{"id":4611,"date":"2018-12-17T12:55:03","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T17:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4611"},"modified":"2018-12-19T09:56:44","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T14:56:44","slug":"council-backs-louths-plans-for-12000-seater-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4611","title":{"rendered":"Council Backs Louth&#8217;s Plans for 12,000 Seater Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_4612\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4612\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GaelicGroundsDROGHEDA2015General_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GaelicGroundsDROGHEDA2015General_large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GaelicGroundsDROGHEDA2015General_large-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The county&#8217;s current Drogheda ground has a capacity of around 3,500<\/figcaption><\/figure>Louth County Council have today given their backing to Louth GAA&#8217;s purchase of a 10-acre site for the building of a new stadium.<\/p>\n<p>An \u20ac8m, 12,000-capacity stadium is to be built close to Dundalk IT.<\/p>\n<p>The news comes as a massive boost to the Louth County Board, after negotiations surrounding an expansion of the Gaelic Grounds in Drogheda collapsed earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Should the plans gain approval, Louth are targeting a June 2020 opening date for the new ground.<\/p>\n<p>The county&#8217;s current Drogheda ground has a capacity of around 3,500<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-4611\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4611&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-4611\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4611&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-4611\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4611&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4611\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Louth County Council have today given their backing to Louth GAA&#8217;s purchase of a 10-acre site for the building of a new stadium. An \u20ac8m, 12,000-capacity stadium is to be built close to Dundalk IT. 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