Dance the Night Away

Some of the dancers taking part in Strictly Castlemagner’. Photos by Brian Power and Paul Gallagher.

Geoff’s Bar Castlemagner was the place to be for Castlemagner GAA faithful recently, as their first Strictly Castlemagner event was officially launched.

The dancers were introduced to those present, who had a chance to purchase tickets – which will soon be like gold dust – for the event which will be held in the Charleville Park Hotel on Saturday, March 25th at 8pm.

The 12 couples have been rehearsing diligently under the expert eye of choreographer Miriam Ball and will no doubt be in tip-top shape by showtime.

The winners on the night will be determined by public vote and judgees marks, and funds raised from the event will be targeted at the construction of a new astro turf pitch, redevelopment of the existing clubhouse, parking, and facilities at the club grounds in Castlemagner.

For more information on the event, check out their Facebook page.

The club is proposing to develop an astro-turf training facility and redevelopment of the club house in the heart of Castlemagner village. The club intends developing the state-of-the-art amenities to complement the existing playing facilities, the recently developed walkway in conjunction with the development of a brand-new playground for the huge benefit of the burgeoning community. Combined these facilities will provide an enviable sporting and leisure facility for use by all the community.

Details of the event and fundraising campaign are available on-line at Castlemagner GAA club’s Facebook page, in the local press and locally within the community. “This is going to be one of the finest sporting facilities we will ever build for use by the club itself and for all visitors to our club,” says Siobhan O’Connell, chairperson of the committee given the task of driving the project; “The huge benefit of this new facility is that we will be able to use it in all kinds of weather”.

The intention is to make the facility available for use for all ages from the adult club teams down to the multitude of juvenile teams which play under the umbrella of Croke Rovers and the Castlemagner Ladies Football Club. The facility would also be available to other local groups and organisation such as the local school and creche, the local walking group, local keep fit enthusiasts and the local active Sinsir club.

The realisation of that ambition will depend on the continued support of the community and beyond contributing vital financial assistance towards the cost of the venture.

We are appealing to householders in the community and other individuals, organisations, and the business community to support us in providing this marvellous facility. This amenity will not only greatly benefit this generation, but generations to come.

We are lucky to have many sporting heroes who have represented the community of Castlemagner on the divisional, county, provincial, international, and indeed Olympic stage; all of whom spent part their sporting careers on these grounds. The boys and girls of today and tomorrow will hopefully progress to sporting adulthood, and we need to redevelop our existing facilities to help make these dreams a reality.

Castlemagner GAA Club has provided magnificent facilities in the community over the years. As well as developing the pitch and changing rooms, the club has recently developed a hurling wall as well as a walkway on its grounds which provides a magnificent amenity for local people to exercise.

Now Castlemager GAA club are embarking on a new and exciting chapter with the all-weather astroturf facility and redevelopment and extension to the club house & dressing rooms.