Stadium Updates (All Clubs)

**Partizan** · 11/10/2012, 3:50 PM

Originally Posted by Lim till i die

On the old grandstand side??

1800 along the length of it I'm told.

That includes both covered and uncovered?

What about temporary seating behind both goals and opposite side?

**nigel-harps1954** · 11/10/2012, 3:55 PM

Really, 1,800 is all that's needed there for now I'd imagine.

**Lim till i die** · 11/10/2012, 3:57 PM

Originally Posted by Partizan

That includes both covered and uncovered?

What about temporary seating behind both goals and opposite side?

Ya. Would look fairly similar to Oriel I suppose really, only with a bigger covered part. (For those trying to picture it)

Couldn't really put anything behind either goals with the dog track there.

Popular side the same, there's very little room there with the track.

Can't see a temporary solution to anything in Markets field tbh because any plan I've seen involves the track coming up and the pitch being moved.

**Lim till i die** · 11/10/2012, 4:02 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Really, 1,800 is all that's needed there for now I'd imagine.

Would be the finest shur.

If it sold out once in a blue moon for Cork or Shamrock that would be about the size of it.

Like I said above though I think there's probably too much development to be done for it to be just a simple case of bolting down a few seats.

**nigel-harps1954** · 11/10/2012, 4:05 PM

Isn't the track being taken away altogether?

**Lim till i die** · 11/10/2012, 4:20 PM

Tis.

But there's a fair bit of work involved in that I'd say.

**nigel-harps1954** · 11/10/2012, 4:22 PM

Originally Posted by LOI Blog

Sligo Rovers are to put a temporary terrace in place for their next home game in an attempt to match the huge demand for tickets with over 5000 sold already!

Originally Posted by Sligo Rovers

The 60 metre terrace will be behind the Nazareth House goal and will be a similar structure to that erected for the European match in the Showgrounds last year.

The terrace will facilitate release of 800 additional tickets for the final matches of the season. The decision has been made due to overwhelming demand for tickets from the clubs supporters.

The original allocation of 5,000 have been sold out

So, almost 6,000 people in the Showgrounds for the last 2 league matches.

Interesting stuff.

**pesky** · 11/10/2012, 5:04 PM

What's the story with the Brandywell. When are they starting redevelopment there ?. Thought I read somewhere they were going to have a new 4000 seater stand ready by the summer of 2013.

**Charlie Darwin** · 11/10/2012, 10:29 PM

Not even Rovers attract that many bandwagoners.

edit: that's not a jibe against Sligo

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 12/10/2012, 6:39 AM

Sure look how many we've brought to the cup finals

**redobit** · 12/10/2012, 4:26 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Not even Rovers attract that many bandwagoners.

edit: that's not a jibe against Sligo

You must not have been at the 2010 Cup Final so ...

**SkStu** · 21/12/2012, 2:06 PM

http://www.sligorovers.com/latest-ne...l-announcement

Great news for Sligo. Facilities to get a great boost. Well done.

Merry Christmas!

**Guitd** · 21/12/2012, 3:42 PM

mervue & Deacy park terryland also get more funding

Brian Walsh TD

I'm delighted to announce that almost half a million euro is to be invested in three Galway sports facilities under the Regional Sports Capital Programme.

Mervue United will receive €190,000 for the extension and resurfacing of its synthetic playing pitch. Connacht Rugby will receive €200,000 for new changing facilities at the recently revamped Galway Sportsground. Galway and District League will receive €60,000 for new dressing rooms and physio rooms at Eamonn Deacy Park.

This follows the investment of over €800,000 in sports and leisure facilities that I announced last August, and €1.4 million for clubs and organisations across the county under the Sports Capital Programme earlier this month.
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**dong** · 22/12/2012, 12:31 PM

Good to see ministers delivering for their own provinces.
God bless this country. T'would bring a tear to your eye.

**galwayhoop** · 24/12/2012, 9:59 AM

Originally Posted by dong

Good to see ministers delivering for their own provinces.
God bless this country. T'would bring a tear to your eye.

He's a TD you twit not a minister. The system (I'm not saying its right) is set up for him to deliver, not for his Provence or even the country, but for his Constituents. Which as a Galway West TD he has done in this instance, or to be much more accurate, he is taking the credit for doing.

**Guitd** · 24/12/2012, 10:38 AM

he is taking the credit for doing.
"jumping on the bandwagon" others might say

**dong** · 24/12/2012, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by galwayhoop

He's a TD you twit not a minister. The system (I'm not saying its right) is set up for him to deliver, not for his Provence or even the country, but for his Constituents. Which as a Galway West TD he has done in this instance, or to be much more accurate, he is taking the credit for doing.

Think before you type.
The Minister of State decides where the money goes. And steady on with the personal abuse.

**bluewhitearmy** · 24/12/2012, 11:27 AM

Bet ya the amount announced that Mervue will get is inflated.

**nigel-harps1954** · 03/03/2013, 10:08 PM

News from tonight's AGM
The main delay with the build since last AGM was due to the fact the club had submitted an invoice so that the next money could be released. This was submitted last February but only approved in September.

Several club members had a meeting with reps form the FAI & Ministry of sport (2 weeks ago) in which they queried the delay. The sports ministry apologised for the delay and said the money would now be available.

There is now significant funds available for the build.

Phase 1: of the build due to start shortly and expected to be completed by the end of the year. This phase will be building of main block which will include a 2000 seat stand & admin building(Offices, shops and changing rooms etc)

Phase 2: will hopefully start next year which will most likely be laying of pitch, installing of lights etc, parking & entrance to stadium.

Phase 3: will be building of 2nd stand but no date for this yet, untill phase 2 starts.

They said they may move once phase 2 is completed and pitch is playable, operating from the new venue with just the 2000 seat stand and admin building. Then continue with build of 2nd stand.

Then the rest of the build (2 end stands) to continue in phases in later years.

**A face** · 04/03/2013, 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

News from tonight's AGM
The main delay with the build since last AGM was due to the fact the club had submitted an invoice so that the next money could be released. This was submitted last February but only approved in September.

Several club members had a meeting with reps form the FAI & Ministry of sport (2 weeks ago) in which they queried the delay. The sports ministry apologised for the delay and said the money would now be available.

Unreall that it dragged on for so long, beyond your control i know, but man was that ages in coming.