Euro 2008: Lansdowne only available if Bertie Bowl goes ahead

There’s been a fresh twist in row over what stadiums Ireland can use if it is to host the Euro 2008 Football Championships.

The Irish Rugby Football Union says it will only re-develop Lansdowne Road if the Government’s proposed national stadium goes ahead. Until now, it had been assumed that Lansdowne Road was the one certain stadium to be involved in the bid, with either the so-called Bertie Bowl, or Croke Park being used as the other.