Billings Park officially opened
December 01, 2017
Dublin's Dave Billings.
©INPHO/Donall Farmer.
The official opening of Billings Park in Belfield took place last night.
Three-in-a-row All-Ireland champions Dublin beat UCD 7-10 to 1-17 in a SF challenge to mark the official opening, which was performed by GAA president Aogan O Fearghail and Annette Billings, wife of the late Dave Billings, who the new pitch is named after.
An All-Ireland football medallist in 1974, Billings later served as a selector under both Tommy Lyons and Paul Caffrey, and also as manager of the Dublin U21 team. He also had a brief spell in charge of the Dublin senior hurlers and was the driving force by the GAA in UCD for many years.
He passed away suddenly in April 2015.
TweetA huge thank you to everyone who faced the freeze last night & celebrated the official opening of Billings Park. A huge special shout out to @DubGAAOfficial who played our @UCDGAA boys & to @officialgaas President Aogán Ó Fearghaíl for opening with us. pic.twitter.com/TBo5Sz05k5
- UCD Sports Clubs (@ucdsportsclubs) December 1, 2017
