Gaelic Grounds hope to restore glory days

LIMERICK’S hosting of their Guinness Munster SHC semi-final against Cork on Sunday is being heralded as a return to the days when the Gaelic Grounds was one of the principal venues in the country.

Over the past two decades it lost its position of prominence after Páirc Uí Chaoimh and Semple Stadium were redeveloped and redesigned.

Now, following the earlier construction of the Mackey Stand, and a €12m investment, Limerick has a stadium to equal the best. With a capacity of 49,000, it can host 6,000 more than Páirc Uí Chaoimh.