The GAA has commenced a €12 million revamp of the Cusack Stand in Croke Park.

The 27,000-seater stand, which was completed in 1996 following the demolition of the old Cusack Stand three years earlier, will have new seating installed, while the conference centre, suites and bathrooms will also be upgraded. In addition, the heating system will change to be make it more energy efficient.

“We do need to keep the building at an appropriate presentation for both our Monday to Friday clients, but also for premium seat customers, suite holders, and the general GAA fan,” Croke Park stadium director Peter McKenna told GAA.ie.

“If you only reflect on where you live yourself, then anyone will tell you that a carpet will only have a certain life before you have to change it, the same with your settee, TV, wallpaper, everything else.

“It's a constant upkeep, repair and maintenance. You can take that domestic environment and multiply it by 1,000 because Croke Park is just a massive facility.

“We take half the population of Galway in here every time we have a full-house, it's massive. So, there's lots of repairs and maintenance that goes on a regular basis.

“Then material hits its natural life cycle. Big pieces of kit like lifts and escalators, heating systems and so on, all need to be switched out. So, we’re doing a massive job in the Cusack terms of upgrading things that people might never see because they'll be covered up again."

McKenna added that the works would be completed before the new season gets underway.

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