Bohemian F.C. Thread

Any of you that go to Dalymount regularly would probably be familiar with Cillian Kenny, the little lad with the walking frame who's always up at the barriers in the Jodi roaring his heart out. I don't know this lad's family personally but as they're part of the Bohs family we'd often say hello as we pass up at Dalyer. Seeing this little fella's passion and support for the team and how he doesn't let his many challenges take the smile off his face is really inspirational. It's also been heartwarming to see him progress over the last couple of years with the help of this fund but the next couple of years will be vital to his development. I know there's lots of worthy charities to donate to, especially at this time of year, but if anyone wasn't sure where to send their Christmas donations then trust me, this is a really brilliant cause for a really brilliant kid. Even if people can't donate, if they could share this on Facebook / Twitter it could make a big difference to his future. Thanks and Happy Christmas.

https://www.gofundme.com/30sasy0

5k target has been surpassed,a great bit of fundraising for a great little kid! Massive donations from the bohs family as expected but a big well done to the hoops fans who handed over a nice amount too,well done folks some things trancend petty rivalries,merry christmas to you all!

A real kick in the teeth for the whole thing.

Edited by Bitored - 04 Jan 2017 at 4:30pm

Bitored wrote: By the looks of that it`ll meander on for years like Tallaght did.

Tallaght might have meandered on for years but not in the way you suggest.

When the council finally got control of the stadium, phase one was completed in less than a year, a second stand followed a few months later, and a third will be built soon enough.

Bitored wrote: <div abp="786">http://www.newstalk.com/Dublin-City-Council-seek-government-funding-for-Dalymount-Park-redevelopment<p abp="788">A real kick in the teeth for the whole thing. <div abp="789">I was under the impression that Dublin City Council were loaded from property tax, the FAI would be contributing host money from Euro 2020 and there`d be governemnt grants. I thought that would at least get a main stand up and a pitch in by 2020.<div abp="790"> <div abp="791">By the looks of that it`ll meander on for years like Tallaght did.<div abp="792"> <div abp="793">It`s really amazing how the GAA can throw up an E80M, 50,000 capacity stadium in Cork in less than 2 years but the FAI are looking likely to fail to build a 10,000 seater in any reasonable time frame.<div abp="794">

2 years? They are talking about doing up puc since the 80s. The FAI aren't building anything. This is an overreaction

Bitored wrote: Tony Cousins wrote: Bitored wrote: By the looks of that it`ll meander on for years like Tallaght did. Tallaght might have meandered on for years but not in the way you suggest. When the council finally got control of the stadium, phase one was completed in less than a year, a second stand followed a few months later, and a third will be built soon enough. The plans were announced in 1996. It opened in 2009. The 3rd stand will be built over 20 years since the intial plans.

Yes but not down to any ineptitude from the FAI or SDCC.

It was delayed because the initial plans were a front for property developers, who never found a way to make money from the project, and then it was delayed by a GAA court case.

I'm no fan of the FAI but why do the FAI need to build stadiums? it's not the responsibility of the FAI to build a ground for each club in the country.

The corpo might not want the FAI sticking their oar in.

Nah Nah Nah Nah wrote: In fairness the way it was announced at the time the impression given was that the ground was being built with financial input from the FAI and the DCC. Now it seems like the only thing the FAI is creating is the atmosphere for the DCC to build a stadium.

I recall the opposite. Was there not a discussion on here where people asked what the FAI were bringing to the party?