A huge crowd turned out in Darver last Friday night for the official opening of the Louth GAA Centre of Excellence.

GAA president Liam O'Neill was on hand to cut the ribbon at a ceremony which was attended by Louth GAA dignitaries past and present.

County Board chairman Padraic O'Connor addressed the crowd after the completion of an U8 all-county blitz on the pitches, and he proceeded to thank the members of the original Darver Committee, whose hard work has come to fruition - Paddy McMahon, Seamus Kirk, Pat Toner, Colm Marry and the late Brendan Carthy.

O'Connor also thanked those who had worked on the construction of the Centre and thanked the current management committee for their work in running it on a daily basis.

"The Darver Centre of Excellence is a huge asset to Louth GAA in the ongoing development of new and young players," he commented.

"The facilities here are second to none and the challenges that Louth now face are to ensure that the standard of our games improve in the immediate future to reflect the high standard of these facilities." Tweet

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