Complaint after part of Páirc Uí Chaoimh stadium stand knocked

Cork City Council has confirmed it has received a complaint after the northern stand of Páirc Uí Chaoimh was flattened as part of the stadium’s redevelopment. The demolition had not been listed under the project’s planning permission.

While the plans for the €70m stadium revamp had proposed the retention of a portion of the middle rows of the riverside stand, demolition work took place in recent days.

Denis O’Regan of the Save Marina Park group, which opposes a proposed GAA Centre of Excellence on land adjacent to the stadium, said the demolition was in breach of planning set down by An Bord Pleanála.