Following on from the recent awarding of €192,263 in the Sports Capital Grant Program,
we are holding a brief but very important General Meeting this Saturday evening at 6pm in the Parish Hall to outline and discuss plans for our Astro Turf project which we plan to start next year. This will be the biggest project we have undertaken to date.
All are welcome to attend.
Looking forward to seeing you all on Saturday evening.
Kevin Dobbyn
Chairperson
Category Archives: Pitch Development
GREAT NEWS
We are delighted to share the news that we have been allocated €192,263 under the Sports Capital Grant Scheme. This will be used to develop an astro turf training area and will further enhance our facilities in Suir Crescent. A big thank you has to go to all involved in recent years who have worked tirelessly behind the scenes on our Finance Committee and Club Committee. Thanks also has to go to all members of our 300 Club Syndicate over the last five years, the 300 Club has been the backbone in financing all the works over the last five years. Final thanks to our political representatives who have supported our club in recent years, Councillors Pat Dunphy and Tomas Breatnach, John Paul Phelan TD.
Lighting up Mooncoin Celtic
Germar Electrical were back on site today to carry out finishing off the streetlights, we should be well lit up next week.
Sports Capital Grant Application 2023
In the last week, we have submitted our application for funding towards an astro turf training area as part of the 2023 Sports Capital Programme. This will be the next stage of the development of Suir Crescent and will be crucial to enable our ever expanding club to train all year round in all weather conditions. We have applied for €200,000 and will be looking for the support of all local councillors and TDs in our quest for funding. To date over €520,000 has been invested in Suir Crescent, which is down to the people of Mooncoin supporting the development and successful grant applications in recent years. Fingers crossed, we will be starting the next phase of our impressive grounds soon enough.
New dugouts in place
At last we have had a dry spell of weather to get our dugouts dropped in place. Massive thank you to Peter Brennan of Ashgrove Transport for moving the dugouts today👏, thanks to Watmór for providing the base layer for housing the dugouts, thanks to Eric Walsh for holding the spirit level too and finally a massive thank you to the company who sponsored these dugouts, again……An incredible gesture 👏.
Next phase of Suir Crescent development starts…
Work has started on preparation for surfacing of the roadway up to the ground in Suir Crescent and will be completed next week all going well.
A birds eye view
We had an eye in the sky during the week to showcase some of the work done in the last 12 months at a cost of just under €160,000.
None of this would have been possible without the support of everyone in our 300 club and everyone supporting our 50 50 draw. Thank you for your continued support.
New pitch infrastructure
Work commenced this week on spectator fencing around the main pitch with Watmór Construction on site, the break in weather during the week cost us a couple of days and works will not finish until early next week.
Soccer Marathon Third Time Luck
Next Sunday (July 30th) at the third time of asking, we will hold our Soccer Marathon in Suir Cresent from 2-5.30 followed by the presentation of our end of season awards.
Wild Willow Coffee Trailer will be on site as well as a BBQ overseen by our two club chefs.
We would like to thank all of the people to date who have contributed sponsorship via the link and urge all to share the link with friends and family that might support our club.
Looking forward to seeing you all next Sunday.
Shockwaving
This week, we have Garry Flood Landscaping on site in Suir Crescent carrying out the annual sanding, shockwaving and overseeding of the entire ground.
This type of maintenance is crucial and would not be possible without the support of so many through our 300 Club Syndicate and our 50 50 draws.
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