Kildare football club gets go-ahead for new pitch

Maynooth Town Football Club has been granted planning permission for a new all-weather football pitch.

The facility in Newtown will also include panel fencing to 2.4m high and new netting to 6m high.

Flood lighting will be provided to the perimeter of the pitch to a height of 12m.

Permission was granted by Kildare Co Council this week.