GAA Infastructure

No they do not refer to covered at all. You are just 100% wrong there.

Cavan will be exactly like it is now but with one better stand. Are you saying it is currently soulless ?

Where did I say its currently souless? I said its a nice ground. But if you want to build a large new stand and put all the spectators into it you'll change that.

The new stand won't be bigger than the old one.

6,000 for the new stand currently there is 5,030 seats with majority of them uncovered.

Adapting those old stands often means laying a new floor to set a new gradient or walk space. I remember Cork trying to put bucket seats in the old uncovered stand and people had no room to walk so they had to cut the backs off.

Also we don't know what condition the concrete is in on that old stand.

Seems the new roof is 3m higher than the existing so that means they will have to remove and replace the existing stand roof. It also looks like the concrete steps are being replaced so not sure how that equates to extending the stand either side. Looks like it's effectively replaced Very confusing.

*Correction - it looks like the central area has a different gradient to that each side so maybe they are retaining the steps in that area. Unusual if they do that but maybe it can work.

The drawings show the roof new but the description of the works describes building new covered stands either side of the existing covered stand. That description suggests they would maintain the roof hence I said it was confusing. But it looks like they plan to reroof the entire side.

I was in Croker to see the rugby at the weekend. A very good Munster crowd let down by a diabolical first 20 mins and a ref out of his depth but Croker itself needs a makeover.

The bar facilities are very bad in comparison to Aviva . It's a skeleton if a stadium co.pared woth the Aviva. There's no variety in food stands..zero artisian stuff. You've 3 types of beer ...all rubbish. And on the upper cusack theyjust can't cope with any que. It needs millions spent on it. The atmosphere and facilities in places like Thomond park,RDS,Aviva, Galway are light years ahead. Lads there ll be nobody watching gaelic football if rugby keeps these huge advantages .

The Gaelic Grounds in Limerick needs the Mackey Stand redone properly and a few bars and restaurants put in it and some corporate boxes. For get about the other 3 sides they are fine for summer. The Mackey needs to be top class rivaling the facilities in Thomond Park.

The ref wasn't at all out of their depth.

the bar facilities aren't worse than aviva. I work both. 3 types of beer. That's the exact same in aviva. Aviva has contract for pouring with diageo and bar Heineken cup events you will have guinness. Carlsberg and rockshore. Queueing is a different issue and that's more that the staff aren't used to how much people drink at rugby games.... especially compared to big hurling games.

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Warning issued.

Cork County Board said they are still looking at hosting the Euros and now thomas is saying the state are again trying to get games for outside Dublin.

Any bets PUC gets a bag of money to upgrade to a 30k plus all seater stadium that meets UEFA standards?

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/ireland-has-told-uefa-it-wants-to-host-more-euro-2028-matches-1684210.html