Stadium Updates (All Clubs)

**HarpoJoyce** · 26/05/2008, 1:12 PM

Originally Posted by iceman

Latest on Drogs new stadium.
http://droghedaunited.ie/news/single/id/1323

"..However, a few prayers from the supporters would be appreciated."

Is a Chapel or Prayer room part of the application? I will offer mine aswell. My God bless her and all who sail in her.

**Navandrog** · 30/06/2008, 11:46 PM

Here u can find the full details of the drogheda planning an an aerial photo is the stadium

http://www.meath.ie/LocalAuthorities...e,31943,en.pdf

**higgins** · 01/07/2008, 12:25 AM

Lots of things in there to delay matters !

Still hope it gos well for you but lots of things to do before building can even start and plenty of money to change hands too.

No wonder they gave it the thumbs up

**amjl** · 04/07/2008, 3:07 PM

Originally Posted by iceman

Latest on Drogs new stadium.
http://droghedaunited.ie/news/single/id/1323

The Stadium looks absolutely class. I really hope it does work out for them.

Originally Posted by Navandrog

Here u can find the full details of the drogheda planning an an aerial photo is the stadium

http://www.meath.ie/LocalAuthorities...e,31943,en.pdf

Does it look further out of town than it actually is? could be used as an excuse if crowds arent what they expected.
Cynics use to say Buckley Park was too far out of town to get supporters to trek all the way out but I could never understand that statement. You either going to support your team or not!!

**holidaysong** · 04/07/2008, 3:48 PM

Originally Posted by amjl

Does it look further out of town than it actually is? could be used as an excuse if crowds arent what they expected.
Cynics use to say Buckley Park was too far out of town to get supporters to trek all the way out but I could never understand that statement. You either going to support your team or not!!

Not everyone has access to a car and it could be a long walk on a cold, wet night!

**DmanDmythDledge** · 04/07/2008, 3:50 PM

Originally Posted by holidaysong

Not everyone has access to a car and it could be a long walk on a cold, wet night!

Given what else is being built on the site I would there would be transport links to the town.

**holidaysong** · 04/07/2008, 4:13 PM

Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge

Given what else is being built on the site I would there would be transport links to the town.

Local bus transport in Dundalk shuts down around 8pm - I'm sure it'd be similar in Drogheda.. Not too useful with a match ending at 9.40pm.

**Risteard** · 04/07/2008, 9:18 PM

St.Anns closed as of tonight for foundation work for the roof.
There's a chance the Haka match may sell out now.

**Pablo Escobar** · 05/07/2008, 8:29 AM

Originally Posted by Risteard

St.Anns closed as of tonight for foundation work for the roof.
There's a chance the Haka match may sell out now.

It looked like a load of slates had blown off the roofs of the houses up in St.Anne'' park!

**GavinZac** · 05/07/2008, 8:31 AM

Originally Posted by Pablo Escobar

It looked like a load of slates had blown off the roofs of the houses up in St.Anne'' park!

that was our UEFA tarmacing having been dug up for the foundations.

**Celdrog** · 05/07/2008, 2:14 PM

Originally Posted by holidaysong

Local bus transport in Dundalk shuts down around 8pm - I'm sure it'd be similar in Drogheda.. Not too useful with a match ending at 9.40pm.

Complimentary buses are supposedly going to be laid on to and from the train station and the town (Its one of the conditions of planning approval). Only 300 parking permits will be issued.

**Bald Student** · 05/07/2008, 2:54 PM

Originally Posted by Celdrog

Complimentary buses are supposedly going to be laid on to and from the train station and the town (Its one of the conditions of planning approval). Only 300 parking permits will be issued.

What does a parking permit mean? The planning permission shows 1,200 parking spaces:

Originally Posted by Drogs' Planning

Ancillary development including the construction of internal roads, surface car
parking (174 spaces), a basement level car park (1,095 spaces),

**rebelarmyexile** · 07/07/2008, 11:00 PM

Originally Posted by GavinZac

that was our UEFA tarmacing having been dug up for the foundations.

So will St.Annes be open at all this season? How long till the roof is complete?

Also, does anyone know why the Shed End plans for a corporate section at the back were shelved?

**A face** · 08/07/2008, 12:07 AM

Originally Posted by joey4ireland

Never heard anything about a corproate section and hopefully there'll never be one.

Yup, that was in the original plan but it got shelved, hopefully for good. A corporate section has to be in one of the main stands, not behind a goal. It just wont work otherwise.

The roof will take at the most two months and it seems the St. Annes stand will be closed for the entire period

Yeah, i heard 3 months actually. Cant believe it will take that long anyway though. It'll be worth waiting for though i suppose.

**iceman** · 09/07/2008, 8:16 AM

Yesterday was the last day for objections/appeals to an Bord Planeala for the Drogs stadium. None were lodged. Full steam ahead now.

**Mr A** · 29/07/2008, 12:32 PM

Harps awarded another €500,000 funding for the new stadium.

I see Dundalk get a quarter of a million as well.

Full list here: http://193.178.1.186/grants_funding/...ortgrants.html

**Mr A** · 29/07/2008, 12:34 PM

€400k for Monaghan United also.

**Mr A** · 29/07/2008, 12:36 PM

2.75 million for Tallaght!

**Mr A** · 29/07/2008, 12:36 PM

€400k for Morton Stadium.

**passinginterest** · 29/07/2008, 12:38 PM

Tallaght Stadium €2.75 million, FAI €400,000.

Beaten to the Tallaght Stadium one. Great to see the funding going ahead anyway. It's flying up at the moment, plenty of work being done on the playing surface too. Great to see.