Cork County Board agrees to €300k demand for lighting upgrade around Páirc Uí Chaoimh

The county board had consistently offered to pay a €60,000 'contribution' to public lighting upgrades on routes to the revamped stadium but have now agreed to pay more than five times that amount

A protracted planning dispute between the county board and Cork City Council over the amount of a “special contribution” the GAA body should pay towards lighting upgrades around Pairc Ui Chaoimh has reached an agreement. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

The Cork County Board says it will pay the almost €308,000 it's been told to — five times more than it had offered — towards the cost of public lighting upgrades around Páirc Uí Chaoimh GAA stadium.

It follows a binding determination by An Bórd Pleanála in relation to a protracted planning dispute between the county board and Cork City Council over the amount of a “special contribution” the GAA body should pay towards lighting upgrades following the multi-million refurbishment of the stadium in 2014.