Cork IT unveil new state-of-the-art stand

PATRONS at Cork City Sports in four weeks’ time can watch some of the world’s leading athletes perform from the comfort of a new 1,200 seater, fully covered stand at the CIT Track in Bishopstown.

The track was something of a trail blazing facility when it was installed back in 1979 and since then the whole complex has been extended to include three full size soccer pitches, two rugby pitches and two GAA pitches, a floodlit full size Astro Turf pitch and a synthetic-urfaced tennis court as well as a 3km walking/jogging rack that encompasses the campus.

When the original athletics track was developed in 1979 the now Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Batt O’Keeffe, was a Lecturer at what was then the Cork RTC and yesterday he was back at his old stomping ground to perform the official opening of the new €1.7million stand which brings the stadium up to international standards.