Plans for 50,000 all-seater Dublin stadium unveiled

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Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2005 / October 18

Plans to convert the 130-year-old Lansdowne Road stadium into a 50,000 all-seater "ephemeral addition to the skyline of Dublin" have been unveiled. Lansdowne Road Stadium Development Company (LRSDC) revealed details yesterday of the proposed new stadium's design, claiming it would be "equal to any stadium in the world". Minister for Sport John O'Donoghue disclosed at the unveiling ceremony that the redeveloped facility would cost €365 million, €70 million more than the original estimate. However, both Philip Browne, chairman of the LRSDC, and John Delaney, chief executive of the Football Association of Ireland, downplayed the redevelopment costs, insisting that a change in the stadium design accounted for the increase.

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