Local sports facilities should be priority, says Kenny

THE Government's plan to build a multi-million euro national stadium while many sports facilities nationwide are in a rundown state has been lashed by Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny.

Attending the first leg of the ESB Community Games finals at Mosney, Co Meath , Mr Kenny said: "Ireland should now make its sporting priority the provision of world class local sports facilities that everyone can share in, not just facilities where they can comfortably watch the efforts of well-paid superstar athletes.

"I believe the current Government's plan to invest huge resources in a single stadium which will only ever be used by a small number of elite sports people is fundamentally wrong."