The proposed Richmond Arena, St Pat’s insist, will have corporate and conference facilities as part of the new build.
“We know that one of the things that militates against growing attendances in League of Ireland matches is the lack of facilities,” says O’Mahony.
“Somewhere to get a decent bite to eat, comfortable seating. Because this would be a brand new state-of-the-art stadium, it would tick every single one of those boxes.
“It would have all the facilities that fans could want. All seats covered and comfortable facilities.
“People might say ‘why do you need 12,000-seats when you’re only getting 2,000 at your matches?’ The answer to that is we know we’re not going to get 12,000 at every match but we believe that we can grow our attendances very substantially if we have a stadium like this to offer and then, when the big matches come and European matches, and other games like Ireland Under-21s and Women’s internationals, that we will fill the place.
“We want to grow our fanbase throughout west Dublin, and by having these facilities and playing attractive football, as we do, allied to having a brand new, comfortable stadium it is all designed to making the club more sustainable in the long run.
“It’s a case of ‘build it and they’ll come’ but certainly better facilities give you better crowds.”
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