Plans for a massive super-park in Cork, including the €67m revamp of Pairc Uí Chaoimh, will put the city on the map as one of the great recreational cities of the world like Melbourne, Toronto, and New York.

The GAA “didn’t get everything it wanted” by including its €67m revamp of Páirc Uí Chaoimh in the blueprint for a super-park for Cork, Cork’s city manager insisted last night.