‘People power’ credited in securing 250-year lease for Tolka Park

Their spokesperson Lee Daly said the stadium is now"protected" after its future use had been left up in the air for almost a decade.

“The majority of us are football fans and Shelbourne FC fans but we were joined by lots of people in the area with no connection to football.Tolka Park, 04/01/2019. Image: RollingNews.ie“We had people like Eamon Dunphy speaking about the campaign and David Balfe the artist – we had great support across the political spectrum,” he said.

“Our overall case was that we didn’t feel like one ground should be sacrificed so the other could live.”“There are refurbishments that need to be carried out by the club under the terms of the lease,” he said.“It’s going to cost money and some of that will come from the club, maybe from fans too and other sources – but it will also have to come from the State.”Mr Daly said that the redevelopment of Dalymount Park will still go ahead without any involvement from Shelbourne FC.

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