Meath County Board refuse five-year sponsorship

Meath County Board refuse five-year sponsorship worth €375,000 from Element Power building a wind-farm in North Meath.

A proposal by Element Power building of wind turbines in north Meath to make a €375,000 payment to the development of the Meath GAA Centre of Excellence at Dunganny near Trim was to be voted on by club delegates. The GAA county board executive had recommended acceptance of the offer of €75,000 a year over the next five years.

But Meath GAA and Element Power issued a joint statement  Fri 8 Aug 2014.

The board said it had decided that "that it is not appropriate for a voluntary sporting organisation like the GAA to engage in a complex debate on renewable energy and consequently will decline the offer from Element Power".

Meath County Board reported that a loan of €1 million would need to be borrowed over a five to 10 year period for work on the Centre of Excellence in Dunganny, Trim at the August 2014 meeting of the Meath County Committee. The finance would have to be in place as the contractor would want assurances that he was going to get paid.