Floodlights on Pitch 2 were the members' number 1 ask. Now it's happening.
Get the bunting out. Raheens GAA/LGFA has signed a funding contract with County Kildare LEADER Partnership for a grant of up to 75% towards a €205,000 floodlighting project. 🎉
🗣️ You asked. We delivered.
When we carried out the club's Strategic Review in 2025, one request came up more than any other: floodlights on Pitch 2.
The Executive took up that challenge. Together with the Grants Committee and the Facilities Committee, they've turned the members' number one wish into a signed contract.
⚡ What we're getting
- 🏟️ New state-of-the-art floodlights on Pitch 2
- 🔄 A full upgrade of the Pitch 1 floodlights. Raheens was one of the first clubs around to put lights on Pitch 1, and those lights have done great service. Now they're getting a well-earned retirement.
- 🌱 Energy-efficient lighting. Brighter pitches, lower running costs and a smaller carbon footprint.
Add in the new lights on the juvenile pitch, and all three Raheens pitches will be lit by modern, energy-efficient floodlights.
🌙 What it means for you
- More training on dark winter evenings, with no more fighting over one lit pitch.
- More space for every team, from nursery to adults, LGFA to the GAA
- More nights at the club, with more people coming through the gates.
💰 The numbers
Total project cost | €205,000
Raheens' own investment | €50,000
LEADER grant | The balance (75%)
Raheens' own investment | €50,000
LEADER grant | The balance (75%)
🙌 Thank you
A massive thank you to the Grants Team, the Facilities Committee and Raheens Executive. They put in hundreds of hours of work on quotes, procurement, plans and paperwork to get this project to the start line.
Special mention to Ashleigh and Christy Morrison at County Kildare LEADER Partnership, whose help has been invaluable. Christy is a lifelong Raheens member who served for 10 years as club secretary. Thanks, Christy, for steering us along.
🎟️ Now it's your turn: play the 50:50!
Lights are only the start. More exciting projects are on the way, and our new weekly 50:50 draw will help fund them.
It's simple:
- 🏆 A winner every single week
- 💶 Half the pot goes to the winner, half to the club
- 📲 Sign up in seconds at: https://raheensgaa.ie/draws
Every ticket helps. Play for a weekly cash prize and help build a better Raheens while you're at it.
Raheens Abú! 💡⚽🏐
This project is supported by the LEADER Programme 2023–2027, co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union under Ireland's CAP Strategic Plan 2023–2027, and administered by County Kildare LEADER Partnership.
