Club on the county bounds adds lotto to new platform
The deputation last July called for the Council to act outlining a number of options that could be undertaken including serving a derelict site notice, securing the bond and engaging with various parties to make progress on the site.
Dr Mary Moloney, who is a chartered engineer and CIT lecturer, led the deputation and this week she once again called for the council to move on this unfinished estate.
“It is 10 years since work was completely halted on this housing estate and in the interim nothing has been done. We have asked that the council try and rectify the situation before the bond expires,” she said this week.
KCC reiterated that it has submitted a claim on the bond on the unfinished estate. They first submitted a claim five years ago.
They also stated that the property is to be launched in the market in 2018. It was also claimed that it would be launched on the market last year. However, any sale is a matter for the owners of the estate.
“The Council have submitted a claim on the Bond for this Estate. The Council are most anxious to see issues with this estate resolved,” a council spokesperson told The Kerryman. LAST Saturday evening saw big celebrations in Knocknagree, as the GAA club near the Kerry- Cork county bounds celebrated 21 years of its lottery.
For over two decades the draw has been the financial lifeblood of the club and assisted greatly with the development of club facilities, including two full-size pitches, a training pitch and a state of the art floodlight system.
Club chairman Jeremiah Moynihan paid tribute to the many volunteers who assisted with the lotto over the years.
“It’s great to see so many new people coming on board during the last 12 months off the back of our All-Ireland success,” he said. “Fresh faces have given a new impetus which we believe is vital for securing our club lotto into the future.”
He also thanked all who have bought weekly and yearly tickets over the years.
Dinny Twomey, one of the original founders of the lottery, gave a special mention to those outside of Knocknagree who support the lotto.
The night also saw the launch of the club’s new online lotto, which can be accessed at http://bit.ly/KnocknagreeGAA.
Club PRO Patrick Hickey explained the move ;“With recent success raising the profile of the club and a massive jackpot of €15,000, we had a lot of enquiries on social media about playing our lotto online, so we said we’d have to move with the times!”.