GAELIC FOOTBALL


the county makes it a regular venue of choice for the Down County GAA competitions control committee and their female counterparts in the Camogie and Ladies Gaelic Football Associations.” “During the wet spring we were asked to be on standby to host National Hurling League fixtures due to the possible unavailability of designated county grounds in Newry and Ballycran. The call came and preparations commenced to stage the Down v Kildare NHL 2B fixture.”


“The visiting Kildare manager


complimented the club on the condition of the pitch and that there was probably no other club pitch in the country in as good a condition as Liatroim.”


Testing climate


There is no escaping the weather elements at Liatroim Fontenoys GAC which have indeed been quite an enemy this year. “During August, we had a rainfall event of biblical proportions which led to the Leitrim


River bursting its banks, flooding part of the main playing pitches but totally engulfing the small training pitch which, unfortunately, is slightly lower.” “Back in August 2008, intensive rainfall flooded the entire complex with 250mm of water. As we are located in a valley reasonably high up, we would be affected with some severe frost but, as our normal playing season would be from the start of March to the end of October, it does not really have an impact.”


PC December/January 2021


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