'Páirc Uí Rinn or nowhere' for Kerry game, says Cork GAA
March 30, 2022
Fans arrive at Pairc Ui Rinn for the Munster SFC semi-final clash between Cork and Limerick. ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo.
Cork are set to resist moves to switch their Munster SFC semi-final against Kerry from Páirc Uí Rinn to Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney.
Ahead of an expected decision by the Munster Council tonight, the Cork county board has agreed to its senior football management's request to keep the local derby in Páirc Uí Rinn.
With Páirc Uí Chaoimh unavailable due to its staging of the Ed Sheeran concerts, Páirc Uí Rinn was designated to host the game. However, remedial work needed to increase the ground's capacity to 14,000 is not expected to be completed in time.
In a statement released to Cork radio station Red FM this morning, Cork GAA said: “Further to correspondence from our Senior Football management, the Cork County Executive wishes, once more, to confirm Páirc Uí Rinn as our home venue for the Munster Senior Football Championship semi-final versus Kerry.
"Secondly, we are confident that the necessary works can be completed in time for the fixture once the venue is confirmed in the next few days.”
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