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Zuckerberg and Chan Donate €150,000 to Three Waterford GAA Clubs
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan are giving money to three sports clubs in Ireland.
The clubs are Shamrocks GAA, Tallow GAA and Lismore GAA.
Each club will receive €50,000 over two years.
The clubs are near the castle and land the couple bought in west Waterford.
The money can help improve places where people play and watch matches.
It can also support coaching and young players.
The couple said Gaelic games are very important to Irish communities.
They wanted to help local clubs as new members of the Waterford community.
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan will donate €150,000 to three GAA clubs in west Waterford.
Shamrocks GAA, Tallow GAA and Lismore GAA will each receive €50,000 over two years.
The clubs were selected because they are among those closest to the couple’s Strancally Castle estate.
Funding will support coaching, player development, dressing-room upgrades, floodlights, fencing and spectator facilities.
The donation follows the couple’s purchase of Strancally Castle and its 440-acre estate.
- Who
- Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, along with Shamrocks GAA, Tallow GAA and Lismore GAA.
- What
- The couple are donating €150,000, split equally among the three clubs over two years.
- Where
- The clubs are in west Waterford, Ireland, near Strancally Castle.
- When
- The donation was announced after the couple purchased Strancally Castle; the articles do not give a specific announcement date.
- Why
- The couple said they wanted to support local clubs after becoming members of the Waterford community, and the selected clubs are among those closest to their property.
Key facts
- Total donation
- €150,000
- Recipients
- Shamrocks GAA, Tallow GAA and Lismore GAA
- Amount per club
- €50,000
- Payment period
- Two years
- Strancally Castle estate
- 440 acres
- Reported property value
- Irish media estimated the purchase at approximately €20 million to €30 million
- Planned uses
- Coaching, player development, dressing-room upgrades, floodlighting, pitch-side fencing, walkways and spectator facilities
Quotes
Kieran Geary
Treasurer of Tallow GAA
“This donation will help develop our facilities, which in turn will benefit the community at large, most especially the future generations.”
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“Our first priority is to invest in coaching and games, supporting the development of our players and teams at all levels.”
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Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan
The couple who donated to the three Waterford GAA clubs
“The GAA is at the heart of communities across Ireland.”
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