Further €5.7m allocated to Ryder Cup preparations in Adare 

Government officials believe the Ryder Cup will bring “in excess of €300m to Ireland as a whole”, as 280,000 people are expected to attend the tournament at Adare Manor.

A further €5.7m will be allocated to ensure the upcoming Ryder Cup  leaves a “lasting legacy” in Adare and Limerick, but some local businesses are set to be “discommoded”.

Tourism and sports minister Patrick O'Donovan made the announcement at the Adare Village Hall on Thursday evening, sharing details of the “key legacy projects” which will be funded by his department.

The monies will be allocated to the Adare public realm, the refurbishment of the Adare Village Hall, the refurbishment of the Adare Heritage Centre, and a tree planting sustainability initiative.

Government officials believe the Ryder Cup will bring “in excess of €300m to Ireland as a whole”, as 280,000 people are expected to attend the tournament. 

Mr O’Donovan said: “ You are looking at upwards of a half a billion people that will see Adare on television in the week of the Ryder Cup. None of this would have been possible, but for the vision of (local businessman) JP McManus, and I think as Limerick people, we owe him a great deal of gratitude.” 

Community engagement groups are keeping locals “informed and aware” of the preparations, with the tournament expected to "discommode" some local businesses.

Addressing that impact on businesses, Mr O’Donovan said: “Everybody knows that to bring 250,000 people into a village with one main street and a couple of small streets off of it, there's going to be a level of inconvenience.

He said the village is "united behind that" and there is no negativity towards it with people knowing the fact they are discommoded is for the greater good. 

We’re talking about a 50-100 year tourism product here in West Limerick long after this event. Everybody here knows that.

The legacy projects within Adare Village aim to position it as a “tourist hub” in the Mid-West, both during and after Ryder Cup in 2027 — with the hope to benefit the community for generations to come.

“There’s about €360m of public monies being spent by government to provide infrastructure around Adare that will not only facilitate the hosting of the Ryder Cup, but will be there for many decades into the future to benefit people,” the minister said. He also said fan zones will be erected across the city and county for those not able to secure tickets to the tournament.

Ryder Cup project director Tom Enright said attendees will not be able to “drive straight in”.

“We're looking to provide 25,000 parking spaces at different locations, hopefully within 10 or 15 minutes of the venue that will allow people to drive in and park up, get on a bus, and then be transported to the venue itself.”