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The '''Donegal Community Stadium''', is a stalled construction project in [[Stranorlar]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].<ref name="examiner2021" |
The '''Donegal Community Stadium''', is a stalled construction project in [[Stranorlar]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].<ref name="examiner2021"/> The stadium was initially intended to have a capacity of 6,800 spectators, and proposed as an [[association football]] venue to replace [[Finn Park]] as the home stadium of [[Finn Harps F.C.]]. Planning permission was granted in June 2007,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish/2005/0314/190857-finnharps/ |title=Permission granted for Harps stadium |work=RTÉ Sport |publisher=RTÉ |date=14 June 2007 |accessdate=15 December 2013}}</ref> and ground breaking was started in May 2008. After intermediate delays, work recommenced in late 2011 with foundations in place.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.onestopnewsstand.com/donegal/work-to-start-on-harps-stadium|title=Work to start on Harps stadium|work=One Stop News Stand|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315182033/http://www.onestopnewsstand.com/donegal/work-to-start-on-harps-stadium|archivedate=2012-03-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eleven-a-side.com/finnharps/news.asp?n=32188|title=Harps to turn sod on new stadium|work=Eleven-a-side}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The project was again delayed in October 2012,<ref name = "oct 12 delay">{{cite news |work=Donegal News |publisher=North-West News Group |url=http://donegalnews.com/2012/10/lack-of-funding-delays-harps-stadium/ |title=Lack of funding delays Harps stadium |first=Cronan |last=Scanlon |date=19 October 2012 |accessdate=15 December 2013}}</ref> with "minimal work" undertaken between 2014 and 2020, pending €6.7 million in additional government funding.<ref name="irishnewsjan2020">{{cite web|url = https://www.irishnews.com/sport/footballsoccer/2020/01/21/news/funding-crisis-for-finn-harps-long-planned-new-stadium-1819346/ | publisher = Irish News | website = irishnews.com | title = Funding crisis for Finn Harps' long-planned new stadium | date = 21 January 2020 }}</ref><ref name="highland2020">{{cite web|url = https://www.highlandradio.com/2020/09/18/government-urged-to-release-funding-for-finn-harps-stadium/| publisher = Highland Radio | website = highlandradio.com | title = Government urged to release funding for Finn Harps stadium | date = 18 September 2020 | accessdate = 12 October 2020 | quote = Work on the project has effectively been stalled since 2014 }}</ref> As of April 2021, a "provisional allocation" of government funding was reportedly announced.<ref name="April1st">{{cite web|url = https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/667fb-provisional-allocation-of-3991m-for-finn-harps-stadium/| website = gov.ie | title = Press Release - Provisional allocation of €3.991m for Finn Harps stadium | date = 1 April 2021 | accessdate = 18 April 2021 }}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Revision as of 19:56, 29 April 2021
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| Location | Railway Road, Stranorlar, Republic of Ireland |
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| Capacity | 5,400[1] |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Broke ground | 2008 |
| Architect | Joseph McMenamin & Sons |
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The Donegal Community Stadium, is a stalled construction project in Stranorlar, Ireland.[1] The stadium was initially intended to have a capacity of 6,800 spectators, and proposed as an association football venue to replace Finn Park as the home stadium of Finn Harps F.C.. Planning permission was granted in June 2007,[2] and ground breaking was started in May 2008. After intermediate delays, work recommenced in late 2011 with foundations in place.[3][4] The project was again delayed in October 2012,[5] with "minimal work" undertaken between 2014 and 2020, pending €6.7 million in additional government funding.[6][7] As of April 2021, a "provisional allocation" of government funding was reportedly announced.[8]
History
Initial drawings had the stadium planned as a 7,000 seater stadium, but minor changes were made to make it a 6,600 all-seat stadium. Ground was broken in 2008 but it wasn't until 2014 that significant building work was undertaken on site. Some of these delays were due to financial reasons, as a decline in property values mean that the new stadium was more dependent on state funding.[5] Planning permission was extended for a further five-year period.[citation needed]
Following Finn Harps 2017 AGM in May 2017,[9] Finn Harps announced that following a stall in progress, revised plans would be launched in summer 2017, co-ordinated by former Chief Executive of North West Tourism Paul McLoone. The expected capacity of this updated proposal was projected to be between 5,500-6,000 with a seated capacity consisting of a main stand with 1,954 seats and another seated stand opposite that seating between 2,000-2,500, combined with terraced ends totaling an extra standing capacity of 1,500.[10]
At the start of July 2018, the Department of Sport announced a €304,000 grant towards the relaunch, redraw of plans, and fees towards the restart of the stadium build in Stranorlar.[11]
As of May 2020 the project, which had reputedly seen "virtually no work carried out" since 2014, was stalled pending a proposed investment of €6.7 million in state funding.[12] While this situation had not changed as of September 2020,[7] in April 2021 the government announced a "provisional allocation" of €3.99m for the development.[8]
References
- ^ a b "At long last Finn Harps have grounds for optimism beyond the pitch". Irish Examiner. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Permission granted for Harps stadium". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^ "Work to start on Harps stadium". One Stop News Stand. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012.
- ^ "Harps to turn sod on new stadium". Eleven-a-side.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Scanlon, Cronan (19 October 2012). "Lack of funding delays Harps stadium". Donegal News. North-West News Group. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^ "Funding crisis for Finn Harps' long-planned new stadium". irishnews.com. Irish News. 21 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Government urged to release funding for Finn Harps stadium". highlandradio.com. Highland Radio. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
Work on the project has effectively been stalled since 2014
- ^ a b "Press Release - Provisional allocation of €3.991m for Finn Harps stadium". gov.ie. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "AGM 2017". finnharps.com.[dead link]
- ^ "Paul McLoone to co-ordinate new Harps stadium project". donegaldemocrat.ie. Donegal Democrat. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Finn Harps welcome funding for new stadium". rte.ie. RTÉ. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "New ground can kick-start bright, new era for Finn Harps". irishnews.com. Irish News. 9 May 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.