Taoiseach to officially open pitch in memory of late Detective Garda Colm Horkan on Sunday
The late Garda Colm Horkan.
A memorial pitch in memory of the late Detective Garda Colm Horkan will be officially opened by An Taoiseach, Simon Harris on Sunday next, June 2.
Charlestown Sarsfields GAA Club has announced that the official ribbon cutting ceremony at the new pitch and community walkways will be performed by Mr Harris on the June Bank Holiday weekend.
Following the official opening of the new pitch at 1 p.m., the first game on the new Colm Horkan Memorial pitch will be an exhibition game between a Charlestown Sarsfields Masters selection, consisting of many of Colm’s former teammates and friends, against a star-studded Masters selection from counties and clubs across Ireland.
The project, which has taken over three years to complete, has attracted support from all corners of the globe, and has involved several fundraising events such as the Annual Colm Horkan Memorial Run, and the Colm Horkan Memorial Golf Classic.
In addition, the club has received funding through the Governments Sports Capital Programme and other funding programmes, which have provided an invaluable support towards the completion of this phase of the project.
The new pitch and community walkways provides the Charlestown club with a new state-of-the-art, all weather, fully floodlit, playing pitch, and walkways for the wider community to enjoy for years to come.
Detective Horkan was shot dead while on duty in Castlerea on June 17 2020.
