St Conleth's Park

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Gaa1928 wrote:: Does anyone know the overall price, how much is to be raised by Kildare County Board and how much the funding will be.

Nothing appears to be happening and no updates from anyone.

No coverage of our county finals on either RTE or TG4 because they are not willing to erect a gantry for their camera's to cover them live or record these games for highlights.

After 3 years we have managed to 'knock out' the dividing walls in the dressing rooms so far.

read Tommy Callaghan this week in leader and updates are given at county board meetings plus their one next week

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Thanks Newbridgeornowhere, I need to get back buying newspapers, Laughing

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As time passes by it’s looking less and less likely that these plans will come to fruition. Great plans that they are.
Reminds me of the old plan to move out to a new site in Newbridge....
The CB should be crying blue murder at the lack of financial support from the government or GAA. They should be issuing press releases weekly on the matter, if required to do so.
Or giving our neighbours to the north of the county a call and working on this together.
Mark my words, Lord Stepaside will be chomping at the bit to give grants to his leafy Southside hockey clubs after recent successes... We’ll be left behind if we don’t act.
Join forces with Meath, highlight the fact that more people will use both pitches than any hockey field in Dundrum. Push the issue and demand action. Otherwise we’ll be on this complaining about the jacks etc in Conleth’s for years to come. And Navan the same. We both deserve better.

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Timing is everything. We have a general election just around the corner so expect the announcement at the most profitable time for votes. Now please be patient the timing of the redevelopment is less important than getting the government reelected.

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You’re right.... and the minister for sport is??? And he’s from where??? I don’t expect to see him in Newbridge for the O’Byrne cup.
Kildare doesn’t have a minister. The main opposition party doesn’t have any likely candidates for ministerialship either. And that’s important! Look at Mayo with Kenny and Ringer. Look at Tullamore after Cowen. Dublin after Bertie.
These things matter. Right now nobody is pushing for us, when we need it most. Mark my words, if there’s money to be spent, it’ll be spent in ministerial constituencies, not Kildare.
We need to watch this and be noisy about getting what we deserve.

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Badger85 wrote:: You’re right.... and the minister for sport is??? And he’s from where??? I don’t expect to see him in Newbridge for the O’Byrne cup.
Kildare doesn’t have a minister. The main opposition party doesn’t have any likely candidates for ministerialship either. And that’s important! Look at Mayo with Kenny and Ringer. Look at Tullamore after Cowen. Dublin after Bertie.
These things matter. Right now nobody is pushing for us, when we need it most. Mark my words, if there’s money to be spent, it’ll be spent in ministerial constituencies, not Kildare.
We need to watch this and be noisy about getting what we deserve.

Kildare after Charlie

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You might think Martin Hayden should be knocking on a few doors? being an ex chairman of a club etc

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Hopefully he is. He should be doing interviews and standing with the CB, highlighting the need for the renovation works. Others have and would do the same.
Haven’t seen him doing that as of yet though, I could be wrong. In his position you don’t bite the hand that feeds you so he may not want to cause too much of a stir.

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Badger85 wrote:: Hopefully he is. He should be doing interviews and standing with the CB, highlighting the need for the renovation works. Others have and would do the same.
Haven’t seen him doing that as of yet though, I could be wrong. In his position you don’t bite the hand that feeds you so he may not want to cause too much of a stir.

Martin very much involed in redevelopment programme he had sports minster in st conleths Park

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I understand that he is most definitely pushing for funding. The strategic timing by the government and then multiple announcements and photo opportunities could be done without

Junior C Posts : 8 Join date : 2019-07-16

Unfortunately we are beholden to the powers that be holding onto the coffers until a general election is announced then the grants will be released to buy votes. There are loads of clubs around the County awaiting word on sports capital so not just St Conleths.

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2019 SPORTS CAPITAL GRANTS
Minister for Sport has today confirmed an allocation of €1.76m to Kildare Clubs

Allenwood GFC 35,470
Athy GFC 76,426
Ballymore Eustace GAA 9,455
Cappagh GAA Club 34,454
Carbury GAA 26,908
Castledermot GAA 80,713
Clane GAA 89,960
Coill Dubh Hurling Club 25,873
Confey GAA 5,504
Johnstown Bridge Football Club 13,820
Kilcock GAA 32,204
Milltown GFC 85,930
Monasterevin GAA 67,947
Naas GAA 76,426
Nurney GAA 61,645
Rathcoffey GAA 47,876
Sallins GAA 16,414
St Kevins GAA 36,090
St Laurences GAA 40,132
St Marys GAA Club Leixlip 83,343
Straffan GAA 60,504
Suncroft GAA 17,632
#SportsCapital19 #DeliveringforKildare

Now that the clubs grants have been announced the next one out is provincial which has been applied for by Kildare Gaa to move gym out to Hawkfield and then onto the national ones which is the big one for St Conleths

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Do you know when those announcements are going to be made.
Hopefully we have all our homework done for tbe Stadium money.

Junior C Posts : 8 Join date : 2019-07-16

I heard the gym on is expected in the next two weeks with St Conleths one in the next month or so. Hard to see the big money ones been announced with a whiff of election tbh.

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Sports funding has been announced this afternoon. Can’t find a breakdown of the GAA funding. Has Conleth’s gotten any?

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Badger85 wrote:: Sports funding has been announced this afternoon. Can’t find a breakdown of the GAA funding. Has Conleth’s gotten any?

st conleths Park funding coming from large scale sport infrastructure fund

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Badger85 wrote:: Sports funding has been announced this afternoon. Can’t find a breakdown of the GAA funding. Has Conleth’s gotten any?

I cant find this announcement...………… Any link ??

The Grants to clubs announced earlier were interesting with a local club getting 80 grand towards an investment of around €1M...………...I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED A LARGER AMOUNT....

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Nothing on Kildare Gaa Facebook or twitter pages either

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https://www.gov.ie/en/news/7dcd1d-37-million-allocated-to-sports-capital-projects/

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Badger85 wrote:: https://www.gov.ie/en/news/7dcd1d-37-million-allocated-to-sports-capital-projects/

according to Martin heydon last week on twitter st conleths Park funding will decide in couple of months

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Newbridgeornowhere wrote:

Badger85 wrote:: https://www.gov.ie/en/news/7dcd1d-37-million-allocated-to-sports-capital-projects/

according to Martin heydon last week on twitter st conleths Park funding will decide in couple of months

That link is the week old Club Grants...……………

Nothing yet for the Major (County) projects grants...……….

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Kildare GAA got €4.875m of government grant for redevelopment of st Conleth park

Subject: Re: St Conleth's Park Fri Jan 10, 2020 9:57 pm

https://www.kildarenow.com/news/sport/507721/kildare-gaa-green-light-for-st-conleth-s-as-capital-grant-funding-announced.html

Great news and super day for all Kildare fans. Well done to everyone involved!

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There is often a lot of giving out about the County Board on here but have to say fair play on this one. Now just lets finally get it done.

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Great news. Development to start fairly soon. Well done to all involved.

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