A Dublin GAA club has been given a last minute reprieve after a government minister said "no decision" had yet been made about the location of a new Metrolink route, originally planned for land occupied by Na Fianna GAC.
Na Fianna was due to lose its main pitch on Mobhi Road in Glasnevin, as well as two all weather pitches for a minimum of three years. The club had said this would jeopardise their future.
Two schools and the Home Farm soccer club would also have been impacted by the planned Metrolink upgrade.
Fine Gael TD Noel Rock said yesterday that the loss of Na Fianna's main playing pitch looks set to be averted following a successful campaign by the club.
Hugh Creegan, the Deputy CEO of the National Transport Authority, said "no decisions" have been made on any of the options at this location.
"In relation to the sports grounds at Na Fianna and Home Farm, we have met with both of these clubs, and with adjacent schools and with Na Fianna and discussed the various issues and options with all of them," he said.
"We undertook to assess and evaluate these options further, and then to engage in further dialogue with those organisations when we had advanced that work."
"That assessment work is still ongoing, no decisions on any options at this location have yet been made", he added.
A number of northern gaels have played for Na Fianna after moving to Dublin, including Kieran McGeeney who won an All-Ireland with Armagh in 2002.
