Dublin City Council seeks to scale back Dalymount plans

The planned redevelopment of Dalymount Park is "now potentially unviable", according to Dublin City Council, which is seeking to scale back plans for the Dublin stadium.

The Dalymount Park redevelopment, which was originally projected to cost €36m, has been hit by a series of delays and the withdrawal of Shelbourne from the process.

Under the original plans, Shelbourne would have left their home at Tolka Park to become co-tenants with Bohemians at a redeveloped Dalymount.

However, Shels are set to take back ownership of Tolka Park, following a move by their new owners and Dublin City Council has cited that decision, along with rising costs, as the reason behind its decision to abandon the original redevelopment plans.

In May, the DCC denied reports that changes would be made to the plan for the refurbishment of the stadium.

Under the original plan, Dalymount would have been redeveloped into a 6,000-seat UEFA Category 3 stadium, with community facilities, including a library, flexible community space and meeting rooms.

The council claims that the estimated cost of the redevelopment has rise from €36m to €52m and in a statement said that alternative options will now have to be examined.

"The estimated cost of €52m for the project is now potentially unviable for any benefit it will return over its life cycle," the statement read.

"Other options including a scaled back version of the current design will need to be examined in detail before the project can progress to the next stage.

"Another complication is the issue of Shelbourne FC publicly stating in February 2022 that they now no longer want to relocate to a redeveloped Dalymount Park.

"A revised business case for Dalymount based on a one-club model is now required to be factored