@Jamie: it was a 30 million grant which they certainly got back through VAT on materials and income tax on workers (not including taking people off the dole). It is one of only decisions made by this government where an investment makes profit

@John Buckley: @John Buckley: you’re away with the fairies.Can you show me links to these VAT receipts or how you came to the conclusion the government have made a profit on it please?the workers must be paid massive money if they made money back on income tax

@John Buckley: lol you’re after giving me a great laugh with that comment

@Jamie: sure there is loads of reasons As John mentioned the VAT and income tax from the building alone nearly covers it for a start. The ongoing tax take from future concerts and sporting events plus the cash spent in the local economy, the fact it is key to the rugby world cup bid…

Aside from all that nobody is filling their pockets out of the GAA, look at the books for yourself, the money goes back to the grassroots. Sign your kid up to Cork Con for rugby for €250 per year send them to Nemo Rangers and it’s €50. That is if Nemo will even take it from you. For my son they insisted he play away until the end of the year and pay next year. A kid breaks his hurley in training or in a match he gets another one handed to him/her at no cost.

The GAA plays a huge role in keeping our kids healthy and the battle against obesity saving the government millions so of course they are going to support it they would be mad not to.

The grant given to the IRFU and FAI for the Aviva was a lot bigger than the Pairc Ui Caoimh grant.

@Jamie: The stadium cost 85million to build. The government gets it % of the profits of the companies involved in the construction, the minimum 20% income tax of their workers (including material manufacturers workers as they were mainly Irish materials i.e. concrete) and the 13.5% vat on materials. These double or triple tax takes add up.

@John Buckley: i take it maths wasn’t your strongest subject in school

@Dahayeser: is that the same Nemo Rangers who sold the land for millions?

@Jamie: yes indeed and fair play to them. You will find Douglas GAA to be exactly the same and they have has no such windfall. GAA clubs are very affordable to members, sponsorship and big game money filters down to the grassroots – that’s a fact.

I don’t know your background, you seem a bit anti GAA. There are plenty of things I don’t like about the GAA myself but where the money goes isn’t one them.

Their finances are an open book. You should take a read of this and see if your opinion is the same – https://www.gillbooks.ie/sport-leisure/sport-leisure/gaaconomics

@Jamie: yes it was and I work in the sector, I have more of an idea than you as to what the government cream off construction projects.

@Dahayeser: how much do the managers get paid?the likes of JIM Gavin

@John Buckley: if the government can make back profit by investing 30 odd million into a 80 million project thru vat and income tax then why don’t they put the same into building housing for the housing crisis.sure going by your logic it will cost the government nothing

@Jamie: I don’t know. I would imagine it is external managers are getting paid rather than Jim but that’s guess work.

Any such payments would be coming under the counter and not from GAA funds so it’s a different story. The GAA would only love to clamp down on such payments so why punish them?.

If that is your objection though would you be disgusted if the IRFU got a grant as it would be swallowed up and more by the huge pay packets of the likes of Joe Schmit, Rassie, Jonny Sexton rather than going to kids or grass roots?

@Dahayeser: managers at club level are getting paid stop pretending to be dumb

@Jamie: its not 30 odd million, its 30 million and its not 80 million its 85 million. Cork GAA owned the land and it still cost the GAA 55 million so it obviously did not cost them nothing. Housing is totally different: house prices are dear because the price of land is ridiculous (easily sorted by putting a whopping tax on the vacant zoned land vulture funds are sitting on) and the government may not get tax of a land sale (i.e. glass bottle site where owners moved to Italy where they could pay less tax); 20% of house are set aside for social and affordable which the other 80% pay for; once a government body or housing agency gets involved in a project the spec increases as do professional fees. The Governments inaction has led to the ridiculous prices of housing.

@Jamie: Where are you getting this pretenting to be dumb? There is no one denying that. Clubs are bringing in outside managers and coming up with money for them but this is not money from GAA central counsel. Every cent from the GAA to the club has to be accounted for.

Again where do you stand on the IRFU getting grants? Now that money would get swallowed up in a handful of elite players contracts.

@Jamie: you’ve met your match at last Jamie…..everything the two lads are saying there!! I love them both!! Haha….:)