Richmond Arena (Dublin)

The Richmond Arena was proposed to be built as a 12,000 seater association football stadium in Inchicore, Dublin, Ireland. The proposed developers suggested that the stadium could replace Richmond Park as the home stadium of St Patrick's Athletic FC. However, the site was not owned by the proposed developers, and the owner of the land, Dublin City Council, did agree to its sale or to the development, favouring the construction of new housing on the site instead.[1] As of 2022, Dublin City Council had submitted a planning application for housing on the proposed site, and St Patrick's Athletic were seeking redevelopment of their existing stadium.

Richmond Arena
LocationInchicore Dublin 8, Republic of Ireland
Capacity12,000 (proposed)
Construction
BuiltNo (proposal only)
Tenants
St Patrick's Athletic (proposed)

Background

On 11 April 2018, St Patrick's Athletic football club announced plans for a proposed stadium, stating that a decision on the future of the St Michael's Estate site would be made by the landowners, Dublin City Council, in the succeeding months.[2] The plans proposed a stadium on the first floor, with retail and leisure facilities at street level, and a car park underground.[3] Club owner Garrett Kelleher is a property developer and led the clubs plans.[2] In April 2018, club president Tom O'Mahony stated that the stadium would be financially independent,[3][4][5] and if planning permission was confirmed that "you could conceivably have St Pat's playing in that stadium in 2022".[6]

However, by April 2019, Dublin City Council had not approved planning permission, had not agreed to the sale or development of the proposed site, and an alternative government plan had been proposed to build housing on the site instead.[7] An article, published in the Irish Independent in July 2019, suggested that the proposed plan had "not been given the go ahead" in favour of the construction of 500 homes on the public-owned site, and that representatives of the city council's housing department stated that the football club's proposal "was never a runner".[1]

By late 2021, Dublin City Council was progressing its plans to develop "cost rental" and social housing on the former St Michael's Estate,[8] and planning permission was submitted in 2022.[9] Also in 2022, St Patrick's Athletic were reportedly planning to redevelop its existing stadium.[10]

References
  1. "New stadium for St Patrick's Athletic ditched - 500 homes to be built instead". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  2. "Club News : St Patrick's Athletic Announce Plans For New Stadium". stpatsfc.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. "St Patrick's Athletic unveil plans for 12,000-seater 'Richmond Arena' with shopping complex and housing in plan". independent.ie. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. "St Pat's unveil plan to build new stadium on top of shopping centre". herald.ie. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  5. "St Patrick's Athletic to unveil plan for a new 12,000 seater stadium". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  6. "St Pat's unveil proposal for new 12,000-seater stadium". rte.ie. RTÉ. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  7. "St Pat's unhappy with Dublin City Council's decision to ignore proposals to build 12,000-seater Richmond Arena". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  8. "Council Has Again Nudged Back Timeline for Hundreds of "Affordable" and Social Homes in Inchicore". dublininquirer.com. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  9. "In Inchicore, Council Unveils Plans for Its Flagship Public Housing Project". dublininquirer.com. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  10. "St Pat's are seeking support to develop Richmond Park". echo.ie. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

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