012 and the club is one of only 11 organisations across Ireland to have been recognised in this way.
“Ballina Boxing Club is one of the foremost clubs in Mayo. It has a long history of training champion boxers who have brought tournament success to the club from its earliest years up to the present time. A number of its boxers have won national titles in recent years.”
According to Dep Mulherin to further enhance its reputation and to widen its appeal to women boxers, the club has embarked on an ambitious development programme the highlight of which has been the opening of the club’s fitness and training centre on Mercy Road in September.
“I welcome this award and I congratulate Ballina Boxing Club on its success,” said Dep Mulherin. “Boxers have done our country proud in international competitions, most notably in the Olympic Games, where boxers have won more medals than all other sports combined. The sport gave the country a lift during the summer as we were transfixed by the success of Katie Taylor and her teammates at London 2012. It is the dedication of the members, coaches and committees as they work with future champions all over Ireland that make this success possible and I would like to wish the boxers of Ballina Boxing Club the very best in the future.”
