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Revision as of 11:53, 29 December 2021
| Location | Inchicore Dublin 8, Republic of Ireland |
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| Owner | St Patrick's Athletic (proposed) |
| Capacity | 12,000 (proposed) |
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The Richmond Arena was proposed to be built as a 12,000 seater association football stadium in Inchicore, Dublin, Ireland. The developers proposed the stadium as a replacement for Richmond Park as the home stadium of St Patrick's Athletic FC. However, the site was not owned by the proposed developers, and the owner of the land, Dublin City Council, did agree to its sale or to the development, favouring the construction of new housing on the site instead.[1]
History
On 11 April 2018, the football club announced plans for the stadium, stating that the decision on the future of the St Michael's Estate site would be made by current landowners Dublin City Council in the succeeding months.[2] The plans proposed a stadium on the first floor, with retail and leisure facilities at street level, and a car park underground.[3] Club owner Garrett Kelleher is a property developer and led the clubs plans.[2] In April 2018, club president Tom O'Mahony stated that the stadium would be financially independent, would not be reliant on receiving any government grants,[3][4][5] and if planning permission was confirmed that "you could conceivably have St Pat's playing in that stadium in 2022".[6]
However, by April 2019, Dublin City Council had not approved planning permission, had not agreed to the sale or development of the proposed site, and an alternative government plan had been proposed to build housing on the site instead.[7] An article, published in the Irish Independent in July 2019, suggested that the proposed plan had been "ditched" in favour of the construction of 500 homes on the site, and that representatives of the city council's housing department stated that the football club's proposal "was never a runner".[1]
References
- ^ a b "New stadium for St Patrick's Athletic ditched - 500 homes to be built instead". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Club News : St Patrick's Athletic Announce Plans For New Stadium". stpatsfc.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ a b "St Patrick's Athletic unveil plans for 12,000-seater 'Richmond Arena' with shopping complex and housing in plan". independent.ie. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "St Pat's unveil plan to build new stadium on top of shopping centre". herald.ie. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "St Patrick's Athletic to unveil plan for a new 12,000 seater stadium". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "St Pat's unveil proposal for new 12,000-seater stadium". rte.ie. RTÉ. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "St Pat's unhappy with Dublin City Council's decision to ignore proposals to build 12,000-seater Richmond Arena". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
External links
- Richmond Arena plans at the website of St Patrick's Athletic