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Ireland Rugby World Cup bid hit by stadium concerns

Posted by TheStadiumBusiness
on 1st November 2017

Ireland looks set to miss out on hosting the 2023 Rugby World Cup after a World Rugby technical review group cited concerns over the quality of proposed stadia for the national rugby union team tourna...

Cork City stadium roof ripped off by Ophelia

Posted by TheStadiumBusiness
on 17th October 2017

Cork City, the League of Ireland Premier Division football club, saw the roof of the Derryane Stand at its Turners Cross home blown off as Storm Ophelia raged through Ireland yesterday (Monday). Au...

Tags: Cork City, Damage, Ireland, League of Ireland, Premier Division, Roof, Storm Ophelia, Weather

Controversial Cork event centre to hold financing talks

Posted by TheStadiumBusiness
on 3rd October 2017

Legal advisers on the proposed 6,000-seat Cork events venue have prepared advice on how much extra funding the Irish government can commit to the project before the entire process is open to legal cha...

Tags: BAM, Cork, Cork Events Centre, Ireland, Live Nation

VIDEO: MacNeill reveals economic benefits of Irish Rugby World Cup

Posted by TheStadiumBusiness
on 21st July 2017

Hugo MacNeill, Oversight Board Member, Ireland 2023, has revealed that bringing the Rugby World Cup to Ireland could generate €1.6bn ($1.9bn) of benefits for the local economy. In an exclusive in...

Tags: 2023 Bid, Event Bidding, Hugo MacNeill, Insight, Ireland, Oversight Board, Rugby, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup Bid, RWC2023, Video

Cricket Ireland eyes €6m venue upgrade to meet Test standards

Posted by TheStadiumBusiness
on 29th June 2017

Cricket Ireland says it could cost upwards of €6m (£5.3m/$6.8m) to upgrade its Malahide ground, as the country looks to improve its facilities after being given Test status. Ireland, along with ...

Tags: Cricket, icc, Ireland, Malahide, Test

Croke Park implements backpack ban for heightened security measures

Posted by TheStadiumBusiness
on 21st June 2017

Dublin’s Croke Park, home to the Gaelic Athletic Association, has ramped up its security measures by banning large bags at the flagship stadium. While small bags, measuring no bigger than a piec...

Tags: backpack ban, Croke Park, Dublin, GAA, gaelic sports, Ireland, security measures

Irish Rugby boosts World Cup bid with stadium showcase video

Posted by TheStadiumBusiness
on 24th March 2017

Irish Rugby hopes to strengthen its bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup by releasing a new video that features some of the venues that would be used to stage matches. The video features four Irish...

Tags: Aviva Stadium, Croke Park, Ireland, Rugby, Rugby World Cup

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