McManus in talks to buy GAA pitch near mansion

HURLING fanatic JP McManus wants a GAA pitch in the grounds of the 40,000 sq ft mansion he is completing in Martinstown, Co Limerick.

But the multi-millionaire isn’t planning on holding hurling and football games on his front lawn. He needs more ground surrounding the new €100 million mansion for security reasons.

He has entered talks with the local Staker Wallace GAA Club whose grounds are only 200 yards from the mansion. He plans to purchase their two-and-half- acre field which also has a community centre.