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Killarney’s cultural and sporting centre campaign goes national
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By Sean Moriarty
Ambitions to build a cultural and sporting centre in Killarney are gathering national attention. Cllr Michael Gleeson first proposed the idea around 10 years ago but it fell on deaf ears due to funding and other issues.
He reignited the idea during January’s Killarney Municipal District meeting and since then the idea is gathering more momentum.
On Thursday the local councillor gave a wide-ranging interview to RTÉ Radio One’s 'Today with Claire Byrne' current affairs show which has a listenership of over 350,000 every day.
“This was made possible by a researcher on the programme called Barry Lenihan, a Dubliner with Scartaglin roots. He picked up on the story from local media reports,” Cllr Gleeson told the Killarney Advertiser.
A few week’s ago Mr Gleeson featured on a sports programme that was broadcast on TG4 where he also highlighted the proposal to build a cultural and sporting centre in the town.
Previously the Killarney committee behind the centre had costed the project at €3.5 million and had secured a free site on the grounds of Fitzgerald Stadium.
At the time the committee had secured a €0.5 million bridging loan from the GAA in Dublin and planning permission was granted. It is not certain if that permit is still valid today.
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