Funding Secured To Develop New Sand-Based Pitch In Co Antrim

Over £294,000 funding has been secured to develop a new sand-based pitch as well as a 3G multi-activity space and a ball wall for the Loughgiel Shamrocks GAC in Co Antrim.

Causeway Coast & Glens Council awarded the funding for the physical activity space.


Sinn Fein Councillor Kieran Mulholland welcomed the announcement.

He said: "It's a win-win situation as Loughgiel will now deliver a project to meet that need with minimal input required from the council after completion.

"This award is the culmination of over three years of work since myself and Sinn Féin colleagues first met the club's committee back in 2014. There have been countless meeting with officers and external bodies and I'm delighted that the project can now move ahead."

(CD/LM)