 Artists impression of what Castleknock's new ground development will look like. As can be seen from the images below the new development is underway. Our images below will show progress as it takes place.
 June 2009 - Senior pitch 1. Once covered and leveled with sand for drainage, grass seed will then be sown
 June 2009 - Senior Pitch 1 being covered & leveled with 50mm of sand. Mechanical equipment in the background preparing ground for All-weather pitch
 June 2009 - Grass growing well on both Senior 2 and Junvenile pitches
 June 2009 - Sub-structure block work complete for Changing Rooms & Club House. Note masts on right hand side for Senior 1 pitch flood-lighting.
 May 2009 - Foundations poured for Changing rooms & Club house
 April 2009 - Grass seed sown on 2nd Senior pitch & Juvenile pitch on Good Friday 10th April
 April 2009 - Senior Pitch 1 leveled
 April 2009 - ESB removes Electric poles on Good Friday 10th April
 September 2008 - Grounds excavated for dessing rooms/clubhouse. Castleknock Hotel & Country Club pictured in the background
 August 2008 - Another view of new pitches with gravel shores for drainage
 August 2008 - Goalposts are erected, however these serve as protection for the overhead electric cables. Note the gravel shores which will drain surface water from the pitches when they are complete.
 June 2008 - Topsoil cleared to lower end of grounds
 June 2008 -Excavation work started with the clearing of topsoil
 May 2008 - grass mown, baled & wrapped as silage in preperation for the arrival of mechanical equipment
 April 2008 - Above members of Castleknock GAA Club with local politicians at Grounds Development Launch. Pictured on right hand side is Fr. Dan Joe O'Mahony who blessed the grounds after cutting of the sod
 April 2008 - Minister Brian Lenihan, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, GAA President Nickey Brennan and Castleknock Club Chairman Mick Lynch cutting the sod on 28th April 2008
 Spring 2008 - Aerial view of the "New Home" of Casteknock Hurling & Football Club's grounds prior to commencement of the ground development
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