
There is no other sporting venue like Alfie Byrne anywhere else. In total the Alfie Byrne Project is just over 24,000m2 of synthetic grass surfacing, it is unique not alone for the sheer size of the project but also the number of disciplines it caters for, each built to meet their respective Sporting discipline codes of compliance. The complexity of the project required a company who had the necessary expertise, ability and product range to take on this massive task. It was finally decided that the contract would be awarded to Galway based Thornton Sports Specialist Sports Surface Engineers. The association are fully aware of the unique products they have in both Hurling and Gaelic football and realise that for the games to be played at the pace and skills level required it is essential that the surface perform to the highest standard, so as to deliver the very best playing conditions".ĭublin City Council, tendered Alfie Byrne Park in 2008 the tender attracted competition from not alone Ireland but from many overseas contractors.


Sports Consultant Mr Eric O Donnell Managing Director Sports Labs had this to say "the research and development in the whole area of synthetic surfacing has been advancing at lightning bolt speed, the main cause of this advancement has been driven by the raised expectations of the various sporting codes none more so than the GAA.
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Irelands leading Specialist Sports Surface Contractor have the kudos of building Ireland's first ever Full Size Eco Gaelic Hurling/Football Synthetic pitch to meet the GAA's new code of compliance for synthetic grass pitches. The impressive facilities at Clontarf constructed by Thornton Sports Ireland.
