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WOLFE ‘Tones is the only camogie club in the country to have its own pitch, an achievement the entire club is intensely proud of.
A major project got underway eight years ago, when the shell of a dress- ing room was built. Over the years, major groundwork has been carried out, the dressing rooms have been completed and showers installed.
The final stages are now in full swing and the pitch will be playable
for the first time this year.
In the long-term, plans are afoot for the pitch to be the home of camogie in the county, with county champion- ship finals and interprovincial games to be played there.
The club has 150 juvenile members and 30 senior players on its books and the officers are indebted to the people of Shannon who helped out with the whole project.
To-date €250,000 has been paid and the final parts of the project are on the horizon. These include the pro-
vision of car parking, ballstops, nets and goalposts, all which will come at a cost of more than €50,000.
While money has been granted through the County Camogie Board, Shannon Development and National Lottery funding, the club 1s now call- ing on Shannon Town Council to in- ject capital into the scheme.
Club secretary Carmel Butler said €34,000 is being sought from Shan- non ‘Town Council.
“The official opening will be in August, but in order to achieve this
goal, we need to secure funding for off the road parking, the access road into the pitch and car parking around the dressing rooms,’ said Ms Butler.
“We cannot open the development as the access road is prone to flood- ing in its current condition,” she added.
The club has enjoyed no shortage of success on the field of play over the years – not least at Feile and senior league levels – but need the support of the people of the town to ensure this continues.