Reply To: An Irish National Stadium!

Regarding Landsdowne

The researcher for the Indo didn’t look at the map carefully enough, the linear park is actually on the other side of the river.

The locals will in fact lose nothing, the design has been carried out to ensure that light is protected for the neighbours of the stadium.

I think that if an integrated strategy between the GAA and the new stadium is agreed everyone can win.

Early GAA championship double headers in Landsdowne and major internationals in Croker.

One of the major reasons for the GAA not to play ball thus far, has been that the IRFU/FAI have had nothing to offer the GAA.

With this stadium they have a major carrot to help the moderates in the GAA who seek change.

The crowd on Friday night was big enough to justify calculations of a 40,000 crowd in landsdowne 4-5 times a year from Leinster as well. You would never see 60-80000 attend a Leinster match unless it were a Euro final.

The lands at abbottstown should be sold, if a 60-80000 seater is to be built, Abbotstown would be the worst location after the Red Cow roundabout.