“Sport is at the heart of community life in Lusk. It’s an activity that has benefits for each and every person in Lusk, surrounding communities and our country.

Sport puts front and centre the qualities we all value - fairness, team spirit, hard work, dedication and commitment. Our hardworking, dedicated and committed high performance athletes are unquestionably role models for our children.

Sport promotes physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health and well-being. Sport develops character and teaches the rewards of discipline and perseverance. It is also a way for the community and surrounding communities to get to know each other.”

“Our sole recommendation is to significantly increase participation levels of all children and youth in sport and physical activity in Ireland.”

The Children’s Sport Participation and Physical Activity Study - Report 1 Contents

Acknowledgements 2

Executive Summary 3

Project Background 4

Strategic Plan Development Roadmap 5

Project Stakeholders 6-9

Principles underpinning the Sports Plan for Lusk 10

Lusk Demographics 11-12

Lusk Housing Expansion Pattern 13

Sporting Needs Analysis 14

PLAN 1 Masterplan layout of sports facilities for Class 1 open space

adjacent to Lusk Community College & Educate Together schools 15

PLAN 2 Draft Masterplan of Sports facilities on FCC lands

adjacent to Rush Road roundabout 16

PLAN 3 Proposed new primary school and new 900m² Indoor Hall 17

Appendices Support Correspondence

1 Acknowledgements

Committee Members Brian Arnold - Lusk Community Council Paddy Fitzgerald - Lusk Community Council Leo McKittrick - Lusk United Emmet Burke - Lusk United Hugh O’Malley - Lusk United Pat Codd - Round Towers GAA Mark McCann - Round Towers GAA Jer Doran - Round Towers GAA Colm Mc Nally - Lusk Athletic Club Seamus Flynn - Lusk Athletic Club Eamon Mc Bride - Lusk Athletic Club Tony Davis - Fingal Tri Club David Milne - Fingal Tri Club Antoinette McLoughlin - Fingal All Stars Martine Nesbitt - Fingal All Stars John Pope - The Hills Cricket Club East of Ireland Marathon Series

The Committee wants to acknowledge the assistance of the following in the preparation of this plan: Patricia Hurley - Rush and Lusk Educate Together Anna McKeown - Corduff National School Paul Comiskey - Lusk National School Liam Fitzgerald - Chairman, Hedgestown National School Patricia Atkins - Lusk Community College

Published May 2015

2 Executive Summary

The Lusk Community 2020 Sports Plan brings investment in sporting facilities in Lusk. Ultimately together a community based vision of the future the outcome of this strategic plan will be to increase needs for sporting facilities in Lusk. The voluntary participation in sports activities in Lusk in line with organisations serving the existing sporting needs the demographic needs of the growing population, of Lusk have come together to create this shared which will deliver health and community as well as vision. sports and recreational benefits.

Lusk is a growing active, healthy community, No one agency, organisation or facility is solely with a strong tradition of sports participation and responsible for the success of this strategy. However, achievement, and home to many local, provincial and they all play a part in its success. Therefore, the national Champions in their relevant disciplines. creation of strong partnerships, open communication and collaborative/complementary programs, all The Lusk Community 2020 Sports Plan has been under the guidance of this framework, are essential developed collaboratively through a Working to its success. Committee comprised of representatives from the different sporting clubs in Lusk, the Community Council and the schools. These sports clubs work This Lusk Community 2020 Sports Plan, Sport for at the fore-front of sports service delivery and are Life Strategy is one of four inter-related strategies uniquely positioned in understanding the current that serve to achieve a Council-endorsed initiative: and future challenges and opportunities facing our the Community of Excellence for Sport and Wellness growing community. initiative. This partnership-based initiative aims to position Lusk as the best place for residents to play The aim of this Sports Plan is to provide a cohesive and to achieve their highest potential, while also vision for sports development in Lusk and to create being a model for a ‘Sport for Life’ community and a development road map that will guide ongoing North and Ireland.

3 Project Background

This strategic sports plan for Lusk has evolved following consultations with the Community Section of Fingal County Council. A recent FCC Study of the community needs of Lusk identified the significant growth in youth population in Lusk in line with the extensive population growth over the last 10 years. The changing face of the community is both an opportunity and a challenge. Greater diversity within the community is creating new multi-cultural opportunities; providing appropriate services for this new community is the challenge facing community organisations, the local authority and other State agencies.

