Bowl development

[CollegeTillIDie]

It's terrible that the noble art of disposing of dead horses "knackering" has been transformed by linguistic ingnorant usage into a term of abuse.

[Student Mullet]

Builders @ Bowl

They seemed to be either laying or digging up wireing at the back of the stand.

[BrayUnknowns]

Will UCD be playing there 1st home game of the season there ?

[John83]

Will UCD be playing there 1st home game of the season there ?

I don't think so, but I think it's supposed to be ready fairly quickly. Mullet's news suggests that work is beginning earlier than I'd heard though.

[pineapple stu]

Mid-April is now the target for the move.

[CollegeTillIDie]

pineapple stu

So the new era begins in April ...... We will have been 72 years in the old place you know.....

[Pablo]

pineapple stu

So the new era begins in April ...... We will have been 72 years in the old place you know.....

anyone got pictures of this place?

[milltown messer]

is the bowl the one at the end of greenmount road (?) with the little stand with blue seats?

[Student Mullet]

is the bowl the one at the end of greenmount road (?) with the little stand with blue seats?

Greenfield Park, yes.

Here it is from google; http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&z=...04334&t=k&om=1

[GalwayFrancis]

any photos of the works?

[Student Mullet]

any photos of the works?

they've only just started so all you can see is the area around the main stand all dug up.

[milltown messer]

will the residents of Greenfield Park have issues with the volume of traffic and crowds when the likes of Cork or derry play there?

[BohsPartisan]

Well the greenfield gate is only opened for emergencies so I'd imagine road access will only be via the Clonskeagh entrance (do they still have the traffic calming barriers out their in the evenings?)

[Schumi]

anyone got pictures of this place?

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v2...before%20work/

will the residents of Greenfield Park have issues with the volume of traffic and crowds when the likes of Cork or derry play there?

Doubt it. For Rovers, Bohs and Pats maybe!

Well the greenfield gate is only opened for emergencies so I'd imagine road access will only be via the Clonskeagh entrance

I'd assume so but plenty of people will walk in via Greenfield I'd say.

(do they still have the traffic calming barriers out there in the evenings?)

Yes but I'd hope there'd be proper signs so people can walk from car parks near the Stillorgan gate.

[pineapple stu]

will the residents of Greenfield Park have issues with the volume of traffic and crowds when the likes of Cork or derry play there?

That was part of the basis for a residential objection to planning permission, which held things up for a couple of months (which isn't to say that an objection wasn't expected obviously). It was overruled though, so the issue doesn't seem to have any practical relevance now anyway.