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Disabled athletes in Laois are among those set to receive funding this year.
Disabled athletes in Laois are among those set to benefit from charity funding this year.
Clonaslee Wheelchair Basketball Club, New Horizon in Athlone and Shanahoe based Embrace Farm will all benefit from the Bank of Ireland Begin Together Fund.
The initiative has pledged €4 million to help support community based non-profits up to the end of this year.
Member of Clonaslee Wheelchair Basketball Paul Tobin says sport is a great mechanism for overcoming adversity: