A new Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA) will be officially opened to the public at Tim Smythe Park in Ennis on Monday 2 September at 12.30pm.

Ennis Town Council entered into a contract with Crawford Contracts Group Ltd in 2012 for the all-weather sports facility, which features a polymeric surface than can accommodate a wide variety of sports and games through the use of multifunctional goals and nets.

Soccer, basketball, netball, tennis, hockey, hurling and volleyball are among a wide range of games that can be played on the MUGA. The concentration of this MUGA is one that will particularly suit basketball.

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Speaking ahead of the official opening, Mayor of Ennis, Councillor Mary Coote-Ryan welcomed what she described "another welcome addition to the town's growing recreational infrastructure.

"In the past two years we have seen numerous positive developments take place in Ennis in relation to the development of play facilities for children. These include the installation of active trail equipment and a skateboard park at Lees Road and the development of a children's playground, teen play area and other recreational equipment at Tim Smyth Park. I believe that the provision of a MUGA at Tim Smythe Park is appropriate having regard to the location at the centre of the town and its established use by many families from all over the County."

(CD/JP)