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Paul O'Hehir

Increased capacity for Dalymount Park as new €40m design revealed

The new Dalymount Park will have an increased capacity of 7,880 and include a terraced area for 2,000 supporters.

Bohemians and Dublin City Council (DCC) today revealed their revised design for the venue, which will cost €40 million and be completed in 2026.

The new plan - known as ‘Option 3A’ - will see the full demolition of the existing Dalymount infrastructure, including the Jodi Stand.

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And the pitch will be switched from its east-west axis to a north-south facing one.

The new four-sided stadium will have a capacity of 7,880 - 5,880 of which will be seated with 2,000 accommodated on terraces.

On-site community facilities will also be part of the facility.

After settling on this revised approach, the DCC said: “The project is now a step closer to completion.”

Preliminary designs for the ground will be completed in January and planning permission will be submitted in July.

Bohs hope to have that granted by December 2023 with construction then completed in 2026.

The Gypsies will have to vacate their Phibsborough base for the 2024 and 2025 seasons while the ground is redeveloped.

A Bohs statement read: “Bohemian FC is delighted that the design is now finally chosen.

“We have been successful in working with Dublin City Council to reduce costs to an achievable level, and to increase the capacity by 33% from the previously-planned level of 6,000.

“The timeline that is now agreed is entirely achievable, however, as has always been the case, the post-planning permission construction phase is dependent on funding through stream 2 of the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF).

“This fund is under the control of central government and club officials have continued to meet several ministers over the past couple of months regarding this fund, and will continue to do so.”

The Bohemians statement continued: “The level of support for the Dalymount project remains unanimous across all major parties.

“There is a widespread recognition of the importance of it for Bohemian FC, for Dublin 7 and for the wider inner-city and north Dublin communities.

“The stadium has been at the heart of these sporting and geographical communities since 1901 and will continue to be so into the distant future.”

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