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Páirc Uí Chaoimh to be 'immediately' renamned SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Club delegates met this evening to discuss the issue of naming rights for the GAA stadium
Jack Quann
Jack Quann

20.22 1 Feb 2024


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Páirc Uí Chaoimh to be 'immediately' renamned SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Jack Quann
Jack Quann

20.22 1 Feb 2024


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Cork's Páirc Uí Chaoimh is to be renamed following a unanimous vote by the County Board.

Club delegates met this evening to discuss the issue of naming rights for the GAA stadium.

They voted unanimously to support its renaming as 'SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh', effective immediately.

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The name comes from a former GAA Director General and revolutionary Pádraig Ó Caoimh.

Last month Cork GAA announced the name would be changed to SuperValu Páirc after a €1 million sponsorship agreement with the supermarket.

The original announcement was hugely upsetting to the Ó Caoimh family.

"It’s galling to me that SuperValu is considering making the eradication of my grandfather’s legacy a condition of sponsorship,” Dónal Ó Caoimh previously told Lunchtime Live.

“My grandfather's story inspires young players to dream but the gateway is now open for the sale of our heritage and narrative for profit.

“If you take away the absence of focus on money and corporations from games, you’ve lost what makes the GAA unique," he added.

The €1 million sponsorship agreement comes as debt at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh stands at €30 million.

Main image: An aerial view of Páirc Ui Chaoimh, 23-7-17. Image: Diarmuid Greene/Sportsfile

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