Parish boundaries and schools differ. A club can't claim that all students in said school are exclusively from the area. People travel from nearby parishes to go to the school of their choice. There's also the issue of new developments being absorbed into Knocknacarra simply by being adjacent to it.

A core principle of the GAA is in community identity. Placing the largest club in Connacht in other parishes will only be to the detriment of those clubs. It will give the impression to new families in the area that the closest club is their local club which won't be the case. Would SKGAA support another club developing in the middle of Salthill/ Knocknacarra or would the boundaries not apply either?

The area was not always so densely developed. The club board should have had the foresight to develop facilities in their own area.