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Kerry GAA claims Minister's refusal over investment scheme jeopardises €38m in donations

Date
2024-07-01
Stage
Hearing Or Decision
Primary locality
Golden
County
Tipperary

Summary

Kerry GAA has filed a High Court challenge against the Minister for Justice's refusal to include the sports body in the now-defunct Immigrant Investor Programme, arguing that the decision endangers more than €38 million in donations. The Gaelic games organisation contends that the refusal will jeopardise at least €27 million already committed to redeveloping FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney and an additional €11.6 million in new donations it has identified. Kerry GAA says it had submitted two parts of its development proposals—one for a Centre of Excellence and another for the stadium—before the scheme was scrapped in February 2023. The Minister's decision, made on 24 January, rejected the stadium application on the grounds that "no valid investor application was submitted" and that the investor must be new, not one already linked to another project.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Kerry GAA claims Minister's refusal over investment scheme jeopardises €38m in donations. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

Why: Kerry GAA further seeks damages to reflect the donations and expenses it incurred, which it claims it has lost because of the Minister's decision. CNI source report

Case subjects

Kerry Gaa

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  • High Court
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Stage Hearing Or Decision

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