Cork soccer club to get site that had been earmarked for FAI ‘Centre of Excellence’

The club will only need a proportion of the site and the remainder will be used by other sporting codes and community groups

In July 2015, Cork County Council agreed to lease land at Brooklodge, Glanmire to the FAI for the project, but the footballing body has since notified the council it wouldn’t be proceeding with the project after it ran into financial difficulty. Picture: Denis Minihane

Land formerly earmarked for a now defunct €10m FAI ‘Centre of Excellence’ in Cork is to be transferred to a local soccer club on the condition that while it acquires the biggest occupancy it also works with other sporting bodies and community groups to develop the whole site.

In July 2015, Cork County Council agreed to lease land at Brooklodge, Glanmire to the FAI for the project. However, after several years the footballing body notified the council it wouldn’t be proceeding with the project after it ran into financial difficulty.