CO. CARLOW DIRECTORY OF FACILITIES INDOOR FACILITIES WITH COMMUNITY ACCESS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Carlow Community & Voluntary Forum and County Carlow Sports Partnership would like to acknowledge the following groups and individuals for their contribution and support in the development of this directory: • Individuals who completed the questionnaires on behalf of schools, community centres and sports halls; • Humphrey Murphy and ILC Consulting who collated the primary research; • TMC - One Stop Creative Marketing, Charlotte St, Carlow; • Community & Enterprise Department, Carlow Co Council. Carlow Community and Voluntary Forum Committee Members: Charlie Murphy, Treasurer (Borris), Margaret Whelan (Borris), Michael Brennan (Carlow 1+2), Annie Parker-Byrne (Carlow 1+2), Bella Stafford (Carlow 1+2), Philip Sharkey (Carlow 1+2), Mary Nolan (Carlow 1+2), Janet Farrell (Carlow 1+2), Ana Lopes (Carlow 1+2), Valerie McDonald (Carlow 1+2), Andrea Dalton, PRO officer (Carlow 1+2), Suzanne Hayward (Carlow 1+2), Eileen Doyle, Chairperson (Tullow), Mary Doyle (Tullow), William Whelan (Tullow), Michael Martin (Tullow), Nessa Whelan (Tullow), Mary Meaney, Vice-Chairperson (Bagenalstown), Mary McDonnell (Bagenalstown), Michael Keyes (Bagenalstown), Edmond Cullen (Bagenalstown) and Jim O’Brien (Bagenalstown). County Carlow Sports Partnership Committee Members: Martha Jane Duggan (CCSP Co-ordinator), Sandra Corrigan (CCSP Administrator), Tracey Byrne (CANDO), Olive Fanning (HSE), Garry Coady (Sport Rep), Jenna Doyle (CCSP Disability Officer), Mary Meaney (Comm & Vol Forum), Aidan Maher (Sport Rep), Cecil Whelan (Sport Rep) Margaret Moore (County Development Board), Bernie O’Brien (Carlow County Council), Liam O’Brien (Vice Chair, Sport Rep), Pat Bolger (Chair, Sport Rep), Tom Geoghegan (Sport Rep), Dan McDonnell (VEC), Patricia Hynes (Rehab Care), Carmel Lynch (I.T. Carlow). Developed by Carlow Community & Voluntary Forum in conjunction with Carlow County Sports Partnership CONTENTS Foreword Introduction Key Facilities • Tullow Area • Carlow Town Area • Borris/ Muinebheag Area Change Of Address Form Notes Developed by Carlow Community & Voluntary Forum in conjunction with Carlow County Sports Partnership FORewoRD On behalf of the Community & Voluntary Forum Committee I am delighted to present the “Co. Carlow Directory of Facilities”. The main aim of the directory is to highlight the number and range of community and sport facilities available in the County. The information will be useful to community groups, the general public and community workers, guiding people in their search for details of facilities available throughout the County and the activities taking place therein. Carlow Community & Voluntary Forum was established in January 2000 to represent the community & voluntary sector in the County. The forum provides an information service to community and voluntary groups, identifies training needs and organizes training where appropriate. The forum also engages in specific initiatives from time to time in response to an identified need, e.g. the development and publication of a funding handbook and the development of a directory of indoor community and sports facilities, which is the focus of this publication. The directory also highlights the huge number of volunteers involved in the maintenance and operation of facilities. Sincere gratitude and admiration must be expressed to all volunteers who give so willingly of their time and energy. I am sure that this directory will be of assistance to them promoting their facilities and increasing usage. Eileen Doyle Eileen Doyle, Chairperson Carlow Community & Voluntary Forum Carlow Community & Voluntary Forum, c/o Community & Enterprise, Carlow County Council, Athy Road, Carlow. Tel: 059 9170319/9136203 INTRODUCTION This facility directory provides accessible information to local people with regard to the indoor sports and community infrastructure in County Carlow. A joint initiative between Carlow Community & Voluntary Forum and County Carlow Sports Partnership, the directory is a comprehensive listing of the wide range of indoor community and sports facilities available for use. To compile the necessary information, a site visit was made to each individual facility listed, and the designated contact person for the facility was consulted. Facilities covered include: community halls, parish halls, school halls, college halls, meeting rooms and sports halls. The co-operation and support received from representatives of these facilities must be acknowledged. The facilities in the directory are grouped in three categories for ease of use: (i) Tullow; (ii) Carlow Town; and (iii) Borris & Bagenalstown. While every effort has been made to include all relevant community centres, sports halls