Acknowledgments
We would like to acknowledge the County Chairperson, Micheal Martin, for actively supporting this project along with Vice Chairman Bobby Goff and Seamus O’Brien, Groundsman and Caretaker. As always the Environmental section of Wexford County Council, coordinated by Cliona Connolly, was brilliant in preparing the ground for the planting and providing much needed sustenance after the job was finished.
For the tree planters we thank Siofra Higgins, Mollie Levingston, Ruby Grouse, Mary Canavan, Olga Fitzpatrick, Martin Hempenstall, Cliona Connolly, Tiernan Cady, David Tobin, Frank Burke and Maisie the German Shephard.
Site Details
The Halo Tiles Wexford GAA Centre of Excellence is the home for our county teams and development squads as well as our underage blitz days. The site just outside Ferns is over 50 acres of well drained land. The centre hosts thousands of players from all codes on an annual basis and phase two commenced in September 2022 which will see a sensory garden for our inclusion project, the addition of two new pitches and a training area, a spectator area and the development of an entrance from the old N11. This will be completed in December 2023. Following the completion of this, we plan to develop additional dressing rooms, expand our high-performance gym and provide additional car parking. Further information about our plans can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6FucI9m8bI.
Wexford GAA are proud to be part of the GAA Green Clubs Programme and are developing a Energy Master Plan for a sustainable future.
The following is a list of the 2,500 trees planted at this site.
Glimpses of Location where trees are planted
