Sports Facilities
Dail Éireann — 2023-10-19
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Ruairí Ó Murchú (SF), Louth

I am fairly sure the Minister of State welcomes the good news for Drogheda United on funding from a professionalisation point of view. If we are talking about development of a new stadium, that is what is needed in the League of Ireland as regards sustainability. That is the big byword. Obviously we have a particular high that is ongoing in respect of soccer and League of Ireland. A club I support, Dundalk F.C., is involved with the local authorities and others to develop a viable project to upgrade Oriel Park. With all the great history that Dundalk F.C. has, it is a stadium that is in real need of work. We would be looking at the likes of the large-scale sports infrastructure fund as a possible solution to part of this problem into the future.

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