"This is purely a GAA venue"
October 01, 2019
Darver, Louth GAA Centre of Excellence
Louth GAA have confirmed that Dundalk FC will not have access to their new €12 million stadium.
Writing in the match programme for last week’s clash with Shamrock Rovers, Dundalk FC CEO Mark Devlin expressed the wish that “any new stadium in the town would be for the benefit of all our community and all sports played in the county”.
However, Louth GAA grounds committee chairman Aidan Berrill told The Dundalk Democrat that only gaelic games will be hosted at the 14,000 capacity arena on the Inner Relief Road:
“This is purely a GAA venue. It will be built by the works and contributions of the GAA - Croke Park and Louth GAA ourselves.
“We’ve done our homework with Louth County Council. It’s not just something that’s happened in the last few months, it has been ongoing for quite some time.
“We tried to develop the Gaelic Grounds and we tried to develop the DkIT grounds about seven or eight years ago. Unfortunately, they fell apart, but this is a serious proposition now. We’re going ahead with this and it’s for the benefit of Louth GAA Gaels.”
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