The club is curretly undergoing a strategic review in order to plan for the next five years. Focus groups are canvassing members for their opinions. Please get involved and attend meetings or send in your thoughts by way of email or letter to allow us to map out our progress for the next five years. For further details see club noticeboards. The three areas being examined are: games and coaching; communications and volunteerism; finance/fundraising, development/ facilities, administration and schools.
All systems go for floodlightsCarrigaline GAA Club has received planning permission for the erection of a Full Floodlighting system on the clubs main playing pitch. It is planned for the state of the art lighting system to be in place for the end of this year
With the continued expansion of the clubs playing membership, Carrigaline GAA club is embarking on a very ambitious development programme with a potential over all cost in the region of €600,000.
The proposed development will be split into a number of phases with an ambitious 5 year schedule.
Phase 1 has just been completed with the purchase of over 7 acres of land adjoining the club. This land is presently being cleared with a view to laying out a pitch for use during the summer of 2012. This pitch will need to be drained but due to funding restrictions, this is for a later phase.
Phase 2 encompasses the floodlighting of the existing Pitch No. 1 to a standard suitable for championship hurling. Planning Permission has been received for this and we will go to tender within the next couple of weeks with a planned start date of September.
The cost of Phases 1 and 2 will be in the region of €370,000 and funding is in place for this.
A further 4 acres of land has been promised by Cork County Council. We are hopeful that this deal will be closed out before the end of the year.
Phase 3 encompasses the drainage of existing Pitch No. 2. This is planned for the Autumn of 2012 with a view to the pitch being playable in mid 2013.
Phase 4 consist of developing an all weather training area on the site of the present courts in 2014
Phase 5 consists of developing a second pitch on the lands to be secured from Cork County Council
Phase 6 will see the drainage of the two pitches.
Outside of this, there will be a need for new dressing rooms and other support facilities.
Funding of the above will be a major undertaking for the club. At the moment we have to service the loan for the first two phases while trying to fund raise for the remaining part of the programme.
On going events will be organised to promote fundraising but our primary focus will be on the Clubs weekly Lotto and the Cork GAA clubs draw.
At the moment we are selling on average 500 to 600 Lotto tickets weekly. We need to up this to 1,000 per week. A major drive is underway to achieve this and we are calling on the support of the whole of the community in Carrigaline to help us achieve this.
Club Development Plan 2011