PÁIRC UÍ CHAOIMH will not host either of this year’s Munster senior finals as the stadium redevelopment will not be completed in time and that has paved the way for the football clash of Kerry and Cork to take place in Fitzgerald Stadium next month.
A view in May of the stadium redevelopment. Gary Carr / INPHO
Gary Carr / INPHO / INPHO
The Cork county board confirmed today that the handover date of Sunday 18 June will ‘not now be met’ and instead the project will be finished on Friday 7 July.
It means that the Cork footballers will not have home advantage for their clash with Kerry on Sunday 2 July and it’s been announced this afternoon that Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney will host the match.
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Cork will play Kerry in the Munster Senior Football Championship Final on Sunday July 2nd at 2pm in Fitzgerald Stadium Killarney
— Munster GAA / Comhairle na Mumhan (@MunsterGAA) June 12, 2017
That means Kerry will then have to concede home advantage to Cork for their next three football championship clashes after the 2015 Munster drawn final and replay were held in Killarney.
Kerry's David Moran and James Loughrey of Cork in action in the 2015 Munster final replay Cathal Noonan / INPHO
Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO
The venue for the hurling final on Sunday 9 July will depend on the outcome of next Sunday’s semi-final clash between Cork and Waterford.
Venue for Munster Senior Hurling Final will be confirmed by Munster CCC on Sunday evening following Cork v Waterford S-Final pic.twitter.com/BzOe1c6616
— Munster GAA / Comhairle na Mumhan (@MunsterGAA) June 12, 2017
Clare await the winners in the decider but Semple Stadium in Thurles would seem the front-runner to host either pairing.
The full statement explaining the Páirc Uí Chaoimh decision read:
“The new Pairc Ui Chaoimh stadium will not host either of the Munster Finals scheduled for July, as originally planned.
Disappointing news páirc uí chaoimh won't be open... would have been a belter. Killarney will still have fireworks 💥 🏐😜😉#munsterfinalpic.twitter.com/qmDg4tVq5k
“Cork County Board was informed this morning that the scheduled handover date of June 18th would not now be met. There are still some commissioning works to be completed and these will be finished by July 7th. The first game in the new stadium will take place in mid July.
“Cork County chairman, Ger Lane said: “Clearly we are disappointed but we want everything to be pristine before the stadium hosts its first major games. We want to be certain that all the expectations for this tremendous new facility will be fully met and we are satisfied that this will be the case by mid July.”
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Páirc Uí Chaoimh ruled out as venue for Munster finals as Fitzgerald Stadium to host Cork-Kerry clash
Updated 15.45pm
PÁIRC UÍ CHAOIMH will not host either of this year’s Munster senior finals as the stadium redevelopment will not be completed in time and that has paved the way for the football clash of Kerry and Cork to take place in Fitzgerald Stadium next month.
The Cork county board confirmed today that the handover date of Sunday 18 June will ‘not now be met’ and instead the project will be finished on Friday 7 July.
It means that the Cork footballers will not have home advantage for their clash with Kerry on Sunday 2 July and it’s been announced this afternoon that Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney will host the match.
That means Kerry will then have to concede home advantage to Cork for their next three football championship clashes after the 2015 Munster drawn final and replay were held in Killarney.
The venue for the hurling final on Sunday 9 July will depend on the outcome of next Sunday’s semi-final clash between Cork and Waterford.
Clare await the winners in the decider but Semple Stadium in Thurles would seem the front-runner to host either pairing.
The full statement explaining the Páirc Uí Chaoimh decision read:
“The new Pairc Ui Chaoimh stadium will not host either of the Munster Finals scheduled for July, as originally planned.
“Cork County Board was informed this morning that the scheduled handover date of June 18th would not now be met. There are still some commissioning works to be completed and these will be finished by July 7th. The first game in the new stadium will take place in mid July.
“Cork County chairman, Ger Lane said: “Clearly we are disappointed but we want everything to be pristine before the stadium hosts its first major games. We want to be certain that all the expectations for this tremendous new facility will be fully met and we are satisfied that this will be the case by mid July.”
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banks of the Lee Munster SFC Páirc Uí Chaoimh Cork