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Wednesday, 30th April, 2025. Vol. 18, Issue 18 • 9A, Crowe Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth Tel: 042 932 0888 | Email: editorial@dundalkleader.com; advertising@dundalkleader.com
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Funding secured for new Louth GAA stadium development in Dundalk By Paul Byrne AFTER years of planning, fundraising, setbacks, highs and lows it finally seems as though Louth GAA will have a brand new stadium in Dundalk to call home. On Monday night Louth GAA announced that a comprehensive funding package had finally been agreed between Louth GAA and GAA headquarters. In January the ability for Louth to pay for their share of the cost of the stadium received a huge boost when club delegates voted overwhelmingly to accept a new levy that will raise over €1.5 million to go towards building the stadium. That levy will be paid over the course of 15 years for the stadium which will eventually have a capacity
of 14,000 people. Every club in Louth have already being paying a levy of €200 per month for he past 15 years to pay off the costs associated with the Centre of Excellence in Darver which was officially opened in 2014. Those levy payments ended at the end of March. Work on the project is expected to begin in the coming weeks with phase 1 of the new stadium giving a capacity of approximately 6000 spectators. The project will be taken on by Ganson Group. In a statement released on Monday evening, Louth GAA confirmed that the construction period is expected to last approximate- Royal Appointment! Conor Grimes celebrates as Ger Brennan’s Louth side beat ly 16 months. Kildare in the Leinster Football Semi-Finals to set up a repeat of the 2010 final with Continued on Page 2 Meath. Pic: Louth GAA.
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