Leaking Aviva to undergo surgery after fans left saturated

AVIVA STADIUM director Martin Murphy has admitted that work is underway to solve leakage problems in the roof of the state-of-the-art venue.

Murphy also concedes that the intense programme of six matches in November, including four in eight days starting from Saturday, is “high risk” but he is confident the playing surface will hold up.

Leaking first emerged in the stadium two months ago and though that was resolved, fans attending Saturday’s rugby international between Ireland and South Africa complained of being saturated by further leaks in a number of sectors of the new €410m stadium, including the Upper West Stand. According to Murphy, the leak is coming from a different source.