All along the expanding frequency and double tracked lines for the commuter rail heading east on site have had huge housing/apartment developments and housing either built, on site or planned from Dunkettle to Midleton which means more potential customers for a 25-30 minute trip to the city...
These 4 the most likely I would reckon and Harman could do well but the 5th seat is a tough call to predict.
Buttimers elimination and surplus will probably go to O'Callaghan and probably McGrath.
Then you do not have those games in PUC.
It would be to costly.
Just throw Cork the odd "novelty" game does not sit well with Cork based supporters never mind some Cork players. There is a huge depth of negative feeling in my club about it but at the end of the day it is a business.
Business interests in Limerick are paramount so I have been told from up on high.
Complain all you want about performance, players and results etc but you are never going to get anywhere without big cash and having a half-empty small stadium up in Limerick.
This could turn into a barren period...
Things are so bad in Argentina local regions are printing and using their own currencies.
Russias economy is only going one direction and Afghanistan is pretty much still in the stone age.
That would be the best proposal but too much politics at play even when the Pairc is not used through most of the Rugby season and it has great hospitality facilities.
No.
The Munster top brass are under pressure from businesses like pubs, restaurants and taxi interests in Limerick to keep the games in Limerick as well as corporate agreements.
Limerick does not have the population or wealth anyway and when was the last time Thomond was sold out for a match...
They have a great culture and coaching set-up bring younger players through from the schools and AIL and all of this did not just happen overnight but you have to invest.
They are rapidly getting to the stage where they cannot compete properly against bigger sides with larger squads and resources. (Hello Leinster)
Munster Rugby insist on having the Leinster v Munster game in Thomond rather than Cork thus losing huge potential revenue that could be invested in a...