Big lotto win as Mayo amenity park keeps moving forward
SWINFORD Amenity Park saw a big jackpot win in its development lotto, with Siobhan O'Toole, Westport, scooping top prize of €12,200, while the seller, winning €610 (5%), was Eurospar, Swinford.
Swinford Amenity Park, the CE scheme and Swinford Killasser LGFA presented the cheques to the winners at the weekend and thanked them for their support.
Siobhan, nee Cunney, who hails from Swinford, was astounded with the great progress over a short number of years on the 10-acre site, which boasts a Gaelic pitch focused on ladies Gaelic football in the county, along with its athletics offering.
Swinford Amenity Park enjoyed a busy year in 2025, with several developments, including the new gym/meeting room, and contract signed with PST to install and complete the infill area at the track. The infill contract is €100,000 funded by the athletic club and OSCAR.
The hockey surface will be sand infilled and will have two bowling lanes. When these works are complete it will be available during the day for the schools and community.
Planning approval was granted for the in-progress gym/meeting room, and a lighting scheme at the Park Road training pitch.
A croquet lawn has approved funding and will be installed in 2026.
The park has hosted the first three Mayo LGFA senior National League games and also provides a home for Mayo GAA minor team.
The committee are currently selling signs around the facility, a facility in the middle of the town with over 100 people daily using the walkway and the LGFA, and the venue hosted many Connaught LGFA finals in 2025 and will do so again in 2026.
The members and directors of Swinford Amenity Park - Martin Tunney, Brendan Doyle, Philip Durkin and secretary Anne Tierney - have reported that a great deal to be proud of at the amenity park was achieved in 2025, and more progress for the community this year is planned, with the help of the public.
The community Pink Ticket lotto is run with the sole purpose of developing the community facility, which is run totally by volunteers.
Swinford Killasser Ladies assist with the draw and picking up the tickets and get allocated free access to the facility. Aoife Kavanagh, Swinford Killasser LGFA, identified the winning ticket with a shout of joy and following all the ticket checking Siobhan was called with the great news. She thanked her mother Nora Cunney who purchased the ticket for her.
To support the ongoing development of the facility, you can purchase an annual ticket online at lottoraiser.ie. The cost is €100 for the full year, and you have a chance of winning the Swinford Community Lotto jackpot, which is currently €3,200, supporting a community facility run by volunteers.