Summer 03: Selection of the Athlone Town New Stadium Project Team:
Ciaran Temple, Tony Kilmartin, Tom Fitzgerald, Martin Egan, Tom McEnroe, Ronnie Fitzell, and Tom Burke, Project Manager.

October 03: Selection of the Athlone Town New Stadium Design Team:
Don Egan, Joe Walsh & Associates, Engineer.
Eddie Connaughton, Eddie Connaughton Ltd, Agronomist.
David Heavey, Heavey Architects.
Brian McCay, Bruce Shaw Partnership, Quantity Surveyor.
Des 0 Broin, Design Team Manager.
Tony Kilmartin, Athlone Town New Stadium Project Team.
Tom Fitzgerald, Athlone Town New Stadium Project Team.
Tom Burke, Athlone Town New Stadium Project Team.

November 03: Official Sod Turning Ceremony, performed by An Taoiseach, Mr Bertie Ahem T.D.

February 04: Spraying of the entire site.

March 04: Earthworks commence: Contractor, Mr Mossie Fox, Streamtown, Mullingar.
Strip topsoil, excavation to reduce level grade to design level:
(a) Level one: pitches.
(b) Level two: stand areas.
(c) Level three: car parking.
Fill material, drainage work, excavate trenches, dig out manholes, prepare trenches for cabling.
All the above work is now complete.

June 04: Construction of main stadium pitch and practice pitch:
(a) Place, cultivate and grade soil on pitch.
(b) Spread and grade sand on pitch.
(c) Main drain, lateral drain and sand slitting.
(d) Grade cultivate sand and fertilise both pitches.

July 04: Commence fencing the site.

September 04: Commence work on main stand, seating capacity 1,500, dressing rooms, hospitality area and general purpose areas.

November 04: Commence work on car parking area.

The above programme assumes no unforeseen delay, and will bring the project into me new year.