The Irish Times

Yesterday was a good day for those backing the concept of Sports Campus Ireland. Early in the morning the Government met the FAI, and it will have been noted with quiet satisfaction that in terms of their own stadium project the soccer people have many miles to go and very few pounds to spend on their journey. Sweet talking the FAI into a tenancy deal should be easy from here on in. Then, at midday, the Minister for Sport, Dr McDaid, had every reason to look chipper when he presented the launch plans for Sports Campus Ireland, the Government's controversial and hugely ambitious attempt to bring Ireland's sporting infrastructure into the 21st century.