Kildare GAA stadium redevelopment to commence at the end of the month

The St Conleth’s Park project will cost close to €17 million and it will see the capacity rise to 15,000.

REDEVELOPMENT: Kildare GAA, Kildare, GAA, Hurling, Gaelic Football, Football, St Conleth's Park, generic, stock 27 June 2018; A general view of St Conleth's Park in Newbridge, Kildare. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile

The redevelopment work on Kildare GAA’s St Conleth’s Park is due to commence at the end of the month.

The two-year Newbridge project, which is due to cost close to €17 million, will bring the capacity to 15,000 with its new 3,000-seater stand as well as floodlights and increasing the size of the playing surface. The stand will also feature dressing rooms, a Club Kildare Lounge, multi-purpose rooms and shops. Naming rights are also expected to be sold.