Ambitious upgrade plans for Community Centre
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| Community Centre and (inset) Enda O'Neill and Daragh Fitzgerald. |
A new roof and new exterior cladding on the Community Centre are aspirations for the next three years, writes Brian Byrne. Better insulation of the building and upgrades to toilets and changing rooms are also on the 'to do' list.
At the AGM of the centre's management board, manager Enda O'Neill also confirmed the plans to use a recently acquired €66,000 grant to put a new floor in the sports hall and upgrade the heating there. Noting some of the works carried out in 2024, the manager highlighted replacement of the fire doors in the main hall, and installation of an anti-slip surface at the front entrance.
He told the meeting that from October last to March of this year, the sports hall and all-weather pitch bookings have been 100pc of capacity Monday to Saturday. The all-weather pitch has recently received its certification through to 2028. "Summer Camp bookings for this year continue the same as last year," he added, "so between June and August we have nine camps, which is good."
On community immersion, the centre continues to work with partners KCA, CPC, Scoil Bhride, and Kildare County Council, the manager added. He welcomed new members to the Board Colleen Devine, Orla Crehan and Jennifer Monaghan, and thanked the outgoing chair Cathy Phelan for her support and the many years of service she had given to the centre.
In the election of Board and officers, Cathy Phelan stepped down and Orla Crehan was elected as the new chair. Secretary Ann Sheridan also stepped down with Colleen Devine elected to the role. Daragh Fitzgerald was re-elected as treasurer.
