Croke Park's one-year loan 'holiday' on Cork GAA debt

A temporary moratorium on the sum owed to the GAA, which last September amounted to €7.7m, has been signed off by the GAA's Central Council.

Páirc life: Cork was hoping to stage the Munster SHC final between Limerick and Clare.

The GAA has granted the Cork County Board a 12-month repayment break on its burdensome Páirc Uí Chaoimh debt.

In relation to its total stadium redevelopment overheads - which last September stood at over €30 million - Cork GAA will not have to make their annual €500,000 loan repayment to Croke Park this year, Examiner Sport understands.