Brief History of Finn Valley Athletics Club
Finn Valley AC was founded in 1971 to cater for the athletics
needs of athletes in the area. Starting out with humble beginnings,
training at the nearby GAA field, before purchasing a disused factory
on the current site, the club has taken gigantic steps to where
it finds itself today.
Since then it has made its mark in the athletics world but now
as we enter a new millenium it has entered a highly competitive
arena, catering for the needs of the local community.
The club has carefully straddled the tightrope between athletic
activity and nurturing the ongoing development. For years its
personnel displayed great enthusiasm and energy converting teamwork
and hard graft into success at all levels. It is in this spirit
that it is no accident that the facility that exists today has
come to fruition.
The current facility boasts a 35m indoor multi-purpose hall,
weights room, two football pitches, a warmup area, four changing
rooms, a social area, a 50 person ensuite accomodation block,
a 1500m jogging trail, a 400m track, and a meeting/function room
and state of the art catering facilities.
Although the club is very proud of the high standard which they
have reached it is not prepared to sit back and take things easy.
Plans for the development of two all-weather astro-turf pitches
are nearing completion and it is anticipated that work will begin
shortly. No doubt this will be achieved true continued hard work
and dedication and continued support from the local community.
Pictorial History of Finn Valley A.C.
These are pictures from the history of the club. We hope to build
up this section with a more comprehensive set of memorabilia.
To this end, we are interested in borrowing anything that could
be displayed here. Contact Patsy McGonagle or Jonathan Campbell.
Anything loaned can be scanned immediately and returned within
a few days.
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