AFTER CORK COUNTY Board chairman Ger Lane confirmed yesterday that Páirc Uí Chaoimh won’t be ready in time to host Cork’s 2017 Munster senior hurling quarter-final against Tipperary — which is likely to be scheduled for next May — Inpho photographer Gary Carr paid a visit to the venue to see how redevelopment works are progressing.
The €70million upgrade of the home of Cork GAA, which began last year, is due to be completed by next July. Direct access to the site is off limits, but the following shots taken from behind the Blackrock End provide a look at the current state of play.
There’s clearly a lot done, but also still plenty more to do before the stadium reopens.