This Sports Plan for Lusk recognises the role that sporting and community organisations can play in developing and expanding sports services in line with the changing needs of the community. The plan has uniquely taken a bottom up and collective approach to analysing the existing, the proposed and the future sports needs of Lusk and creates a roadmap for the development and expansion of sporting facilities in Lusk up to 2020.

In addition, Lusk’s strategic position within Fingal means that it can be used as a sports hub by a number of sports clubs that are Fingal based e.g. Fingal Triathlon and the East of Ireland Marathons. This plan is aligned with Government policies aimed at improving health and wellbeing in Ireland.

(Ref. Healthy Ireland - A FRAMEWORK FOR IMPROVED HEALTH AND WELLBEING 2013 - 2025, published by HSE)

4 Development Plan Road Map

Our Values: Unity & Leadership, Commitment & Service Progression, Accountability

FCC Voluntary Defining Voluntary Resource Aligning Agreeing Community Stakeholder Scope of Needs Identification Sporting needs Road Map Research Liaison Strategic Plan Identification and priorities with with available FCC resources

It is envisaged that there will be a range of funding mechanisms required to implement the Lusk Community 2020 Sports Plan, ranging from Fingal County Council budgets to national Capital Sports Grants as well as contributions from national sporting organisations. Agreeing the priorities and the plan are the first step on the road to implementing this plan.

5 Project Stakeholders

The voluntary organisations in Lusk (that provide Lusk United A.F.C. a broad range of services for the community) and Lusk United provides a safe and Fingal County Council, (with a wide range of functions supportive community based varying from sports and recreation to community, environment, encouraging skills tourism and planning) are viewed as the strategic development, fitness, fair play, stakeholders for this plan. The Lusk Community 2020 teamwork, and respect. Sports Plan recognises the common aims and goals that exist firstly between sporting organisations in It is actively involved in training and education of Lusk, and secondly between these community sports coaches/officials and constantly endeavours to clubs and Fingal County Council as it seeks to develop improve soccer facilities for the benefit of all our and improve sports and recreational opportunities in community. Fingal. The club focus is on the players, their fitness, quality The is a brief outline of the voluntary organisation of life and their fond memories of their time playing stakeholders in Lusk which represents a collective football with Lusk United AFC. The club’s goal is to membership of approximately 1,850. help them develop into well rounded young men and women to fulfil their potential whatever that may be. The club has 629 registered members which includes Lusk Community Council 390 players across 25 teams; 22 schoolboy/girl Lusk Community Council is teams, 3 senior teams (including an over 35’s) and a working with all the stakeholders Children’s Academy (catering for 4-7 year olds). of this plan with a view to developing and expanding the sports resources available to the community of Lusk over coming years. The Community Council was established in the 1970’s under the auspices of Muintir na Tíre and works for the common good of the community.

6 Project Stakeholders

Round Towers GAA Fingal Triathlon Club The GAA is an important part of every Fingal Triathlon Club was community and parish throughout set up in 2009 by a group of Ireland. Round Towers & highly motivated Fingallians Football Club is no exception to this who wanted to get fit, have some variety in their and has an essential role to play in training, and meet like-minded people in the local the parish of Lusk. The club goal is to area. In 2012 a Junior committee was set up to ensure we continue to effectively serve our members, plan for the future development of Fingal Triathlon supporters and the community that sustain us. The club, with an emphasis on promoting sport in young GAA sports model addresses the key issues facing us people, welcoming all levels from beginner to the over the next five years. experienced. All children are encouraged to reach their individual potential and most of all have fun The club focuses on all members with a particular doing it. Based across the Fingal area, Fingal Tri emphasis on our players of all ages and abilities. Juniors strives to provide a fun-filled environment Our strategy is to focus on the best interests of our for children aged between 5 - 19 years, participating players and members through: and enjoying the three disciplines of triathlon, • Games development and mentoring of players swimming, cycling and running. Fingal Triathlon Club • Code of Conduct is a non-profit organisation with all funds and grants • Improvement of club facilities going back into the club to subsidise training for all • Ensure appropriate financial management of the members. club • Improvement of our communications and our Fingal Triathlon club has grown in numbers over the work with the community. last couple of years with over 120 adult members and 35 junior members. The club has over 500 members across all age groups (excluding social members). The membership is broken down as follows: Players - 385 OAPs - 56 Full Members/Non Playing - 342 Social Members - 100

