Páirc Uí Chaoimh will be ‘economic as well as sporting’ asset to Munster

The redeveloped Páirc Uí Chaoimh will not only be a huge resource to the city’s sporting life, but also to business and the Cork economy , according to business figures in the region.

Almost 300 guests attended the Cork Chamber September Business Breakfast, in association with The ‘Irish Examiner’, at Pairc Ui Chaoimh yesterday, where Ger Canning , of RTÉ Sport chaired a panel discussion of sport and business with guest panelists of Anna Geary, former Cork camogie player, presenter and motivational speaker; Martin Kelleher, managing director, Musgrave Retail Partners; and Tomás Mulcahy, former Cork hurler and analyst with RTE’s ‘The Sunday Game’. Also in attendance were Barbara Ann Richardson, Cork Chamber; Bob Ryan, stadium operations manager, Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Conor Healy, CEO, Cork Chamber, Bill O’Connell, president Cork Chamber, Aidan Forde, ‘Irish Examiner’; Anna Geary, Ger Canning and Tomas Mulcahy and Martin Kelleher.  Picture: Larry Cummins.

The consensus at the monthly breakfast meeting of Cork Chamber, which saw a record number attend at the newly renovated stadium in the city’s southside, was that events such as the Ed Sheeran series of concerts next summer would be a boon to business and GAA bosses alike.