Interview with Drogheda Chairman

[TommyT]

It doesnt matter anyway as its a club side that owns the gaelic grounds not Louth GAA.

Why would Drogheda Fíorgaelfeniandefendersofthesacredheart, or whatever their name is, be any more or less amenable to sharing with a proper sport ?

[pineapple stu]

The Drogs are not building the houses. The developer is building them. Part of the entire plan is to build the stadium and associated sporting village.

5000 houses is rather excessive as a sporting village, don't you think?

It's very similar to the Bohs deal except the cost of the stadium is apparently the value of United Park.

It couldn't possibly be similar or Hoey wouldn't be saying how the 5000 houses are essential to fund the stadium.

[Celdrog]

5000 houses is rather excessive as a sporting village, don't you think?
It couldn't possibly be similar or Hoey wouldn't be saying how the 5000 houses are essential to fund the stadium.

The sporting village is the stadium, astro pitches, tennis cours, leisure centre. 20 acres of sporting facilities. Houses are separate.
Its similar to the Bohs deal in that the developer is building the stadium.

[Dodge]

5,000 houses mean a population of roughly 15,000

Thats a good sized town

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._by_population

[OneRedArmy]

on the five thousand houses thing,everyones saying its the size of balbriggan.well i do be in there a lot and i think balbriggan is bigger than that

Is the point not that there was no mention of the stadium being contingent on a housing development (of any size) in the previous two sites that "fell through" and now suddenly its 5,000 houses or no stadium.

[Bald Student]

The sporting village is the stadium, astro pitches, tennis cours, leisure centre. 20 acres of sporting facilities.

So why not apply for planning for the stadium and sports facilities seperatly from the houses?

[pete]

Is the point not that there was no mention of the stadium being contingent on a housing development (of any size) in the previous two sites that "fell through" and now suddenly its 5,000 houses or no stadium.

That was my understanding too. I thought the sports village was required to fund the extra few million different between value of United park land & cost of new stadium.

[Philly]

If Rule 42 applies to all GAA grounds then why are the GAA so eager to share Tallaght?

[BohsPartisan]

on the five thousand houses thing,everyones saying its the size of balbriggan.well i do be in there a lot and i think balbriggan is bigger than that

Balbriggan has a pop of around 10,000 so Drogville would most probably be bigger!

[Philly]

Ah so a GAA ground constitutes a ground owned by the GAA, while they can play GAA in any ground? Maybe that's it? I know they are now angry that Landsdowne won't be big enough to host GAA matches, so their stance on the whole issue is a tad confusing...

[Buller]

If Rule 42 applies to all GAA grounds then why are the GAA so eager to share Tallaght?

because they dont want to share it, they want to stop it...
On a side note, the court case on tallaght stadium will be herd tomorrow at 10.30 with a "judgement" by 11am

[BohsPartisan]

bohs partisan im suprised balbriggan is 10000 tought it was bigger.

I actually think that figure is from the 2002 census but even going by the Fingal average pop growth since then of 22% (preliminary report from 06 census) - the only one that is higher than Meath btw, the population wouldn't be more than 12,000 now.

I'd like to see Chris Byrne's saved game file for Sim City.

[Philly]

How did the Rovers court session go?

[Cosmo]

So why not apply for planning for the stadium and sports facilities seperatly from the houses?

And who is going to fund the rest of the stadium??

5000 is an enormous amount of houses - but the reality is, one of the main opponents of letting drogheda united go ahead with it has said on his website that in reality there will be 5000 houses built there in 2 years time - with or without drogheda united involvement!!

I reckon Meath cc have 2 options:

- have another disaster like laytown in 2 years time and have 5000 houses with f*** all facilities, amentities, etc - well done o nthat one lads!!

- or have 5000 houses built with a stadium, sports campus and alot of other things that are proposed!!( basically drogheda united reckon theyve all angles covered - with schools, new road, etc that the developer will buiild all in the proposal)

In fairness alot of opposing supporters are commenting on somethng they dont know the full facts!! Alot of people locallly would be more 'clued in' on the people involved! Drogheda borugh council shambles of a meeting this week tells alot

Anyway the situation at the moment is that meath cc have unanimously proposed a review of the development plan - this then needs i think 3/4's of people to vote for the drogs proposal out of 20 odd councillors - a drogheda councillor who has knowsn the ins and outs of this deal over the lat 2 years reckons he can still see us commence building in 6 months time - fingers crossed

[BohsPartisan]

Cosmo, as you know I live in the area and as much as I'd like to see the drogs with a new stadium etc. I think 5,000 more houses in the area is a disaster waiting to happen. You see the car park in the train station in the morning? Its already full at twenty passed seven. Water supply is stretched to breaking point - all of east Meath is supplied by Drogheda. A new town - face it thats what we are talking about - in the area is not sustainable.

a drogheda councillor who has knowsn the ins and outs of this deal over the lat 2 years reckons he can still see us commence building in 6 months time

Ged Nash by any chance? Two words for you - Election Year!

[Macy]

Ah so a GAA ground constitutes a ground owned by the GAA, while they can play GAA in any ground?

That's exactly it. It is alright for the GAA to use any ground, just not the other way around. The GAA internationally would be dead if it wasn't for football, rugby, cricket etc grounds allowing them use of their grounds.