Baseline of GAA Activity in Cork

Total number of teams: 4,123

Hurling: 2,045

Football: 2,078

Number of games played: 16,500 PA

Number of Members: 51,000

Cork GAA faces challenges in how it

organises and manages its games

Population changes

Greater urbanisation

Emigration

Immigration - 50,000 “New Irish” in Cork

There is a need for state-of-the-art,

contemporary facilities to showcase

Gaelic Games

“Our objective is to develop

Páirc Uí Chaoimh as one of the premier

sports stadia in the country and to provide

a development worthy of Cork city and county”

Centre of Excellence to:

Encourage participation and develop talented

athletes as players and people

Planning Context

Planning Context

South Docklands Local Area

Plan 2008

Cork City Development Plan 2009 – 2015

Both included provision for the re-development

of Páirc Uí Chaoimh and the establishment of

a Centre of Excellence within Marina Park, a

new public amenity which itself

is part of a much larger public park of 32

hectares extending to Blackrock Village.

GAA developments subject to planning

parameters laid out in a Master Plan

for the park

Marina Park, incorporating the

Stadium and Centre of Excellence,

will be a major transformational

project for Cork

It will re-furbish the former, near derelict

Munster Agricultural Society lands

Create a wonderful, new public amenity,

part funded by the land purchase price

Within Marina Park, Páirc Uí Chaoimh will

showcase GAA games

Host major events/ conferences

Attract more visitors

Open up the Marina area

Optimise river-based recreationecreation

Create significant community dividend

Add to FDI-relevant “lifestyle choices”

Key Features

€67 million project involving:

Complete modernisation of

Páirc Uí Chaoimh for 45,000

spectators

Roofing of both Stands

New seating

New dressing rooms

Key Features

Pre-match warm up areas

Medical facilities

Restaurants / hospitality

Conference facilities (400 persons)

Museum

Press facilities

Centre of Excellence will

include:

All weather pitch

Gymnasium and high performance

facilities

Video room

Performance assessment facilities

Rehab facilities

Key Economic Indicators

€67 million project (funding)

400 direct and indirect construction jobs

€22 million boost to the construction sector locally

Hospitality / facilities management / servicing jobs

Gaelic games development jobs

Increase in major fixtures, each worth €12.5 million to the city

Events

Will add to Cork’s business and tourism infrastructure

Some Design Features Creation of a new and inviting,

central focus for the park

South facing public concourse

running east-west at first floor level

to provide views over the park

A new 1,000 seater stadium on the

concourse

New Hospitality facilities

Lighting from stand

Water attenuation through the

design of the all weather pitch

Planning Process

Draft Master Plan published

Public consultation process ends

June 26th

City Council vote July 8th

Planning application October 2013

to include Environmental Impact

Statement and Traffic Plan

Project Managers:

Malachy Walsh and Partners

Architects: Scott Tallon Walker