Minister for Sport views GAA Facilities

Publication: Anglo Celt

Date: February 2002

Minister for sport and tourism, Jim McDaid paid a visit to Monaghan on Thursday last and spent part of the day viewing the facilities at a number of GAA clubs in north Monaghan.

With an election looming it was speculated that his visit could well have been to get some ground work done in that regard but there was no talk of polls, opinion or other wise as he visited six clubs and discussed plans that had been the subject of applications for Lottery funding.

On his trip to the border county he took in Monaghan Harps new grounds at Rooskey, Clontibret who are developing facilities at their training pitch, Gaeil Triucha, Tyholland who are extending their community facilities to include a gym and ancillary facilities, Eire Og whose new club rooms are now in use and Scotstown who have applied for funding for further development work at Kilmore. At each venue he saw copies of the various plans and discussed the differing requirements that need to be met with such projects.

As well as viewing club projects the Minister was also acquainted with the plans that Monaghan County Board have for their Centre of Excellence at Cremartin which when completed will provide three training pitches for county teams as well as an administrative HQ for the committee and it is to be hoped that the visit will pay dividends in the future. U16 TRIALS.