New Terryland stand unveiled

The marvellous new stand at Terryland — home of Galway United and owned by the Galway District League — will be officially opened by the Minister of Sport and Tourism Seamus Brennan at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon.In addition to Minister Brennan, other dignitaries who will be present on the day include Ceann Comhairle John O’Donoghue, the former Minister for Sport, Chief Executive of the FAI John Delaney and Pat Quigley of the Connacht Football Association.Following the opening, the grounds will then be made available to Sunderland FC, who will conduct a training session ahead of their friendly clash with Galway United the following evening (Wednesday).This session is open to the public to attend, and, indeed, it is expected hundreds of underage players will turn up to see some of the stars of the English Premiership being put through their paces by Roy Keane and his management team.According to President of the Galway & District League Michael Geary, the opening of the new stand — which was erected at a cost of €1.4 million and will have a seating capacity of 1,500 — will be a historic occasion for local football.He stresses that all are welcome to attend the opening, particularly………