Stadium Updates (All Clubs)

**pateen** · 02/03/2016, 1:44 PM

Originally Posted by brendy_éire

Bit of a push on for Derry to be included as a Rugby WC venue, using Celtic Park. Derry county board open to the idea, and a mention was made of the football club using it this season. Motion to go before GAA Congress next week for opening up county grounds, and only county grounds, to other sports.
Perhaps this is the reason for the delay to announcing where we will be playing our final league fixtures?

Just had a look if this passed or not. Actually didnt see a motion about it anywhere at all

**brendy_éire** · 02/03/2016, 2:58 PM

Originally Posted by pateen

Just had a look if this passed or not. Actually didnt see a motion about it anywhere at all

It didn't, not by a long shot.

Still waiting on word as to what we'll do.
Riverside would be the cheaper option, so.it would follow that that's where we'll be playing.

O/T, but that vote doesn't help the rugby WC bid at all. Only four non-GAA grounds are being included.

**nigel-harps1954** · 02/03/2016, 3:22 PM

Originally Posted by brendy_éire

It didn't, not by a long shot.

Still waiting on word as to what we'll do.
Riverside would be the cheaper option, so.it would follow that that's where we'll be playing.

O/T, but that vote doesn't help the rugby WC bid at all. Only four non-GAA grounds are being included.

Pretty sure the RWC bid isn't included and is a separate issue for the GAA.

**nigel-harps1954** · 02/03/2016, 3:59 PM

https://www.facebook.com/trevor.gord...01347695611966

Some photos of upgrade work taking place at Finn Park over the last few weeks. Seats cleaned up and steps painted, away dressing room refurbished, referees room refurbished to include separate male and female shower and changing area, crush barrier placed on town end terrace, club shop got a new coat of paint, new security control room erected at the back of the stand, press box got a new coat of paint and the gantry also saw a bit of refurbishment to the flooring there. Pathway also created on the river end to allow away fans over to the away section on the gantry side of the ground with fencing at the bottom.

Still have emergency lighting to fix up around the ground and a couple of other bits and pieces to do, this all despite the club hoping to be in the new stadium in a year or two.

**ForzaHoop** · 02/03/2016, 6:11 PM

Shame they couldn't do something at the shop side to improve view from TV Gantry

**nigel-harps1954** · 02/03/2016, 6:15 PM

Unless they move the gantry, little can be done there.

**colonelwest** · 03/03/2016, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by brendy_éire

Covered stands are non-smoking, enclosed on three sides should bring them under the workplace smoking ban. Though I know enforcement is pathy, at least in the Brandywell.
I steward at Celtic Park and it's strictly enforced there, and seems to be the same at Lansdowne too.

Up until last year it was enforced in Landsdowne as they'd no designated smoking area, past year or so though they've opened it out at half time with a couple of stewards at the bottom of the exit stairs on the east stand side anyway so people can nip outside for a smoke and get back in. LOI wise, I've never seen it enforced myself.

**redobit** · 03/03/2016, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

https://www.facebook.com/trevor.gord...01347695611966

Some photos of upgrade work taking place at Finn Park over the last few weeks. Seats cleaned up and steps painted, away dressing room refurbished, referees room refurbished to include separate male and female shower and changing area, crush barrier placed on town end terrace, club shop got a new coat of paint, new security control room erected at the back of the stand, press box got a new coat of paint and the gantry also saw a bit of refurbishment to the flooring there. Pathway also created on the river end to allow away fans over to the away section on the gantry side of the ground with fencing at the bottom.

Still have emergency lighting to fix up around the ground and a couple of other bits and pieces to do, this all despite the club hoping to be in the new stadium in a year or two.

Looking at the photo ... have they put a crush barrier the full length of the terrace with no gaps in it. That will cause a crush at both ends if they did.

**Titan** · 03/03/2016, 12:57 PM

Looks like theres gaps every few yards

**ForzaHoop** · 03/03/2016, 1:44 PM

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**brendy_éire** · 03/03/2016, 3:29 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Pretty sure the RWC bid isn't included and is a separate issue for the GAA.

Aye, but it will still have to go through Congress. Croke Park might have been an easier sell, but counties voting to allow those dirty foreign games on their own sacred soil may be a different issue.
Mind you, as with the defeated free-to-air motion, money will sway them.

**nigel-harps1954** · 03/03/2016, 3:46 PM

Originally Posted by brendy_éire

Aye, but it will still have to go through Congress. Croke Park might have been an easier sell, but counties voting to allow those dirty foreign games on their own sacred soil may be a different issue.
Mind you, as with the defeated free-to-air motion, money will sway them.

Money will certainly be the big difference. The likes of Derry City playing a few games out of Celtic Park won't make much in the way of money for the GAA, but a handful of RWC games will potentially make millions for them. The GAA simply will not turn down that sort of money.

**toffeejay** · 03/03/2016, 8:21 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Money will certainly be the big difference. The likes of Derry City playing a few games out of Celtic Park won't make much in the way of money for the GAA, but a handful of RWC games will potentially make millions for them. The GAA simply will not turn down that sort of money.

I find it hilarious that they wouldn't want a football team based a couple of yards away from their ground playing a couple of domestic games but could potentially end up with God save the Queen being played in RWC match.

**masterk78** · 07/03/2016, 12:13 PM

Any work done at Ferrycarrig Park to get a premier division license?

**outspoken** · 07/03/2016, 2:43 PM

Originally Posted by masterk78

Any work done at Ferrycarrig Park to get a premier division license?

Didn't notice anything major to be honest I'm sure the Wexford lads can tell us better though

**ForzaForth** · 07/03/2016, 2:50 PM

New fence around the pitch and re-flooring of the stand were the major changes to Ferrycarrig Park. Completion of the media facilities and another set of toilets with wheelchair access are the next items on the list.

**ForzaForth** · 13/03/2016, 2:14 PM

Spotted a couple of developments in Ferrycarrig last night. A new permanent set of toilets is now going up at the dressing-room end. This would enable the existing blocks of toilets to be moved to the N11 end as they look moveable. They've also shifted the perimeter fence at the N11 end in about two yards nearer the pitch, which would suggest that new seating or terracing will be put in at that end.

**gufc2000** · 14/03/2016, 6:14 PM

What are Cobh doing with this side of the ground?

**Comic Book Guy** · 14/03/2016, 8:20 PM

Replacing the boundary wall with metal fencing. As far as I know some of the wall became unstable due to previous works and so had to be replaced.

**oriel** · 17/03/2016, 9:58 AM

Latest from the Gerry Matthews (previous Dundalk owner) saga is, he is considering demolishing the Youth Dev Centre and salvaging it for scrap as its clear DFC have no interest in it. Still no progress on the lease and he has been alleging abusive phone calls being made to his house!

Without the lease Dundalk cannot proceed with any ground improvements.