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Organizers of the Liam Miller memorial match say they are hopeful of reaching an agreement with the GAA for the game to take place at P\u00e1irc U\u00ed Chaoimh.<\/p>\nOrganizers of the Liam Miller memorial match say they are hopeful of reaching an agreement with the GAA for the game to take place at P\u00e1irc U\u00ed Chaoimh.<\/p>\n
The GAA\u2019s president and director general announced on Saturday they would meet organizers of the soccer match in memory of the former Republic of Ireland player Liam Miller.<\/p>\n
The former Manchester United, Celtic and Cork City midfielder, died of cancer in February aged 36.<\/p>\n
A charity match between a Manchester United legends team and a combined Celtic\/Ireland side has been organised for September 25.<\/p>\n
The match is now scheduled for Turner\u2019s Cross soccer stadium, which has a capacity of 7,500, after the GAA\u2019s P\u00e1irc U\u00ed Chaoimh refused permission to use the park, a venue for gaelic sports and the home of Cork GAA.<\/p>\n
P\u00e1irc U\u00ed Chaoimh\u2019s 45,000 capacity could have increased the funds raised for the family and charitable causes by an estimated two million euro.<\/p>\n
Rumors over the weekend suggested the game would go ahead at P\u00e1irc U\u00ed Chaoimh, however Michael Flynn, one of the key organizers of the event, told Cork\u2019s 96 FM that no agreement has been made, and no meeting had taken place.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do indeed welcome the opportunity to sit down with them to discuss the chance of maybe holding the event at P\u00e1irc U\u00ed Chaoimh.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut that\u2019s it. It\u2019s only a meeting.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose social media comments were completely and utterly wrong,\u201d Mr Flynn said.<\/p>\n
In a post on Saturday, the GAA\u2019s official Twitter feed read: \u201cThe GAA President and Ard Stiurthoir (director general), along with representatives of the Cork Committee, are to seek a meeting with the organizing committee of the Liam Miller Tribute Match to discuss issues around the game.\u201d<\/p>\n
It is hoped the meeting will take place early this week.<\/p>\n
Politicians like Micheal Martin and GAA players both past and present, have strongly criticized the association\u2019s stance, with the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) also calling on it to re-consider.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe feel that the decision being taken here doesn\u2019t align with our values as sportspeople and needs to be revisited,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n
The association\u2019s ban on non-GAA games being played in its grounds was relaxed in 2007 to allow both football and rugby to be played in P\u00e1irc U\u00ed Chaoimh while Lansdowne Road stadium was redeveloped.<\/p>\n
The park has also been used for other purposes such as concerts, with musician Ed Sheeran playing in P\u00e1irc U\u00ed Chaoimh in May.<\/p>\n