DUNDALK’S FREE NEWSPAPER Lack of wheelchair taxis around town Page 2
CBS classmates rally for Zoe Page 5
Peter’s fund-raiser for school playground Page 8
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Wednesday, 12th October, 2021. Vol. 15, Issue 41 • 63 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth Tel: 042 9320888. Fax: 042 9329676. Email: editorial@dundalkleader.com; advertising@dundalkleader.com
Louth GAA stadium gets green light thanks to €14.8m investor fund. By Paul Byrne
‘This is a great day for Louth GAA’ declared Peter Fitzpatrick TD as news broke on Monday evening of an audacious plan which has secured almost €15m in funding for the building of a brand-new county stadium on the Dundalk bypass opposite DkIT Sport. The independent TD who is also the Louth County Board chairman called the €14.8m windfall his ‘Plan B’ which he says was initiated two years ago in case the original plan for funding from the government and Croke Park fell short. The €14.8m is coming from the Government’s ‘Irish Immigrant Investor Programme’ which was set up in 2012 to encourage foreign investment and to stimulate employment. The scheme is strictly administered by the Department of Justice and facilitates non-EEA nationals, typically high net worth individuals, and their families to acquire residency status in Ireland. Continued on Page 2
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