About Us

2023 – 2026 Community Association Committee

Chairperson:                 Paul Sharkey chairperson@watergrasshill.com

Secretary:                     Marian O’ Reilly secretary@watergrasshill.com

Assistant Secretary:       Grace Healy asst.secretary@watergrasshill.com

Treasurer:                     John O’Connor treasurer@watergrasshill.com

Assistant Treasurer:       Dan Lynch asst.treasurer@watergrasshill.com

PRO:                            Sarah O’ Regan pr@watergrasshill.com

Centre Bookings           Fran Cronin comm.centre@watergrasshill.com

First Fruits Bookings     Fran Cronin ffac@watergrasshill.com

Please cc info@watergrasshill.com on all correspondences.

  • Initiated December 03,1980 (Original meeting minutes on file).
  • Relevant constitution was drafted & adopted at a following meeting dated Wednesday December 17, 1980.
  • Mention about Tidy Towns back in the 1980’s & the “Garden Awards”.
  • Youth Club prior to Community Hall been constructed.
  • 1988/1989 – First idea & thoughts about the Building of a Community Centre.
  • 1993 – Design & Finance discussion stages
  • Community Centre Officially opened November 1998
  • Cost of Community Centre build: circa IRP 300 K. Borrowing paid off with 3 years of build.

The Watergrasshill Community Association was founded in 1980 and is a Muintir na Tire affiliated registered charity. We generally hold a monthly meeting during the first week of every month in the community hall at 8:30 pm –  9:30pm, apart from the months of July and August. Action Group progress reports and discussions take place at these meetings. Our AGM date varies annually.

We have 2 facilities, Community Centre & First Fruits Arts Theatre.

The Association is broken up into the following working sub-committees:

  • Arts and Culture
  • Community Care
  • Community First Responders
  • Community Games
  • Community Centre
  • Darkness into Light
  • First Fruits Arts Theatre
  • Grants & Funding
  • HILLFEST
  • Planning and Development
  • Tidy Towns
  • Traffic Management Group
  • Youth Club

If one wishes to subscribe to our text message alert for meetings please email info@watergrasshill.com