Fermanagh GAA has announced plans for a second training base in Enniskillen.

The proposed development on the 25-acre Ashwood Road site would consist of four pitches and offices. It comes after Fermanagh GAA was unable to secure further land to extend its existing Centre of Excellence in Lissan.

“This ambitious project aims to increase training facilities for county teams both male and female, plus development squads for football and hurling,” a report from Fermanagh GAA’s Safety & Facilities Committee to county convention reads.

"It is a commitment to the growth and prosperity of the county that continues to build and shape a bright future for our county.

"At last year’s AGM, we made aware that further land to develop more pitches at Lissan would not be possible and we had taken the decision to follow a twin-site strategy and we would aim to source 20-plus acres on the edge of Enniskillen to develop this site.

"Lissan is always going to be a key part of our facilities infrastructure and to replace it would cost £2m. Unfortunately, there is no land available to further develop pitches at the site.

"Central to our thinking is the future amalgamation of the GAA and the LGFA and how we as a county can accommodate the need for both organisations.

"The new site when complete shall accommodate 3 pitches, county offices car parking and a pitch to host competitive matches. Including Lissan and St Michael’s, this will allow us access to six grass pitches.

“We won’t achieve this in a few years but we now have the land and location to really dream and set the first steps towards all that we need and it will take generations of Fermanagh Gaels to achieve this.”

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