Listen Back: Appeal issued over extensive damage local GAA grounds

A local GAA club has issued an appeal following extensive damage to the grounds.

A car was captured on CCTV at the local GAA grounds in Smithboro just after 1 am yesterday morning.

driving around handbraking for over 3 minutes causing considerable damage to the pitch.

Ollie Treanor from the local club, Eire Og Na Mullai said the community is shocked by the incident.

A Prunty pitch costs well over €300,000 and according to Ollie the damage is significant.

He said members have trawled CCTV and the car in question appears to be a white Peugeot 308 bearing a Northern reg.

Ollie says the effect this has on the huge numbers of members whom have been volunteers for the last 20-30 years is enormous. Ollie joined Ronan Gargan on the show this afternoon.