7 Project Stakeholders

Lusk Athletic Club Lusk AC has different sections within the club catering Lusk Athletic Club was originally from Little Athletics, Juvenile, Senior, Fit4youth, formed in 1975 and operated Masters and Fit4life. Each section is well managed very successfully until the end through the support of volunteers and parents and we of the 1990s when it went into are very fortunate that our club has an abundance of decline. After spotting a need in people willing to help. the community as a result of the increasing population, the club was reformed in 2009. Lusk AC has been awarded Starting with a membership of 30 people in 2009, it the Club Quality Mark by now has over 240 registered and active members and Athletics Ireland. The award increasing. applauds excellence in safeguarding, coaching and Lusk AC is a club for all the community, all club management. Lusk AC is nationalities and all ages. Its membership is mainly among an Elite few clubs in from Lusk but a sizeable portion also comes from the Ireland to be awarded with this mark of excellence. Rush area. Lusk AC is well positioned to service the growing population of Lusk, Rush and surrounding areas.

The philosophy of the club is to provide an environment for athletics where Health and Fitness is achieved through fun in a social and inclusive atmosphere. For those who wish to compete, we actively support them with expert coaching that enables them compete to the best of their ability at local, provincial and national level. Currently the club has several national medalists and some have represented Ireland within the British Isles. Someday we hope to see a Lusk AC vest at European or World championships.

8 Project Stakeholders

Fingal All Stars The Hills Cricket Club (Special Needs Athletics Club) The Hills aims to promote and Fingal All Stars (Special Needs Athletics Club) is an foster a “Spirit of Cricket” that is Athletics Club run by a small team of volunteers for inclusive for players of all abilities. children with special needs within the community of The origins of the club date back to Lusk and Fingal. Fingal All Stars is a non profit club 1969. By 1983 the club achieved registered with Special Olympics Ireland. Senior 1. In the 46 years since it’s formation the club has produced several Full Irish The club was founded in 2009 while some of our Men’s and Women’s International cricketers with a recent achievements include; 4 gold medals, 4 silver thriving youth section. medals, 3 bronze medals and 3 ribbons (participation awards) at the All-Ireland games in Limerick, 2014. The club now has over 60 Playing Adult members and fields 4 adult men’s teams and 2 adult women’s Fingal All Stars provides an opportunity for children teams. It has 149 juvenile members (34% Girls 66% with special needs to participate in athletics within Boys) many of whom reside in Lusk. These Juveniles the wider Fingal community. At present we have 10 participate in under 11, Under 13, Under 15 and Under athletes ranging from 7 - 20 years of age. 17 leagues for both boys and girls.

9 Principles Underpinning the Sports Plan for Lusk

The successful implementation of this Lusk Community 2020 Sports Plan is based on a strong partnership, open communication and collaborative/complementary programs, all under the guidance of the following framework:

• Integrated Sport - Lusk is a model of cooperation and collaboration among clubs, government and non- government organisations in the delivery of sport in the community. The plan aims to ensure that there is alignment between sporting and educational facilities and resources with a view to maximising the community benefits of ongoing investment in the sports and education in Lusk. • Development of fundamental movement skills - Every individual of Lusk, regardless of age, will be physically literate and have the fundamental movement and sport performance skills to enjoy sport and physical activity to the best of their ability. • Enhanced Sport Achievement - The Lusk community sport plan 2020 develops athletes, coaches, officials, administrators, volunteers and athlete training centres to provide opportunities for its citizens to reach their highest level of sport achievement. • Healthy and Active Community - The plan is to make Lusk the healthiest and most active community in Ireland. Lusk will provide its citizens, regardless of culture, language, gender, economic status, physical ability and age, awareness and accessibility to whatever is necessary for participation and to stay active throughout their lives. • Hosting sporting events - Long term objective is to be able to host tournaments in different sporting activities. • Facilities - The plan is to ensure there is an adequate number and quality of sport facilities to support an expanding community, participation and ability to host sport training and events. • Inclusion and Diversity - Lusk is recognised for its inclusivity of people with disabilities, visible minorities and those who are underserved. • Disability - We have an overall objective is to increase the participation of people with disabilities in sport and in the normal life of Lusk. • Ethnic - We actively encourage and facilitate increased levels of participation by minority ethnic communities in all our sporting activities. • Leadership and Community Involvement - Lusk will have sufficient number and quality of volunteers and staff who are skilled in coaching, officiating and administrating the sport system and working in unity. • Communication - Citizens of Lusk and surrounding communities are aware of and understand the key benefits of sport and physical activity. • Accountability - Lusk Community Council will monitor, evaluate and report back to Fingal County Council, and other key stakeholders on the goals and actions.

