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An artist's impression of the planned redevelopment of Dalymount Park Bohemian Football Club

Dalymount Park set to receive almost €25 million for major redevelopment project

The works are to demolish the existing stadium and structures on the site.

BOHEMIAN FOOTBALL CLUB’S Dalymount Park is set to receive nearly €25 million for a major redevelopment, with Minister for Sport Catherine Martin due to announce the funding allocation later this morning.

The allocation is part of €173 million in grants to 35 projects across Ireland under the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund that covers all sports.

In February, Dublin City councillors agreed on a €40 million redevelopment of the Phibsborough stadium. Dalymount Park is due for a complete revamp.

The works are to demolish the existing stadium and structures on the site and build a new stadium with 6,240 seats and capacity for another 1,794 people standing.

The pitch will be re-oriented to run north-south and get new sand-based grass, along with new changing rooms, match-day facilities for teams and officials and club offices.

Minister Martin and Minister of State Thomas Byrne are due to announce that the project will receive €24.7 million from her department.

The development also includes plans for a stadium bar/function room, concession areas, a multi-functional community room and community gym. There plans to be 12 car parking spaces and 50 bicycle spaces.

Written by David MacRedmond and posted on TheJournal.ie

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    Nov 4th 2024, 2:27 PM

    Great news, and well overdue to see the Irish government finally putting money into Irish football and not just GAA. Also good to see the spiritual home of Irish football finally getting a stadium that we can all be proud of, hopefully this redevelopment will happen asap. Finally also brilliant to see another great football town in Sligo Rovers also getting money to develop the Showgrounds.

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    Nov 4th 2024, 4:06 PM

    Nothing for Drogheda United, in the Ministers own town, and whom his late father played so proudly for! Badly in need of a modern ground and land already earmarked!!!

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    Nov 4th 2024, 4:17 PM

    12 car park spaces?

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    Nov 4th 2024, 4:45 PM

    @kieran horgan: Don’t forget the 50 bike spaces!! More Cabbage Heads imput?

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