Half time announcement

[niamh]

Just thinking back to the Galway game, did I hear right that £20,000 had been given the Munster Football Association by the club to cover St. Anne's and install floodlights?

[Gerry Desmond]

Originally posted by niamh
Just thinking back to the Galway game, did I hear right that £20,000 had been given the Munster Football Association by the club to cover St. Anne's and install floodlights?

Didn't hear the PA @ HT, Niamh. However, £20k was given to the MFA by the CCFCSC/City Lotto recently as a final payment for the installation of seats on the Derrynane & St Anne's sides. Doubt if £20k would cover the St Anne's Park end, anyway, never mind the floodlights...

Gerry

[niamh]

Am nearly certain and we are undoubtedly talking about the same cheque as well.

[joe]

don't know about any announcement, but AFAIK the cheque for £20,000 (raised by the Lotto) was the final insatlemnt of the £30,000 it cost to put seats in 18 months ago for the Lausanne match.

Bernie should be able to clarify the situation

[Bernie]

Yes indeed, my learned colleague is correct.(even at 10 past one in the morning)

That £ 20,000 was the final instalment of the Lotto's obligation to the MFA to pay for the seating installed in the 'cross prior to the Lausanne game. £10,000 was paid last year, so the original £ 30,000 bill is finally paid off.

I am lead to believe that further developments at the 'cross , such as floodlighting, PA system and completing the St.Annes end will fall to the FAI/MFA. This frees the Lotto funds to concentrate on Youths/U-21's expenses.

[niamh]

Cheers for clearing that one up guys.

[Peadar]

Originally posted by Bernie
That £ 20,000 was the final instalment of the Lotto's obligation to the MFA to pay for the seating installed in the 'cross prior to the Lausanne game. £10,000 was paid last year, so the original £ 30,000 bill is finally paid off.

I think this is fantastic!
The City Lotto and SC were able to raise £30,000 to pay for the seats. It's a credit to all the people involved. With £2,500,000 lotto jackpots and the like £30,000 may seem like a paltry sum but it takes great effort to raise and congratulations to those who did. Remember the efforts involved the next time you take a seat at the Cross.
The MFA have valuable tennants, that's for sure!