Home comforts

The €40m redevelopment of Thomond Park has created additional capacity, corporate options and traffic problems. However, the one thing that mustn’t change is the stadium ‘feel’, says Michael Moynihan.

JOHN Cantwell roots through a collection of keys. “I’ve got the magic one here somewhere,” he says, then he opens the door on level one of Thomond Park’s East Stand, letting us both into a corporate box with a stunning view of the field.

Stadium director of the new Thomond Park, he brought a fair understanding of the province when he settled into his new job.