IERNE BOWLING GREEN WAS LAID IN 1995.WE STARTED WITH ONE TEAM IN THE B.L.I LEAGUES DIVISION 5 AND HAVE WORKED OUR WAY UP TO THE FIRST DIVISION.

WE HAVE ENTERED ANOTHER TWO TEAMS ALONG THE WAY WE NOW HAVE 3 TEAMS COMPETING IN THE 1ST 3RD AND 4TH DIVISIONS OF THE B.L.I LEAGUES
.WE ALSO HAVE A LADIES TEAM COMPETING IN THE L.B.L.I.

THE BUILDING OF THE GREEN WAS A MONUMENTAL PROJECT FOR THE CLUB TO UNDERTAKE.IT TOOK A HUGE VOLUNTARY EFFORT AND A LOT OF TIME AND DEDICATION.

IT SHOULD BE SAID THAT THE GREEN WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN LAID BUT FOR THE EFFORTS OF A LOT OF DEDICATED MEMBERS,WHO GAVE A LOT OF THEIR FREE TIME HELPING IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GREEN.
THE GREEN IS A TESTAMENT TO WHAT VISION,DEDICATION AND CONSOLIDATED EFFORTS CAN ACHIEVE.

I PERSONALLY WAS NOT INVOLVED AND I,AND IM SURE I ALSO SPEAK FOR THOSE WHO WERE NOT MEMBERS AT THE TIME, WOULD LIKE TO THANK AND COMMEND ALL THOSE WHOSE EFFORTS ACHIEVED THIS GREAT ASSET FOR THE IERNE SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB.IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO MENTION ALL THOSE WHO WERE INVOLVED,BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION SOME:

THE CONCRETE CREW(AND THE PHOTOGRAHER)THOSE PHOTOGRAPHED WERE MICK TYRELL, JOE TYRELL , MICK COMERFORD,MICK DOYLE.

:MICK TYRELL, WHOSE SKILLS AS A HANDYMAN ILLUSTRATED ESPECIALLY BY HIS CONVERSION OF CONTAINER TO CLUBHOUSE WAS A WORK OF ART AND A JOY TO BEHOLD.

:MICK COMERFORD:  WHOSE FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES WAS RELENTLESS,AND OF COURSE MAIN PHOTOGRAPHER AT DIFFERNT STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION.NO PHOTOS SHOW HIM ACTUALLY WORKING , HE TELLS ME HE CANT TAKE PHOTOS OF HIMSELF. :

SOME OF THE LADIES WHO HELPED IN THE'' HEELING IN''

THOSE PHOTOGRAHED SYLVIA COMERFORD,BERNI DOYLE,THERESA FLYNN.

AS I WAS NOT A MEMBER AT THE TIME OF CONSTRUCTION AND CAN ONLY ADD WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD ,AND PICS I HAVE BEEN GIVEN, I WOULD ASK ANY MEMBERS WHO HAVE ANY INPUT TO LET ME KNOW.

THANKS TO ALL INVOLVED FOR THE PLEASURE AND ENTERTAINMENT WE HAVE ALL GOT FROM THE GREEN
IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

BELOW IS A LINK TO A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF GREEN DURING CONSTRUCTION

THE HIGHLIGHTED TEXT WILL LINK TO SOME PICS TAKEN DURING THE CONSTRUCTION.

IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION INCLUDING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS I CAN BE CONTACTED AT

kenwhelan@eircom.net

GREEN CONSTRUCTION

PICS FROM PAST YEARS
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