June 2010

AFTER years of inertia and failed negotiations between the O Raghallaigh’s and Louth County Board a possible way out of the County Gorund mess emerges in the shape of a DKIT stadium proposal. Initially planned as a 22,000 capacity, multi-sport arena, it’s revealed that Louth GAA would be the anchor tenants, with the likes of the IRFU and FAI using it as and when required for a rental fee. Louth chiefs enter discussions with DKIT, starting an eight-year journey that eventually leads nowhere...