GAA director general Tom Ryan has described as “incorrect and premature” comments by Croke Park stadium director Peter McKenna that the final cost of redeveloping Páirc Uí Chaoimh had escalated to €110m. Ryan also expressed regret for the reputational damage incurred by members of the Páirc Uí Chaoimh steering committee as a result of McKenna’s comments. On December 14 last year, McKenna told the Irish Examiner that “we’re probably close to €110m as a final cost” for the Páirc Uí Chaoimh rebuild. “The GAA greatly regrets any reputational impacts suffered by members of the steering committee of Páirc Uí Chaoimh and the Páirc Uí Chaoimh project itself arising from an interview with Peter McKenna in the Irish Examiner, published on December 14 of last year. Worst of all, the Páirc Uí Chaoimh project was severely damaged by this interview.

Source: Irish Examiner July 17, 2019 04:52 UTC