Kingdom centre gets green light

KERRY GAA officials have received the green light from board delegates to press ahead with the purchase of 48 acres of land at Currans, near Currow, to develop a GAA Centre of Excellence in the county.

The project, which has planning permission, now awaits Croke Park ratification.

The land was part of the original deal that would have seen Austin Stack Park exchanged for land to build a state-of-the-art GAA stadium at Ballybeggan Park but the collapsed property market has all but scuppered that deal. Now the county board are moving ahead on their own, with the help of the Munster Council and Croke Park, who will grant aid the new development.