FAI/IRFU stadium will need state aid

PLANS by the FAI and IRFU to build a 60,000-seat sports stadium will not go ahead without State funding, sources for the sporting organisations have conceded.

FAI/IRFU stadium will need state aid

The two bodies are due to meet next month to draw up proposals for the construction of a major new sports facility to act as the main base for the national soccer and rugby teams.

A FAI source said last night that such a much-needed development was “extremely unlikely,” if the Government did not help with funding the cost of the stadium.

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