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CLARE County Council holds one of the keys to the development of state of the art playing facilities for gaelic games in the county, delegates to the Clare County Board have been Ko) (en
County Board chairman Michael McDonagh unveiled the new blue- print for the development of facili- ties at a site on the outskirts of Ennis near Norrie Henchy’s on the Tulla Road.
The board has purchased 67 acres there and McDonagh told delegates that an application has been lodged with Clare County Council’s plan- ning department to develop 20 acres of the land.
“This is the culmination of 12 months hard work,’ said Michael McDonagh. “The plan is for three fields and if we get the go-ahead it will be the model for the rest of the country,” the chairman added.
And, the county board has pledged to embark on a consultation period with the public as part of the devel- Opment process. To this end board representatives led by the Mr. Mc- Donagh will meet with public repre- sentatives and also travel to Tulla to consult with the community there.
“A lot of work is being done in de- velopment,’ Mr. McDonagh told del- egates. “We’re developing one and a half fields in Clarecastle and also Cusack Park and the pitches in Tulla. It will cost €150,000 per pitch, while the dressing room facilities will cost €300,000.
“All the work we’re doing will cost
€3 million. The development in Tul- la will be seven minutes from the by- pass and will benefit east and west. If we don’t get planning permission it will be a grave injustice to the youth of the county,’ added McDonagh. The chairman pledged to report back to delegates in Sept on how de- velopment plans are advancing.