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UK polo club guide 2008: Irish clubs

15 May, 2008

All Ireland
David Stone, Ashton Lodge, Castleknock, Dublin 15
(tel: 00353 16776248)
mail@allirelandpoloclub.com
www.allirelandpoloclub.com
Facilities: 1 ground, 1 arena, pavilion, stands, bar
Playing members: 40+

Brannockstown
James Sherran MRCVS, Brannockstown, Naas, Co Kildare, South Ireland
(tel: 00353 4548 3708)
jamessherran@eircom.net
Facilities: 1 boarded ground, stick and ball area, clubhouse, wooden horse
Playing members: 15

Curraghmore
Lord James Beresford, Curraghmore, Portlaw, Co Waterford, Ireland
(tel: 00353 51387102)
malcolmdaly@eircom.net
Facilities: 1 ground
Playing members: 12

Limerick
William Buckley (secretary), Newtown, Crecora, Co Limerick, Ireland
(tel:00353872373903)
wmbuckley@hotmail.com
www.funireland.com
Facilities: 1 ground, practice field, arena, wooden horse, pony hire, lessons, clubhouse
Playing members: 12

Moyne Estate
Hubert Hamilton, Moyne Estate, Durrow, County Laois, Ireland
(tel: 00353 851313224)
moynepolo@hotmail.com
Facilities: 2 grounds, stick & ball area, lessons
Playing members: 35

Northern Ireland
Robert Park, c/o Woodlands, 29 Corcreeny Road, Hillsborough, Co Down, BT26
(tel: 028 90727905)
robert@mxbrandcom.co.uk
Facilities: 4 grounds, 1 arena, clubhouse, lessons, pony hire
Playing members: 30

Waterford (formerly Whitfield Court)
Aidan Farrell (secretary) c/o Raheen House, South Lodge, Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary, Ireland
(tel: 00353 516 47908)
Facilities: 1 ground, lessons, pony-hire
Playing members: 25

Wicklow
Siobhan Herbst (secretary/manager), Kilpoole Hill, Wicklow, Co Wicklow, Ireland
(tel:00353 404 67164)
siobhan@polo.ie
www.polowicklow.com
Facilities: 2 grounds, arena, warm-up arena, pavillion, lessons, pony-hire, pony-sales, 2 wooden horses
Playing members: 38

Clubs in Ireland provisionally affiliated to the HPA

Bunclody
Margaret O'Leary (secretary), Millstream, Clohamon, Bunclody, Co Wexford, Ireland
(tel:00353 8766 605917)
rhogg@eircom.net
Facilities: 1 boarded ground, 1 stick and ball field, clubhouse, wooden horse, pony-hire, lessons
Playing members: 25

Donaghadee
Charlie Day, Newtonards Road, Donaghadee, Co Down, Northern Ireland, BT21 ODY
(tel:0289 1883869)
ddeepolo@hotmail.com
Facilities: 1 ground, stick and ball field, pony-hire, instructors, livery, stable-hire, turnout, grooms' accommodation
Playing members: 15+

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