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Listen: John Carr hails community support as Kilcar open new floodlit facility

written by Chris McNulty November 4, 2017
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Donegal senior football champions Kilcar officially opened their new floodlit playing pitch at Towney last night.

Just over a week out from the Ulster Club SFC semi-final against Slaughtneil, the south-west club had another landmark night.

The new facility was opened by Minister of State, Joe McHugh, TD.

Picture: Minister of State, Joe McHugh, TD, cuts the tape in Towney, surrounding by Kilcar GAA club officials. Picture by Charlie O’Donnell

“It’s great for the club,” Kilcar Chairman John Carr said.

“We had humble beginnings in the 60s and things have gradually progressed from there.”

KIlcar are county champions this year for the first time since 1993 and Carr praised the support of the local community.

He said: “We have plans afoot to redevelop the main pitch again. We have great support in the community.

“The ten-week draw has been hugely successful over the last few years and gives us a good base going forward to provide facilities for the kids of the future. Any time we go fundraising, it’s never a problem.

“You have to have facilities right if you want your teams to be successful. It’s very important.”

Listen to the full interview below …

Listen: John Carr hails community support as Kilcar open new floodlit facility was last modified: November 4th, 2017 by Chris McNulty
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Chris McNulty

Author of 'Boxing In Donegal: A History (2021)' - the definitive history of the sport in County Donegal - and 'Relentless: A Race Through Time', the 2019 memoir of former Irish Athletics Team Manager Patsy McGonagle. From St Johnston and now based in Letterkenny, Chris was a nominee for NUJ Sports Journalist of the Year in 2010. Honoured by the Donegal Boxing Board in 2016 for his coverage on the sport.

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