It is a wooded area along the banks of the Clare River. Sport Association football Founded in 1970, Newport Town AFC has gone from humble beginnings to a modern club with top-class playing facilities and in the current 2016/17 season have a playing membership in excess of 300 and 26 teams. The club fields teams from U.6 to Junior with participation in three leagues, LDSL for schoolboy teams, NTSFL for schoolgirl teams and the LDMC for youth and junior teams. Derryleigh Park, the home of Newport Town AFC, is located just outside the town of Newport and has two sand-based playing pitches, a 60- by 40-metre floodlit astro-turf pitch and a new modern clubhouse with four changing rooms will be ready for the start of the 2017/18 season. In the 2016/17 season the club won one league title (U13) and two cups (U12 & U13). The soccer pitch was located in "Freigh", but the new pitch is located in Derryleigh. They have an astro-turf pitch also. GAA Newport GAA sports facilities are based at Páirc Chuimhneacháin Pádraig Uí Riain locally known as Lacken Park. It features a full-size field with floodlights with a small stand, a Juvenile field with lights and a small training field. There is also a clubs room. It is named after Patrick Ryan. Other sports Other sports clubs in the area include Mulcair Golf Society, Newport Athletic Club, and Newport Taekwondo Club. References External links Newport Town Official Website Towns and villages in County Tipperary Owney and Arra