bought Strancally Castle in August<\/a>, and have chosen Lismore GAA, Tallow GAA, and Shamrocks GAA in Knockanore \u2013 the three clubs closest to the couple\u2019s new property \u2013 as recipients for their first philanthropic donation since they bought the castle.\u00a0<\/p>\n\u201cThe GAA is at the heart of communities across Ireland,\u201d a spokesperson for Zuckerberg and Chan said. \u201cAs new members of the Waterford community, we\u2019re proud to support these local clubs and the important role they play.\u201d<\/p>\n
Each club will receive \u20ac25,000 a year for two years, and the clubs have said that they are \u201cdeeply grateful\u201d.<\/p>\n
Lismore GAA Club was established in 1897, and intends to use the funds to assist with projects such as proposed floodlighting, new pitch side fencing and a community walkway.<\/p>\n
In a post on social media, Lismore GAA said that they are \u201cdelighted\u201d and \u201cvery proud\u201d to receive the donation, which will help \u201cdevelop and future proof facilities\u201d in the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe in Lismore GAA would like to extend a welcome to the Chan Zuckerberg family to the west Waterford area and hope they will have many happy memories here,\u201d\u00a0Lismore GAA Secretary Emer Barry said.<\/p>\n
Tallow GAA said that they are \u201cdeeply grateful\u201d and the donation is a \u201chuge honour\u201d for the club.\u00a0 Founded in 1887, the club intends to use the funds to promote coaching and games, help build a 100-seater spectator stand and to assist with the tarmacking of the club\u2019s community walkway.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis donation will allow us to continue developing our facilities for our players, members and the wider community,\u201d a statement on social media said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you, Mark and Priscilla for helping us build on everything achieved so far.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shamrocks GAA said that they are \u201cdelighted\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are deeply grateful for this generous gift, which will have a meaningful impact across every part of our club,\u201d a social media statement said.<\/p>\n
The donation would help to support volunteers and improve facilities and opportunities for the players, the statement said.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost importantly, it will leave a lasting legacy for future generations of Shamrocks players, ensuring they can enjoy and contribute to our club for many years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shamrocks GAA has been operating since November 1953, and draws from the combined parishes of Knockanore, Glendine and Kilwatermoy. It plans to use the funds to help upgrade its dressing rooms.<\/p>\n
It is understood that the Gothic style Strancally castle will be used as Zuckerberg\u2019s base while he is in Ireland. However, he will continue to primarily reside in the US with his family.<\/p>\n
The 440 acre estate is located on the banks of the River Blackwater near the village of Knockanore.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THREE GAA CLUBS in west Waterford are \u201cdelighted\u201d by the announcement they will receive a donation totalling \u20ac150,000…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":640318,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,21541,4183,61,60,154167,207821,271955,271956,6513,41833],"class_list":["post-640317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-donation","tag-gaa","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-lismore","tag-money-money-money","tag-shamrocks","tag-tallow","tag-waterford","tag-zuckerberg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=640317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640317\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/640318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=640317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=640317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=640317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}