Penniless Portlaoise can point to riches on pitch

AIB LEINSTER CLUB SFC FINAL:

Sat, 07 Dec, 2013 - 00:00

Paul Keane

Nowhere in Portlaoise GAA club’s impressive plans to develop the 38-acre site was the term ‘sea of pitches’ mentioned.

By now, the club had planned to be utilising state of the art facilities there thanks to the €19m earmarked from the sale of their base next to O’Moore Park in the town.

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