Residents to score €6m in Thomond Park rescue deal

A €6 MILLION deal to save Thomond Park will be struck tonight.

Residents living near the hallowed Munster rugby home have agreed to sell their houses for double their market value to the Irish Rugby Football Union. This will allow the capacity of Thomond Park to be increased, and will mean that Munster will not have to move to a new ground as had been feared.

Sixteen residents in a terrace of houses adjacent to Thomond Park stand to get €350,000 each for homes currently valued at €180,000.