I honestly don't think that there would need to be severe heavy investment beyond what's already planned to be spent for Ireland to host an U21 championships. It's more ifs and buts about whether current planned stadium developments are completed by 2011.
If all goes to plan, three stadiums capable of hosting a U21 championship should be available for use by 2011; Lansdowne (50,000), Thomond Park (15,000) and Turner's Cross (7,000). Three non-Dublin LOI clubs have stadium plans that could be completed by 2011 to be venues that could be capable of hosting U21 championship matches; Athlone, Drogheda and Finn Harps. With a relative small helping hand of government investment these stadium plans can be completed. The Showgrounds in Sligo, Terryland Pk in Galway, Flancare Pk in Longford and Buckley Pk in Kilkenny would also need relatively small investments to bring them up to the required standard - a fraction of the cost that the government has already invested in our network of greyhound stadiums.
