M50 Leinster stadium on the way?
December 02, 2014
A brand-new stadium along the motorway with a capacity of 40,000 would serve all counties in the province.
GAA president Liam O'Neill says serious consideration must be given to developing a new Leinster stadium close to the M50 ring road.
Speaking at a media briefing in Boston, O'Neill pointed out that a brand-new stadium along the motorway with a capacity of 40,000 would serve all counties in the province, including Dublin:
"I think Leinster probably has the situation on their hands where they have to develop a stadium that holds 40,000. I think that's the next one now.
"They're talking about the M50. There's huge demand now. The challenge now is ... to build a stadium that has access from Leinster.
"And there's no county in Leinster, other than Kilkenny or Wexford, that is more than an hour-and-a-half from the M50. And we have to develop a stadium and meet that need in a different way. Rather than dragging them down to Longford and only 9,000, let's go for 40,000 - and we can say 'Right, we have a realistic alternative now.'
"I think the Leinster proposal for an M50 stadium is something that is going to have to be seriously considered by the organisation. It will service Dublin as well."
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