Funding issue puts Dublin stadium plans on back burner

The GAA’s Director General has insisted a new mid-sized stadium for the greater Dublin area remains on the association’s agenda.

The Dublin county board and Leinster Council have both investigated the possibility of such a project in recent times but distanced themselves from it on a cost basis and Páraic Duffy admits it will be some time before the first sod is turned.

“The issue of a stadium is still on the agenda but it isn’t something that is going to happen at the moment,” said Duffy. “There is a general recognition that we need a stadium of around 20-25,000 capacity in that Meath/Kildare/Dublin area but at the moment it is not realistic. Funding is the issue,” he confirmed.