GAA to buy council park land for stadium upgrade

A LOCAL authority has agreed to provide land to the GAA to facilitate improvements at Munster’s biggest stadium.

Talks are expected to take place soon to finalise the terms of the deal between Cork City Council and the GAA that will result in significant upgrades to Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

The city has acquired, by Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO), several acres of land around the Showgrounds in Ballintemple, close to Páirc Uí Chaoimh.