Pitch/ An Phairc
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Pitch/An Phairc

Ag Obair sa Pháirc :The way it as done in the early 1970s as a meitheal gets to work on park drainage

A familiar site as the park is flooded, pictured in "summer" 2002

Deireadh leis an uisce ?. Major work in progress on the park, summer 2003

Different machines at work on drainage in 2003

Ag déanamh réidh. Levelling the sand surface

An Féar ag Fás : Grass begining to appear in October 2003

Pitch ready for use April 2005

2nd Pitch : John McWeeney and Brendan Burns fencing in the land for the second pitch,16 July 2005

Obair ag Tosnú: Work starts on the second pitchJulu 2005

Sand surface laid for the second pitch in July 2006

The Second Pitch: View of the second pitch in the summer of 2007, ready for action

Another view of the second pitch

The old "Stand" or "Shed" being demolished August 2007

Foundations of the new Stand and Dressingrooms being laid in September 2007

First blocks laid on the new stand September 2007

The base laid - October 2007

Some of the steel structure in place - November 2007

Pictiur eile den Ardan nua - Samhain 2007

Six months to go!!!!! The old dressingrooms - due for demolition when the new stand and dressingrooms are complete in about six months time

New Stand almost completed, 2 August 2008

View of dressingrooms at back of stand

The stand as it appears on 20 October 2008

Meitheal ag Peinteail. Some of the painters on duty on a Saturday morning in the new stand. Painting resumes on Tuesday 30 december at 10.00. No experience necesary and tools will be provided.

Painters have a tea break!!!

Meitheal Mhor: On the final night before the official opening 85 people were there to help. Pictures above on Friday 22 May 2009

Plaque unveiling - Alan Banks, Tom Burns, Adrian Smith, Uachtaran Christy Cooney, Sr O'Heslin ( Daughter of Sean O'Heslin), Ann Cooney, Tommy Moran, Gerry  McGovern

Uachtaran CLCG, Christy Cooney presenting a club DVD history at the Launch on Saturday to Club president, Hugh McTague

Thomas Galligan Memorial Cup presented by Betty Galligan to Sean O'Heslins Captain, Johnny McWeeney

Sean O'Heslins after winning the Thomas Galligan Memorial Cup

An Ardan during the opening day

Shannonside Radio : Some of our supporters at the recording of Shannonside programme on the club by John Lynch

Banks Family: Kevin, Brian and Hanna: At the recording of Shannonside programme in the Clubrooms

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