Stadium submissions 'must be examined in detail'

Sports Minister John O'Donoghue has said the four submissions of interest in the Stadium Ireland project must be examined in detail before any decision is made on whether to accept formal offers.

Mr O'Donoghue is expected to establish a panel to assess the viability of the submissions.

The Government was forced to ask private businessmen to build the proposed national stadium after the cabinet refused to fund the ambitious scheme with taxpayers' money.