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An artist’s impression of the new boathouse in Tralee
up by Mary Boner. ralee Rowing Club
recently turned the sod on their new boathouse. This is a huge step forward for the club as their boats have resided in cramped containers until now.
The club used facilities at the shipyard at Blennerville from the time it first launched a boat on the canal in spring 2005, and by the time the autumn
Tralee Rowing Club has, for the past eight years, operated out of a 44ft container which has served them very well, it is now time to turn attention to the new boathouse.
came, the club had
Minister Jimmy Deenihan
Tralee Rowing Club was
obtained planning
was one of the local people
founded in 2005 after an
permission to erect a
who helped secure funding
initiative was set-up by
container to store more
for this project and the club
Rowing Ireland to develop
boats, which was going to
is very grateful for his
more rowing clubs across
allow the club to increase
support and for the support
Ireland. The then
its membership. The
from everyone else who
chairperson of Rowing
container arrived in March
has helped out along the
Ireland, Frank Durkin,
2006 and after some very
way including sponsors and
approached the Kerry Local clever renovations, the Sports Partnership about
members of the public.
container could hold up to
holding an open day on the ten boats. Ship Canal to see if there would be much interest in the sport. Thanks to the interest that was shown that day, a committee was eventually formed, headed
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As the club was gaining in popularity, it got to a point that this container was restricting any further growth. Hence the need for a boathouse. So while
Members of Tralee Rowing Club at the turning of the sod