10 Lusk Demographics

To develop an effective Lusk Community 2020 The central core of Lusk represents the main Sports Plan requires an understanding of the population area with 7,022 residents at the time of current demographics, environment and the existing the 2011 Census. The demographic mix outlined community strengths/assets to build upon and the below demonstrates that 45.2% of the population of current challenges and opportunities. Lusk consisted of couples with children in comparison with the national average of 34.9%. This represents Lusk has undergone rapid expansion in recent years one of the critical community features that requires from a small agriculturally based village to a growth careful planning in order to ensure that sufficient town with significant residential developments. The sports facilities are available in Lusk over coming population has grown from about 3,000 to 8,000 years in order to address the growing needs of the and it is projected to expand to about 10,000. This community. rapid growth in population has brought with it a wide diversity of cultural and demographic mix as well as increased demands for social and cultural uses. The village infrastructure has not kept pace with the demand for new and more varied facilities. The existing facilities are trying to maximise their utilisation in line with the new demands of the increasing population.

While the community is relatively stable vis a vis length of residency for the inhabitants of Lusk, there is significant diversity within the population mix. Non-Irish nationals accounted for 15.6 per cent of the population of Lusk compare with a national average figure of 12.0 per cent. Polish (188 persons) were the largest group, followed by Latvians (157 persons).

11 Lusk Demographics

2,197 persons could speak the Irish language and of Lusk Population Expansion 1996 -2011 - LUSK ED these 870 spoke the language daily. 1,184 persons spoke a language other than Irish or English at home and of these 206 could not speak English well or at all. Polish was the most common foreign language spoken at home with 177 speakers. This highlights the need for social inclusion policies that will enhance community development. Sport and recreation can play an important role in rolling out social inclusion and all the voluntary stakeholders are already implementing such policies.

In this area 6,400 persons stated in the 2011 Census they were in very good or good health, representing 91.1 per cent of total persons. This compares to 88.3 per cent of total persons nationally. 90 persons stated they were in bad or very bad health, representing 1.3 per cent of total persons in this area. Again this compares with 1.5 per cent of total persons nationally. As a community we want to increase the General Health of all and this community development plan will help us all realise our objectives.

12 Lusk Housing Expansion Pattern

2000 - 2010 Housing Development

1975 - 2000 Housing Development

2000 - Present Housing Development

13 Sporting Needs Analysis

An analysis of the facility requirements of the sports stakeholders has identified a range of common themes and priorities. The following table outlines the agreed list of priority sports facilities that are required over the next 3 years.

• One all-weather floodlit pitch • Two additional juvenile grass pitches • One additional GAA pitch • 400m - 8 lane running track around an all-weather pitch • Cage for shot putt / hammer throwing • Storage facilities • Indoor hall for winter training with shower facilities • Artificial wicket & outdoor nets for cricket • Additional car parking and indoor facilities in close proximity to the key sports facilities • Developing walking and running routes in harmony with the active sporting facilities

While the above priorities have been identified by the current project stakeholders, these facilities will also be used by other clubs in the community such as the Scouts, the Girl Guides and the Judo club. It is envisaged that there will also be demand in Lusk for other sports facilities such as: • Additional tennis courts within the main sporting hubs for Lusk • Bowling green

The following plans identify the existing and proposed open spaces in Lusk that can contribute to the development of a comprehensive sports and recreational facilities in Lusk.

PLAN 1 Provides a masterplan for the development of the Class 1 open space in Lusk. This masterplan is based on the needs analysis undertaken by the voluntary stakeholders in this Community Sports Plan. PLAN 2 Provides a draft masterplan for an 11 acre site in the ownership of FCC. This site was formerly earmarked for the development of a comprehensive soccer sports academy based on Sporting Fingal F.C. being an anchor sports organisation. PLAN 3 Outlines the proposed sports facilities in line with the proposed redevelopment of Lusk National School. This plan envisages the development of a new indoor sports facility for use by the school and the community of Lusk in line with the Fingal Model for educational facilities development.

