Irish Examiner view: Taoiseach's Future Cork speech opens door to new vision for Páirc Uí Chaoimh

The municipal stadium model has long been in use in other European countries with as many different sports as Ireland, if not more. There is no reason why it cannot work here too

Taoiseach Micheál Martin told the Future Cork event that stadiums such as Virgin Media Park, Turner's Cross, and Páirc Uí Chaoimh (above) ought to be regarded as municipal venues. File picture: Larry Cummins

The Irish Examiner’s Future Cork event on Friday in the Metropole Hotel was an opportunity to consider the city’s future. 

Business, administrative, and transport leaders offered their perspectives on Cork’s development over the coming decades, and there was a palpable sense of anticipation about the future.