26/03/2019
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Mayor of South Dublin County Council Cllr. Mark Ward officially opens the recently completed sand based pitches and performs the sod turning for the imminent upgrade of the adjacent pitch at Firhouse.
On Monday 25 March 2019, the Mayor of South Dublin County Council, Cllr. Mark Ward officially opened the sand based pitches at Firhouse and performed the sod turning for the imminent upgrade of the adjacent pitch. The Mayor was joined by Daniel McLoughlin, Chief Executive of South Dublin County Council, Teresa Walsh, Director of Environment, Water and Climate Change and guests to celebrate these two events.
The sand based sports pitches are the first of their kind to be built by South Dublin in the county. They were designed by Sports Labs Ltd. and constructed by Clive Richardson Ltd. Sand based pitches are specifically designed to cater for maximum use, to provide for active recreation and encourage active lifestyles. The imminent upgrade of the adjacent pitch was designed by STRI Ltd. and will be constructed over the coming months by Haffey Sports Grounds Ltd.
Speaking at the event Mayor of South Dublin County Council Cllr. Mark Ward said: “The sand based pitches represent a considerable investment by South Dublin County Council in active recreation in the county, underlining the Council’s commitment to the provision of sports facilities and underpinning our support for the health and welling being of the citizens of the county.”
Mr Peter Lougheed Co-Chairman of Firhouse Carmel Football Club, who are the current users of the pitches under license from South Dublin County Council said “Firhouse Carmel FC has been one of the cornerstones of the community in Firhouse since 1974 offering soccer to children from the ages of 5 to 18 and we are delighted with the continued investment from the Council in the area. These pitches will be used for our Academy and small-sided games teams up to the age of 12 and we have over 180 children of our 300 members facilitated in these teams. The development of the Academy has been one of the success stories of our club over the past six years and the superb quality of the playing surface will afford the players the best opportunity to showcase their skills and enjoy the games.”
For further information contact Communications Unit, South Dublin County Council, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24 on communications@sdublincoco.ie
Image 1: Christine Evans, Public Realm Department, Cllr. Conor McMahon, Cllr. Deirdre O’ Donovan, Daniel McLoughlin, Chief Executive of South Dublin County Council, Mayor of South Dublin County Council Cllr. Mark Ward, Teresa Walsh, Director of Environment, Water and Climate Change, with members of Firhouse Carmel FC
Image 2: Mayor of South Dublin County Council Cllr. Mark Ward with members of Firhouse Carmel FC
Image 3: Daniel McLoughlin, Chief Executive of South Dublin County Council, Mayor of South Dublin County Council Cllr. Mark Ward, Jack Moffett of Haffey Sports Grounds Ltd., Teresa Walsh, Director of Environment, Water and Climate Change
FOR THE EDITOR
About South Dublin County Council
South Dublin County Council is one of four local authority areas in the Dublin region.
The Council provides and funds a broad range of services including housing, roads, walking and cycling routes, parks and playgrounds, libraries, sports facilities, litter control, arts centres, enterprise units, fire services, community infrastructure and financial supports. It also serves as a platform for local democracy with 40 councillors spread across six electoral areas.
Bounded by the River Liffey to the North and the Dublin Mountains to the South, the County lies 16 kilometres south west of Dublin city centre and has an administrative footprint of 223sq. kilometres. The County has nine main villages Clondalkin, Lucan, Palmerstown, Rathfarnham, Tallaght, Templeogue, Saggart, Rathcoole and Newcastle and is bounded by adjoining counties of Wicklow, Kildare, Dublin City, Fingal and Dún Laoghaire.
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Sand Based Pitch Opening - Image 1 -
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Sod Turning for Firhouse Pitch Upgrade - Image 3