Ahern and Harney at odds over stadium

JUST weeks before a Cabinet decision on the issue, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Tánaiste Mary Harney were last night once again at loggerheads over a National Stadium at Abbotstown.

Sports Minister John O’Donoghue, who will this month ask ministers to choose from a shortlist of stadium options, told the Dáil before Christmas that Abbotstown had always been, and remained, his preferred option.

The greenfield site, adjacent to the National Aquatic Centre, also remains Mr Ahern’s favoured option.