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Launch of Phase 3 Fundraising Drive Takes Place this Friday at 8pm in Russell Pk

Phase 3 Development Draw

Friday September 19th saw the club launch their latest fund-raising drive. Michael O'Muircheartaigh launched the car. Top Prize is a Bradys Volkswagen Golf worth over E20,000. There are loads of other prizes so be sure to get down. The draw will take place on Saturday October 31st. More information from here.

New changing Rooms

The new Changing Room's are completed and everyone is invited down the club on Friday September 4th from 8pm - 9pm for a full viewing of the facilities. The new terrace standing area will also be open to view. The Hurling Wall Development remains on course to be completed by the end of August. A big thank you to everyone who has put in the superb fund-raising work over the past several years. There will also be a meeting in the club from 9.15pm to discuss our upcoming club dar will be launched in the coming weeks. Only one phase of the development left so lets get behind it.

New Score Board

The new scoreboard has been erected on the All-Weather Pitch. It has been kindly sponsored by John McGuirke who is a mentor in the Nursery

Development Update

With phase one of our 3 phase development plan complete with Ireland's finest All Weather Pitch in place, the club are now moving onto phase 2 which will include new dressing room's and a new hurling wall. A major fundraising drive is in place to complete Phase as soon as possible.

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Phase 1 Complete

Club Development of the all weather pitch as can be seen from the photo below.

It all started here:

On February 4th 2006, An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern offically turned the sod of phase one of the Development. Click Here for More Photos of the Historic Day

Click Here for the Club Development Brochure (1.8MB)

St Brigids GAA club (Dublin and Leinster Senior Football Champions of 2003) launched one of the most ambitious developments in the GAA community last night. With over 60 active teams and a thriving Handball section (which boasts Mens Senior All Ireland Champion Eoin Kennedy), St Brigids is one of the biggest GAA clubs in Ireland in an area that has experienced rapid population growth.

The development committee , Chaired by Michael O Muircheartaigh, have structured the development in four distinct phases. Phase one will provide a full size floodlight all weather adult and juvenile playing pitch at a cost of ?1.2m. Phase two will see the construction of additional changing rooms and shower facilities. Current Chairman Ronan Barrett is confident that the first phase will be open for use and rental this coming winter with phase two quickly following suit. "There will be an extensive fund raising campaign beginning immediately with A membership drive to fund the development which will also be supported by the National Lottery and Fingal county council.

Phase three will include the construction of a new natural grass pitch together with a hurling wall, a gym, a medical treatment room and the upgrading of all existing Russell Park pitches. Advertising space on pitch perimeters is currently being snapped up by local and national businesses but there are still a few slots available. Interested parties are asked to e-mail info@stbrigidsgaa.com for further details.

The final phase will see the upgrading of the existing community facilities to include offices, meeting rooms, kitchen, new club shop and function rooms which will cater for all community activities. The explosive population growth in Dublin 15 together with the lack of other community, sports and recreational facilities in the Blanchardstown & Castleknock area make this development an immediate priority. As Michael O Muircheartaigh stated " the essence of progress is that it never ceases and in hindsight additional sporting facilities are always seen as an extraordinary beneficial investment in youth".

For further information including a copy of the development brochure, photographs and plans please email info@stbrigidsgaa.com  

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