14 PLAN 1

Masterplan layout of sports facilities for Class 1 open space adjacent to Lusk Community College & Educate Together schools 1200m RUNNING AND CYCLING TRACK 140m x 90m SENIOR GRASS PITCH 5NO. TENNIS COURTS 400m RUNNING TRACK AND FIELD FACILITIES SHOT PUT, DISCUS, LONG JUMP, HAMMER FLOODLIT AREA CONTAINING: 100m x 70m ALL WEATHER PLAYING AREA / PITCH

RATHMORE ROAD CAR PARKING 80m x 60m JUVENILE GRASS PITCH CRICKET CREASE STORAGE AND CHANGING ROOMS EXISTING SOCCER PITCH LUSK UNITED SOCCER CLUB EXISTING CLUBHOUSE 2020 SPORTS PLAN 80m x 60m JUVENILE GRASS PITCH

15 PLAN 2

Draft Masterplan of Sports facilities on FCC lands adjacent to Rush Road roundabout 2020 SPORTS PLAN BOWLING GREEN LAWNS 70m x 45m ALL WEATHER AREA 140m x 90m SENIOR GRASS PITCH 2NO. HANDBALL COURTS 1000m RUNNING AND CYCLING TRACK AREA FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

80m x 60m JUVENILE GRASS PITCH 80m x 60m JUVENILE GRASS PITCH

CAR PARKING RATHMORE ROAD RATHMORE

STATION ROAD

16 PLAN 3

Proposed new Primary school and new 900m² Indoor Hall

17 Appendices Support correspondence

matches, sports days and community events as they do not have a enough space at their own venues. Lu sk N.S. S.N. Lusca Chapel Road, Lusk, Co. Dublin Bóthar an tSéipeil, Lusca, BÁC Guthan/Facs: 8437738 Unfortunately we are due to lose this pitch this coming Phone/Fax: 8437738 summer as a new school is to be built on our site. This will Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] mean that a valuable resource used by several groups will no longer be available. It also implies that our school will rely to an even greater extent on the support of local clubs 17th April 2015 to allow our children participate in sports on a regular basis.

To whom it concerns;

Re: Lusk Community Sports Plan We feel that the development of a communal sports facility, I would like to take this opportunity to support Lusk for example at the Class 1 open area on the village ring road Community Council and all the local sporting organisations adjacent to Lusk Community College, as requested by Lusk such as Round Towers GAA club, Lusk Athletics club and Lusk Community Council is a vital and fundamentally necessary United in their efforts to develop extra sports grounds in the village of Lusk. We feel that there is a particular need investment in the future of the children of Lusk and we fully for these facilities given the explosion in the population of support the local groups in their endeavours to make the Lusk in recent years. provision of these facilities a reality.

Lusk National School currently caters for eight hundred and Please do not hesitate to contact me should any further forty children from the community, a doubling in school information be required. population in the last eight years. Our school participates in a huge number of sports such as football, hurling, soccer, Regards, basketball, rugby and athletics. We have boys and girls teams who play in inter school leagues with great success in all these sports. We also participate in the Primary Schools ______Athletics competitions annually. We are also a very active Paul Comiskey school currently working towards the gaining of the Active Principal, Lusk NS School Flag award for maximizing participation in sport among

all our children and supporting a healthy lifestyle.

We are given great support from the local clubs such as Lusk United and Round Towers GAA in participating in these sports and these clubs regularly allow us the use of their pitches for matches, blitzes etc. They have also funded regular visits from club coaches who train the children in the skills of their respective sports.

Our school is very fortunate in that we have a fine parish field to the rear of the school which we use on a daily basis and which hosts many of our school sporting activities. It is also used on a regular basis by local clubs such as the Athletics club, GAA club and scouts group for training Support correspondence Support correspondence

