Kerry GAA launches challenge over refusal to include stadium redevelopment in Immigrant Investor Programme

Kerry GAA has gone to the High Court amid fears of a potential loss of millions in donations already committed to the redevelopment of FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney.

The organisation has launched a High Court challenge against a refusal by the Minister for Justice to include its application in the now defunct Immigrant Investor Programme.

In its proceedings, Kerry GAA claims the refusal to include it in the scheme, where non-EEA citizens who invested in certain programmes were given visas allowing them to reside in Ireland, will result in the potential loss of at least €27 million in donations already committed towards the redevelopment of FitzGearld Stadium in Killarney.

It further claims that an additional €11.6 million of new donations Kerry GAA has identified have also been placed in jeopardy by the Minister’s decision.

The investor programme, which is also known as the Golden Visa Scheme, was scrapped in February 2023.

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