Abbeydorney GAA Club Kerry

GAA Field Development 2007

Abbeydorney GAA pitch closed for development work on Tuesday 10th April. This development work will entail the installation of an all weather sand carpet pitch , erection of floodlighting to match standard, building of a spectator stand, erection of spectator fencing and other associated works. It is expected that the pitch wil reopen in the Autumn of 2008. This extended period is necessary to allow the all weather pitch time to knit in and mature.

There will be strictly no unauthorised access to the pitch area during this period.

All team training will now move to Roches field adjacent to Kyrie Eleison Abbey and Abbeydorney GAA club wish to thank Finbarr Roche and family for making their field available to the club.

Abbeydorney GAA have received formal approval from the Dept. of Arts, Sports and Tourism for a grant of €80,000 under the sports capital programme towards the installation of the all weather surface and last week we received the good news that we have provisionally been allocated €70,000 towards the installation of pitch floodlighting.

It is the absolute wish of Abbeydorney GAA to provide the best possible state of the art playing facilities for the sporting youth of our parish and consequently we will have a financial shortfall of approx. €100,000.

As a first step towards reducing this shortfall the club are organising a NIGHT AT THE DOGS on Saturday 16th June at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium Tralee.
Your support will be greatly appreciated. Over the coming weeks club members will be calling to your door offering you the opportunity to Sponsor a race, Nominate a dog, Contribute to our sponsorship booklet or purchase an admission ticket for €5.
We have a fantastic gate prize of a HOLIDAY VOUCHER worth €1000

"The Youth of today make the Club of Tommorrow"

"The Club That Fails to Plan is Planning to Fail"

"No Club Should Fail or Decline or Restrict its Normal Activities for the Lack of Money"

"Every Club can Improve more to some degree. Working to targets within overall plan is the best Motivating Factor"

"Clubs that want to be succesful in the future must now put in place a club structure that will cater for children
from 6 years up to adult level. The Club must provide coaching principles which will develop the players
in all aspects of the game in a safe and fun environment"

Field Business Advertisers Boarding around the pitch when it is Developed
The Following have Subscribed to our Plans
Dermot Dillane Londis Shop Abbeydorney,
S.F Building Contractors Tom Fitzgerald + Gerald Sullivan
Tralee Kingdom Insulation- James Egan + Tommy Buckley Abbeydorney
John Dowling Building Contractor Ballysheen Abbeydorney
Ballyroe Heights Hotel Tralee
AIB
Lixnaw Fabrications
Burgershack
Lee Strand

The Following People also subscribed and will be known as Patrons to Pitch Development
Mike + Mary Leen Clounametig Abbeydorney,
Mike Flaherty Hardware Stores,Lerrig, Ardfert
Sandy Egan Abbey Batteries Aulane Abbeydorney,
Burger Shack Paul Riordan Tralee.
Willie O'Leary and Family, Fortwilliam Abbeydorney
Peter Egan and Family Castlegregory
Eddie Slattery Refrigeration
Ardfert quarries
Abbeydorney Ladies football club
North Kerry Hurling Board

For more Pictures of Field Development Click Here

Work progress from May 1st 2007

Ripping the Ploughed Surface	Tom Healy Checking out the Progress

Laser Levelling The Surface	Local Digger Driver John Joe Cunningham Discuss Plans with Frank Egan Develoment Chairman

View Behind Dugouts	View from Village Side


Setting the grass seeds late on Saturday evening 26th May	Levelling sand on Thursday 22nd May