East of Ireland Marathons

The East of Ireland Marathon Series was started by Ger Copeland and Frank McDermott in 2013. The original idea of the group was to make marathon running in the Leinster area more accessible and affordable to those who are passionate about running marathons. We are a non profit group who are completely removed from the rapidly growing commercial aspect of marathon organisation in Ireland. Our races are aimed at passionate runners who aren't drawn to all the bells and whistles of a high expense, big city marathon. Prices are capped to only cover the costs of water, medals, winners trophies and insurance and provide a high quality race on a safe course to cater for all grades of runner. We began with two courses both officially measured to Athletics Ireland standard and fully insured for up to 50 runners. The courses were in Howth and Clontarf. The plan was to organise one marathon each month. As the months went on we gained a core group of 50+ regular runners. We expanded our courses and put marathons on in Longwood Co. Meath, Killeigh Co. Offaly, Staplestown Co. Kildare, Roundwood Co. Wicklow and the Curragh Co. Kildare. In early 2014 a new course was located and measured in Lusk Co. Dublin. With the co-operation and support of Lusk United Football Club the first race was put on in April 2014 and with 58 people starting. Everything about the Lusk marathon course was perfect. 4 x 6.2 mile loops around the rural backroads of Lusk plus a bit extra added on to make the 26.2 marathon distance. The race started and finished in the grounds of Lusk United Football Club. Considering its relative success it was decided to put on another race in Lusk in October 2014. This time we added on a Half Marathon option and a 20 mile race all run on the same rural route. This proved to be a great addition with 66 runners altogether. What we noticed this time round was the huge interest from the people of Lusk, Rush, Skerries and Balbriggan, especially in the Half Marathon. In February 2015 we put on our third race in Lusk. This was by far our most successful race with 151 runners altogether with a huge percentage of these runners coming from the Fingal area. From the feedback we've received since then a lot of local clubs, some of 2 CORDUFF NATIONAL SCHOOL these being Dublin Bay R.C, Balbriggan Roadrunners, Skerries A.C, Drogheda and District A.C, Lusk Athletic, Rush Running, LUSK, CO. DUBLIN Fingal Triathlon Club and Duleek R.C, have been advertising our races and using them as a way of getting their clubs racing together in a location that is perfectly situated in North Co. Dublin. The fact that the course is run on very quiet country roads is a major factor. Principal: Anna McKeown Another factor in the success of the Lusk marathon is the help and co-operation we receive from Lusk United Football Club who have been totally supportive of what we are trying to achieve locally by giving us total access to their brand new changing facilities, Tel/Fax: (01) 8438274 e-mail: [email protected] Roll No. 15650A showers, toilets and car park. Going forward we would like to have at least 5 races in Lusk annually. Because we're not a commercial race organising enterprise we would like to sustain the numbers that we've been having at our races and over the coming 5 years we would like to average up to th 200 runners. 12 May 2015 With the interest and input we have from the local community we are achieving our goal of making running an accessible and healthy passtime and we hope to see our numbers grow at each race as a result of this. When we learned about the Lusk Community 2020 Sportsplan we vowed to get right behind it and lend our support to this initiative in any way we can. re: Lusk Community 2020 Sports Plan With such a large number of our runners residing in Lusk and the surrounding areas and most of these with children who attend school locally, we know how vital it is to have the proper infrastructure in place to provide an outlet for our childrens sporting futures. To Whom It May Concern, With the hard work that is going in now we are safe in the knowledge that Lusk will finally have the access to the sporting facilities that a town of its size deserves. Corduff National School in Lusk has a current enrolment of 112 pupils from 72 local families. We serve a traditional rural and farming catchment area as well as a growing urban population Yours faithfuly, Ger Copeland from Lusk and its surrounding areas. Frank McDermott Gary Reinhardt The school is over 100 years old and generations of our families have been affiliated with all East of Ireland Marathons. the local sports organisations and a large number are active members.

Our school has a rich sporting tradition which includes , Hurling, Olympic Handball, Soccer, Athletics and Orienteering.

Physical Education is a key subject in our school curriculum. Our school premises have a small general purpose hall and a small concrete yard area. One part of this yard is marked out as a ball court for football, soccer, basketball and Olympic Handball. Both facilities are in daily use for sporting and leisure activities. However, in order for us to train safely, on appropriate surfaces and on appropriate sized areas we often need to transport our pupils to local pitches and facilities.

It would be a great advantage to our pupils, teachers, Board of Management, our Parents’ Association and our families if the sporting facilities in the Lusk area could be developed and expanded and made available to all, in line with the Lusk Community 2020 Sports Plan.

If I can answer any questions or provide additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours Sincerely,

Anna McKeown Principal Secretary to the Board of Management