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AS THE development of a school playing pitch comes to a conclusion, the people of Quin are being asked to dig deep and help fund the project.
Local primary school, Scoil na Mainistreach, is currently raising €200,000 for the extension of the school and the purchase and devel- opment of a school field.
The field has been acquired, adja- cent to the school, and the work has been completed. Half of the funds have been raised. In an effort to drive
the fundraising effort, the board of management is appealing for finan- EVE SR eUIeron
The parents of all 174 students at the school have been asked to pay €50 per month, for three years, to- wards the project. Further funds will also be required.
Pat O’Brien, who is a parents coun- cil representative on the Board of Management, said the support of the local community is imperative.
“We did not receive any grant for this project and have been fundrais- ing. We are hoping to hold *Who
wants to be a thousandaire’ in Janu- ary, said Mr O’Brien.
He said that while the field is owned by the Diocese of Killaloe, it will be available to the entire community.
“It should be a great benefit to the community. The community will be able to use it, with permission from the Board of Management,” he said.
Previously, there was no pitch avail- able to the school and local parents are delighted with the development, which will benefit their children.
Mr O’Brien believes that the addi- tion of two local sporting heroes, to
the school staff, should augur well for sport in the area, in the future. ‘Along with experienced sports co- ordinator Eleanor Gallagher, Fergal Lynch and Sile Daffy, both from Clooney, are teaching at the school. All three are of major benefit to the school. It 1s important that the chil- dren are playing sport,’ he said.