Wexford Park plans get the go-ahead

March 1997

The Model County Development committee got the good news they had been hoping for on Friday last, when planning permission for a revamp of Wexford Park was granted.

And renovations of the county’s main GAA ground will commence in the near future, after it first plays host to the opening Church and General National Hurling League game between All-Ireland champions Wexford and Galway on Sunday March 9.

The good news came less than 24 hours after the launch of the fifth Model County Development members’ draw by Liam Griffin on Thursday night last.

Six draws are planned again this year: on April 24, May 29, June 26, July 31, August 28, and September 25.

There is a choice of car for the winner of the April, May, July and September draws. June and August winners will get £5,000.