Stadium Updates (All Clubs)

[culloty82]

As well as a new astro, the floodlights at Mounthawk Park are also being upgraded before the start of the season.

[nr637]

As well as a new astro, the floodlights at Mounthawk Park are also being upgraded before the start of the season.

Anything on supporters viewing facilities?

[EalingGreen]

Yes - it's strategic.

The GAA have had the good sense to realise that the exhalted and privileged position they had in the old Ireland is in serious danger of not transfering over into the new Ireland. They have mapped out where their clubs and players are versus where the population on the island is, and there is a huge mismatch. GAA clubs are overly represented in rural areas, which are suffering depopulation. The number of clubs now unable to field a regular 15 players is so high that they're looking at enabling competiitons for teams of only 11 or even 9 players. And their sports are under-represented in urban areas, on an island which is urbanising at an accelerated rate. Talk of sharing facilities etc make sense when you can see viability issues coming towards you on the road ahead.

Asides from all that, it's just sensible land usage anyway. Especially in urban areas. Would be ridiculous to expect every field sport in Dubin to have lots of its own individual spaces all over the city - when land vaues are high and housing need off the scale.

May we also assume they're charging rent for when soccer clubs use their facilities? May not amount to much, but still, their own expenses are rising all the time.

[EatYerGreens]

May we also assume they're charging rent for when soccer clubs use their facilities? May not amount to much, but still, their own expenses are rising all the time.

Of course they'd be charging rent. Why wouldn't they?