The GAA President is calling for a new stadium for Leinster to be built near the M50.
Liam O’Neill says this could be a solution to the continuing issue of the Dublin footballers playing all of their championship games at Croke Park.
He says a site near the M50 would allow most counties in Leinster a relatively short match-day journey.
He’s calling for any new stadium to be all-seater and have a capacity of 40,000.
Speaking during the GAA-GPA All Stars tour in Boston, O’Neill said:
“I think Leinster probably has the situation on their hands where they have to develop a stadium that holds 40,000. I think that’s the next one now.
“They’re talking about the M50. There’s huge demand now. There’s no county in Leinster, other than Kilkenny or Wexford, that is more than an hour-and-a-half from the M50.
“And we have to develop a stadium and meet that need in a different way. Rather than dragging them down to Longford and only 9,000, let’s go for 40,000 – and we can say ‘Right, we have a realistic alternative now.’
“I think the Leinster proposal for an M50 stadium is something that is going to have to be seriously considered by the organisation. It will service Dublin as well.
