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[news] Malahide club aims to hold top test matches

  • 26-02-2007 8:38am
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    Bluetonic
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    Malahide club aims to hold top test matches
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    By John Manning

    TEST match cricket looks like it is on the way to Malahide with the council ready to support the local cricket club’s plans to build an international standard cricket ground.

    Malahide Cricket Club has applied to the local authority for funding for a new pavilion and the relocation of its boundary wall to bring the playing field up to international size and standards.

    In a motion passed at a meeting of the Malahide/Howth Area Committee, Cllr Peter Coyle (Lab) recommended that the club be given a grant from the council towards the works.

    Cllr Coyle said the new grounds would be a ‘major regional facility’ and asked that the council support the club’s plans ‘as much as possible’.

    The proposal found support from two other local councillors, Cllr Darragh O’Brien (FF) and Cllr Alan Farrell (FG), who have both played for the club.

    Cllr O’Brien told the committee: ‘We have an opportunity here to have full test match teams playing here in Fingal.’

    The Fianna Fail councillor said that cricket was a ‘strong and developing’ sport in Fingal and that he would like to see the club get the ‘maximum grant possible’.

    Cllr Farrell agreed, saying: ‘This would be a terrific facility and anything we can give at local authority level to help them realise their plans is welcome.’

    Cllr Robbie Kelly (GP) added his support to the project, saying that cricket had a great history in Fingal and should be supported.

    Director of Community and Sport at the council, Senan Turnbull said it was important that the council recognised any activity that ‘differentiated’ the county and cricket was one of those activities.

    In an obvious show of support for the project, Mr Turnbull said: ‘I would be very confident that the maximum possible grant will be put forward to you for approval.’

    http://www.unison.ie/fingal_independent/stories.php3?ca=40&si=1782533&issue_id=15296


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