and school halls within County Carlow in this directory, and to adequately represent their relevant facility details, we cannot guarantee that such information has not changed or is without error. Inclusion in the directory is optional and some facilities chose not to be included. This directory represents the information held at the time of going to print and we cannot accept responsibility for information or circumstances changed in the interim period. There is a form at the end of this booklet that can be completed to add a new facility or change the details of an existing facility. Co Carlow Sports Partnership intends to establish an online, internet based, version of this booklet which will be updated on a yearly basis. In addition to the directory, a further research report was also produced which identifies opportunities for development and examines issues arising (such as access, maintenance, funding, vandalism, staffing, etc). The report, which was completed with the assistance of Humphrey Murphy (Irish Leisure Consultants Ltd), highlights best practice examples, explores the potential for shared facility use between schools, clubs, communities, and will enable improved targeting of facility development in the future. Copies of the full report are available from the Sports Partnership Office or the Community & Enterprise Department of Carlow County Council. On behalf of the Sports Partnership Board of Management I would like to thank everyone involved in the research and development of the facility directory. MJ Duggan Martha Jane Duggan, Coordinator, County Carlow Sports Partnership, Community & Enterprise Department, Athy Road, Carlow. Tel: 059 9136228 email: [email protected] KEY MEETING ROOM GROUND ACCESS LARGE SPORTS HALL. SIMPLE DINING SMALL SPORTS HALL OUTDOOR FACILITIES SPECIAL INTEREST BUILDING ACCESS GYM CHANGING/SHOWERS IT SERVICES TULLOW AREA Community Facilities: 1. Ardattin Hall 30. Tullow Canoe club 2. Ballon Community Hall 31. Tullow Rugby Football Club 3. Ben Mulhall Community Park Clonegal 32. Tullow Town Soccer Club 4. Bigstone Hall 5. Bishops House Youth Centre] School Facilities: 6. Cairdes Centre 33. Ardattin NS 7. Captain Murphy Memorial Hall 34. Ballon NS St.Peter and Paul 8. Clonmore Hall 35. Bigstone NS 9. Disraeli school 36. Carrigduff NS 10. Forward steps 37. Clonegal NS 11. Grange Community hall 38. Colaiste Eoin, Hacketstown Vocational School 12. Hacketstown Christian Centre 39. Grange NS 13. Hacketstown Community hall 40. Hacketstown NS 14. Phoenix Centre 41. Kildavin NS 15. Rathvilly Community Hall 42. Monastery Boys/Naomh Padraig NS 16. Scout Hall Hacketstown 43. Rathmore NS Naomh Fiontain 17. Spellman Hall, Kildavin 44. Scoil Padraig NS 18. St. Bridget’s Community Hall, Clonegal 45. St. Coumba’s NS 19. St. Johns Hall 46. Tullow Community School 20. Teach Bride 47. Tyknock NS / St.Theresa’s NS 21. Tullow Parish Centre Sports Facilities: 22. Ballon GFC 23. Ballon FC ‘Burrin Celtic’ 24. Clonmore GFC 25. Grange GFC 26. Kilbride GFC 27. Parkville United FC 28. Saint Patricks GFC 29. Kildavin GFC Spellmount Park, CA RLOW TOWN AREA Community Facilities: 48. Askea Community Childcare Centre School Facilities: 49. Askea Parish Community Centre 78. Bennekerry NS 50. Carlow Daycare Centre 79. Bishop Foley NS 51. Carlow Regional Youth Services 80. Carlow College 52. Cathedral Parish Centre 81. Carlow Institute of Technology 53. Delta Centre 82. Carlow NS 54. Killeshin Community Hall 83. Carlow Vocational School 55. New Oak Community Centre 84. CBS St Marys Academy 56.. Open Door CDP 85. Gael Cholaiste Cheatharlach 57. Sacred Heart Hall Carlow 86. Killeshin NS 58. St Catherines Community Services Centre 87. Presentation Secondary School, Carlow 59. St. Fiaccs House 88. Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal/ Presentation NS 60. St. Fiaccs Hall 89. Scoil Naomh Fiach / Graiguecullen NS 61. Tintean Centre 90. St. Josephs NS, / Scoil Iosa Naofa 62. Youth Centre 91. St. Lasarians NS 92. St. Leos Secondary School Sports Facilities: 63. Askea GFC 64. Carlow Lawn Tennis Club 65. Palatine GFC 66. Carlow Rowing Club 68. Carlow Rugby Football Club 68. Carlow Sports and Social club 69. Carlow YM Badminton Club 70. Eire Og GFC 71. Graiguecullen GFC 72. Graiguecullen Swimming Pool 73. New Oak FC 74. O’ Hanrahans GFC 75. St. Lawrence O’ Tooles Athletics Club 76. St. Patricks Boys FC 77. The Carlow Town Hurling Club BORRIS/MUINEBHEAG AREA Community Facilities: 121. Garryhill Handball Club 93. Bagnelstown Community Centre 122. Leighlinbridge GFC 94. Bagnelstown Family Resource Centre 123. Mount Leinster Rangers GFC 95. Ballyloughlin Hall 124. Naomh Eoin GFC 96. Ballymurphy Hall 125. St. Mullins GFC 97. Ballinkillen / Lorum Community Centre 126. Tinryland GFC 98. BEAM 99. Borris Community/Town Hall School Facilities: