July 2011

THOSE concerns are obviously addressed by DKIT as by the summer of that year the college releases a detailed plan for a scaled back stadium and within a month Louth clubs are presented with three options for a new county ground

• A €6 million joint initiative with DKIT with a capacity of 12,000, 4,000 of which would be seated. At that stage the stadium location would be behind DKIT on their current playing fields.

• A €3.8 million redevelopment of Drogheda’s Gaelic Grounds is also presented to clubs with a new stand to be built on the near side of the pitch adjacent to the O Raghallaigh’s clubrooms. This would bring the capacity to 7,000 with 3,000 seated.

• The final proposal is for two stands down either side of the main pitch at the Darver Centre of Excellence. This cost a whopping €5.9m and would be all-terrace.