In memory of our late friend and clubmate, Colm Horkan, Charlestown Sarsfields GAA Club are proud to announce that the new Colm Horkan Memorial Pitch and Community Walkways will be officially opened on Sunday, June 2nd, 2024. The official ribbon cutting ceremony will be performed by An Taoiseach, Simon Harris, TD at 1pm and the Garda Band will be on hand to perform on the day.
There will be several matches taking place to mark the occasion, with our U-8 to U-12 boys and girls teams getting proceedings underway from 11am on the main pitch at Fr. O’Hara Park.
Following the official opening of the new pitch at 1pm, the first game on the new Colm Horkan Memorial pitch, will fittingly be an exhibition game, between a Charlestown Sarsfields Masters selection, consisting of many of Colm’s former teammates and friends, against a star-studded Masters selection from counties and clubs across Ireland. Our senior ladies’ team will then play an exhibition game against the Templemore College Garda team, whilst our current Senior men’s team will close proceedings with an exhibition match against a representative team from An Garda Siochana. There will be refreshments, entrainment and activities for all the family to enjoy on the day.
The new pitch and community walkways will provide the Charlestown club with a new state of the art, all weather, fully floodlit, playing pitch, and walkways for the wider community to enjoy for years to come. The project, which has taken over three years to complete, has attracted support from all corners of the globe, and involved several fundraising events such as the Annual Colm Horkan Memorial Run, and the Colm Horkan Memorial Golf Classic. In addition, the club has received funding through the Governments Sports Capital Programme and other funding programmes, which have provided an invaluable support towards the completion of this phase of the project.
We invite all our local community to come and join us for what will be a memorable occasion for the club and community.
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Source: Charlestown Sarsfields GAA Club