Funding boost for St Conleth's Park and Walsh Park
January 10, 2020
A view of St Conleth's Park, Newbridge. ©INPHO/Bryan Keane.
Kildare GAA and Waterford GAA have received over €8.5 million in funding between them towards the redevelopment of St Conleth's Park and Walsh Park.
St Conleth’s Park in Newbridge will receive €4.8 million towards the construction of a new 3,000 seated stand under the Government's new Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund, while Walsh Park in Waterford has been allocated €3,753,750 for the construction of a new seated stand, along with upgrades to the dressing rooms and pitch.
In all, 25 individual sports projects will receive funding of varying amounts totalling €77.4m, with Pairc Tailteann in Navan receiving the largest grant for a GAA project (€6.2 million).
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