GAA chiefs tackle Páirc Uí Chaoimh issues for SHC quarter-finals

GAA chiefs are expected to take the lessons learned from Wednesday night’s opening game in the new Páirc Uí Chaoimh and apply them at this weekend’s All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals.

Almost 11,000 people turned up in the new stadium to watch Blarney take on Valley Rovers in the Premier intermediate hurling championship, and though the feedback was positive, teething problems which arose will be addressed ahead of the games tomorrow and Sunday.

Spectators’ lack of familiarity with gates and entrances is one obvious issue and the stadium authorities are expected to increase signage around the stadium itself and on the Monahan Road, Centre Park Road and the Marina, particularly as supporters of Clare, Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford will be unfamiliar with the new alignment of the venue.