Ian Mallon: Glanmire football site ruled unfit for purpose weeks after 2016 launch

The FAI's Glanmire project was allowed to fester for another six years until the matter was eventually wound down last week

PIPE DREAM: Artists impressions of FAI Centre of Excellence Glanmire

The Football Association of Ireland was informed by architectural engineers that the site of its proposed Munster Centre of Excellence was unsuitable for redevelopment more than six years ago.

The Pitch can reveal that in early 2017 experts concluded that due to a large presence of rock beneath the surface, the site would require a multi-million euro, industrial-scale excavation to remove significant quantities of stone from the lands.