Light at end of tunnel as Páirc sorts snags to host club finals

Páirc Uí Chaoimh stadium manager Bob Ryan says the venue is dealing with the “snags to be expected on a project of this size” but says the stadium will be open for the business end of the local club championships.

“The plan is for the semi-finals of the senior hurling championship to be played here on October 8,” Ryan said yesterday. “The senior football county final will be played the following Sunday, October 15, and the senior hurling final the Sunday after that, October 22.

“At present, we’re finalising everything — we have to get people and materials offsite in order to finally take over, and we’d expect to be dealing with various snags over the next few months, which are only to be expected on a job of this size.” Ryan instanced the commissioning of the stadium floodlights as a typical item which needs time to be finished properly.