rgalvin
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Bertie would sure back the bid, he’d get Abbotstown built at last on an even grander scale!!!!
I recon it would get some attention at the IOC if we had a go however but there’s no doubt that it would be a massive challenge just to even mount the bid. However like everything in Ireland once it started to look like a reality then everyone would be all for it. Just look at the Special Olympics, Luas, the Spike……..
Don’t disagree…local facilities need upgrading and expanding….GAA model works really well for the GAA but really doesn’t support other sports where their is a need for more specialised facilities to reach international levels.
I don’t mean going ahead with abbotstown as its proposed at the moment (without the stadium) but i think the idea of an sports campus to give a focal point for the olympic sports is a good idea. The idea is more about the preperation for major comps rather than holding them. A sort of Irish sports academy with a selection of world-class training facilities
It seems that everyone gets so hung up about the stadium, the cost, where it should be, should it be croker………A national stadium is a statement of national pride. There are only a few occasions when the rest of the world gets to see your country live on their tv screens. One of these occasions is during large sporting occasions.
A modern really cool stadium says that the country knows what it is doing….says its not backward to the rest of the world. Lansdown doesn’t say that and nobody knows about Croke park unless your Irish.
My solution would be rebuild lansdown (the oldest international rugby ground is good enough reason) and develop a smaller sports village in abbotstown to complement the pool…..(which shows you what can be done and what an impact it makes on the world stage….european swim champs and 2003 games for a start)
