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Killimor
ensure the West's Awake
15 June 2011.
Killimor Co, Galway could be described as a sleepy village with little
going on, but that indeed would be a gross misinterpretation of what
is really happening in this rural community set in East Galway.
Only
the best for Clarinbridge
31 May 2011
Michael Donoghue and his Management Team must have woken up the Sunday
morning after the All-Ireland Club semi Final and thought they had just
fallen out of a dream.
Legend
Nudie Hughes joins Thornton Sports
20 December 2010
Recently, Ulster and Monaghan football legend Nudie Hughes became the
latest addition to Thornton Sports Ireland. Many would say that Ireland's
Leading Specialist Sports Surface Engineers have made the right move
yet again.
Thornton
Sports at the senior end of synthetic grass
04 September 2010
Irelands leading Specialist Sports Surface Contractor have the kudos
of building Ireland's first ever Full Size Eco Gaelic Hurling/Football
Synthetic pitch to meet the GAA's new code of compliance for synthetic
grass pitches.
How
do you know you're getting the best?
30 August 2010
There are some excellent grasses available on the market today; many
companies have access to top quality synthetic carpets. But just as
all chefs are not equally as good, it is equally true of synthetic grass
installers. I have been to meetings where large samples of grass have
been produced and been told that this is the best grass on the market
and that it is the all new singing and dancing surface only to see the
actual surface poorly installed, what a shame! If clients got what they
were promised then that would be great, the problem is they all don't.
Limerick
GAA's centre of excellence
31st July 2010
Located in Rathkeale County Limerick, Mick Neville Park will become
the centre for activity on numerous fronts for the Shannon sider's.
Under the watchful eye of county Chairman Liam Lenihan and his fellow
County Officers and Development Committee they have been working to
dramatically enhance the Rathkeale facilities and are now only months
away from having their own Centre of Excellence.
Scarriff's
focal point
15 December 2009
Located in East Clare over looking Lough Derg, the club was first established
in the late 1890's; it recorded its first senior victory in 1907 beating
local rivals O' Callaghan Mills. During the early 1900's Scarriff proved
themselves to be a major force on the senior club scene winning two
senior county titles.
Pride
of the Kingdom
15 November 2009
Established in 1888 Rathmore have in the past and continue in the modern
day to contribute greatly to the Kerry football team. They have supplied
some outstanding players to the county for selection such as John Saunders,
Tom O’Sullivan, Declan O’Keeffe and Aidan O’Mahony.
St.
Saviours GAA club Waterford
16 July 2009
St. Saviours GAA club is located on the Ballybeg housing estate on the
outskirts of Waterford City, this housing estate has approximately nine
hundred houses and the club is centrally located at its centre. With
a National School located only five hundred yards from the field there
is a natural gravitation from the School to the Club grounds.
New
facilities in Cork
15 March 2009
On a recent visit to Cork City, I called into St Vincent's Hurling and
Football club; I was met by Club Secretary Vincy Stokes after an impressive
tour of the clubs grounds and facilities Vincy had this to say. "In
1943 St Vincent's Hurling and Football club was founded to promote Gaelic
games in the Blarney Street and Sunday's Well areas on the North-West
side of Cork City.
Buyer
beware
16 April 2008
There is much spoken in hindsight of expensive errors and the manner
in which they could have been avoided. They say ’Hindsight has
20/20 vision’ and yet when opportunities show themselves to make
major improvements to facilities, clubs still make costly miscalculations
by taking the DIY approach to these projects. It is with specific expenditure
in mind we refer to - the construction of Synthetic All Weather pitches.
Synthetics
are the way forward
28 February 2008
Gaelic games are in a very positive place with regard to technical advancements
going into 2008. Skills are being enhanced and fine tuned through various
modes, the GAA s Fun Do packs are a great source of new and bright ideas
for coaches and trainers at under age level which when put into practice
will ensure training is a fun and fulfilling past time not to mention
educational on many levels.
Ferrybank
invest in Astro alley
02 July 2007
In the 123 year history of the Gaelic Athletic Association, the GAA
clubs of Ireland have faced many challenges and changes but one that
many clubs have come face to face with in recent times during the Celtic
Tiger era and are continuing to come up against is the one of exploding
populations.
Na
Fianna build for another 50 years with Thornton Sports
21 March 2007
A huge redevelopment programme marked the 50th anniversary of the Na
Fianna club in Dublin and now complete, an all weather synthetic pitch
installed by Thornton Sports is one of the key elements as the club
looks forward to a successful future.
Thornton
Sports gain from synthetic pitch growth
28 February 2007
Thornton Sports have been building artificial pitches for sports clubs
in Ireland since the 1980s. With the use of these surfaces growing all
the time in Ireland, the firm has seized the opportunity to develop
itself. Now a new surface in Dunganny, Co. Meath, is one of its main
undertakings.
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