Purchase may be Thomond death knell

THE Munster Branch of the IRFU has finalised its purchase of a ten-acre greenfield site on the Dublin Road side of Limerick city, adding to fears for the future of the famed Thomond Park.

The new site, alongside the University of Limerick, and to the rear of Singland Motors, is to be developed primarily for club use with the possibility of Munster teams training there.

A Munster Branch source was adamant their new investment is not a long-term replacement for Thomond Park.