Local employer donates €200,000 to Carrick sports complex - and will be title sponsor of main pitch

A local employer has given €200,000 to a massive sports facility in Carrick-on-Shannon, and it will be the title sponsor of the main football pitch.

Shannonside Recreational Campus will include an athletics track, an AstroTurf pitch, sports arena, and a standard grass pitch.

Construction work started on the €20 million development last year, and it will be fully complete by mid-2026, all going well.

Most of the money is coming from state grants, but €1.4 million in fundraising is also needed.

The campus's chairperson, Brendan Lowe, says they have just received a very large donation.