Eco Pitch is a Galway company that builds hybrid grass and synthetic pitches, so clubs, schools and councils can keep playing through the winter. We run every job from the first site visit to handover.

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The Eco Pitch hybrid carpet, finished

Natural grass grows through the Eco Pitch carpet. The carpet holds the roots, so the surface stands up to studs and the grass recovers between games. Hybrid Champion is rated for up to 30 hours of play a week.

See our pitches
  • The Eco Pitch carpet close up
  • A finished stadium pitch seen from pitch level, the stand behind it

How we build your pitch

Shown on our first trial, at Claregalway GAA’s ground in Lakeview.

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  1. The Lakeview pitch before any work, goalposts and clubhouse behind

    Your ground

    We meet you at the gate and walk the pitch.

  2. Our crew measuring the pitch at Lakeview with a laser level on its tripod and a levelling staff

    Design

    We measure it, check the drainage and give you a written quotation.

  3. The digger at Lakeview, with the old pitch dug out down to the subsoil

    Digging out

    The digger takes the old pitch down to the subsoil.

  4. Stone tipped from the digger's bucket onto the subsoil

    The stone goes in

    A bed of stone goes down on the subsoil.

  5. The drainage grid laid across the stone, up to the goalmouth

    The drainage grid

    The drainage grid is laid across the stone.

  6. One of our crew unrolling the white geotextile, with finer stone already spread over it

    Geotextile and grit

    The white geotextile goes over the grid, then a thin layer of finer stone and grit on top.

  7. The digger's bucket spreading soil back over the geotextile

    The soil goes back

    The soil goes back in on top.

  8. The Eco Pitch carpet laid at Lakeview, with a roll still to go down

    The carpet

    The Eco Pitch carpet is rolled out over the soil.

  9. Sand and seed

    Sand and grass seed go on top of the carpet.

  10. Ready to play

    We mark the lines, put up the posts and leave you a care note.

We can start with your ground.

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Grants for your pitch

The Government’s main grant for club pitches is the Community Sport Facilities Fund, which used to be called Sports Capital. It funds hybrid pitches. Applications open online on 19 October 2026 and close at 5pm on 26 February 2027.

Read the Department’s guide

  1. Register on SPRAOI

    Every application is made online on the Department’s system, SPRAOI. Clubs that applied in earlier rounds are already on it.

  2. Up to €250,000

    The grant pays up to 95% of the cost, so the club pays at least 5%. Each club can make one application.

  3. Your ground sets the limit

    For the full €250,000 the club must own the ground or have a registered lease with at least 10 years left. A shorter or unregistered lease lowers the limit. With less than 5 years left, or no lease, there is no grant for building work.

  4. A quotation for each part of the job

    The Department only funds the parts of a job that come with a quotation. After the site visit we give you a written quotation set out part by part, ready to send in.

  5. Help with the application

    If your club wants help or advice with the application, we go through it with you.

  6. Wait for the approval in writing

    Do not sign a contract or start any work until the Department’s approval arrives in writing.

Other grants

What we do

From the drainage under the pitch to the surface on top.

  • Hybrid grass and synthetic pitches

  • Removal and disposal of rubber-crumb infill

  • Refurbishment of older pitches and astro surfaces

  • Drainage grid systems

  • Irrigation and sprinkler systems

  • Organic fertilisation

Questions clubs ask us

A muddy grass pitch in winter, the goalmouth still green in front of a Gaelic goal, two footballs on the mud
What is the difference between a hybrid pitch and an astro?

An astro is all plastic, with rubber crumb or another infill brushed in between the fibres. On a hybrid pitch the grass is real. It grows up through our carpet, and the carpet holds the roots, so the surface stands up to studs and recovers between games. It plays like grass because it is grass.

How quickly can you replace a worn goalmouth?

For a Gaelic goalmouth, it can be laid in the morning and you can play on it in the afternoon.

Do we have to dig up the pitch we have?

Not always. Hybrid Club goes over the pitch you already have, as long as its drainage works. Hybrid Champion is a full rebuild from the ground up. We tell you which suits your ground after we walk it.

How much will it cost?

We walk and measure the pitch first, then give you one written price for the whole job. The price depends on the size of the pitch, what is under it now, whether the drainage works, which surface you choose and how easy it is to get machines in.

We have an old astro with rubber crumb. Can you help?

Yes. We take the old crumb out and refurbish the surface, or replace it with one of our surfaces. From 17 October 2031 rubber crumb can no longer be sold in the EU, so a crumb pitch cannot be topped up after that.

Get us out to your ground

We walk the pitch with you, measure it and give you one written price.

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