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# grand designs

Last year
2022
Elliott assembling powerful squad for National assignments
Death Duty expected to play a leading role at Fairyhouse on Easter Monday.
All time
Liverpool granted planning permission to redevelop Anfield Road Stand
The plans aim to add around 7,000 extra seats and take ground capacity over 61,000.
Cloth Cap leads the way, with all set fair for National spectacular
World’s greatest steeplechase is back, but taking place behind closed doors for the first time
Milan clubs unveil rival projects for new San Siro stadium
Moves to build a new home for Inter and AC Milan moved a step closer on Thursday when two shortlisted designs were presented.
Pro14 outfit Edinburgh get green light to start work on 'mini Murrayfield'
Work on a new purpose-built stadium will begin this Autumn.
Everton reveal plans for new 'game-changing' stadium
The Toffees, whose current home of Goodison Park first opened in 1892, have revealed a striking design for their new home.
Kieran Lucid: Kerry businessman's plan to create all-island soccer league by 2021
‘Window of opportunity’ to revolutionise domestic football needs to be acted on by autumn, says entrepreneur.
Turner not distracted by comparisons as Ireland bid for Grand Slam glory
The outside centre is focused on improving his own game, rather than try and be someone else.
Ireland U20 centre French ready to put home comforts aside and chase Grand Slam
‘I have been playing in this stadium since I was 15 years of age. Musgrave Park is special,’ said the Corkman after a title-winning performance.
Dublin City Council announce plans for 6,000-seater stadium at Dalymount Park
The venue will also house community facilities, a library and museum.
You can't leave a house three-quarters built – Neville urges United to back Mourinho
The former Red Devils captain says the club must back their manager financially if they are to make up for the mistakes of the past.
Edinburgh set for new 7,800-capacity home at Murrayfield
The Pro14 side hope to be playing their home games at the new venue by the 2019/20 season.
St Patrick's Athletic launch plans for new 12,000-seater stadium in Inchicore
The project would be part of a wider community development with Dublin City Council.
€20 million redevelopment of Leinster's RDS home 'on hold' for financial reasons
Leinster CEO Mick Dawson has given an update on the project.
'We can start talking about it now': Murray and Ireland ready to raise performance for Slam bid
Ireland have always maintained they were taking this Championship ‘one game at a time.’ Now that one game carries historical implications.
Cricket Ireland perform u-turn and reveal plans for new national stadium in west Dublin
The new purpose-built facility will be on the National Sports Campus in Abbotstown.
Ireland 2040: Grand designs but which of these projects can we expect to see first?
Inclusion in the big launch yesterday does not necessarily mean all projects will be realised this year – or even this decade.
Crystal Palace reveal grand plans for €100 million redevelopment of Selhurst Park
The Premier League club will submit plans to the local council in January.
Is having a washing machine in the kitchen manky? Kirstie Allsop thinks so
There are dirt birds among us …
€6 million stadium at the centre of Ireland's exciting Test plans
Cricket Ireland will need assistance from the government as they look to improve facilities at Malahide.
Pictures: How 23 students brought the Jungle Book to life for the Toy Show this year
Students at IADT spent 10 weeks bringing the designs to life in time for the Toy Show.
Ulster GAA reveal new plans for €86 million redevelopment of Casement Park
The Belfast venue has been lying idle for three years.
In pics: Tallaght Stadium's €2 million expansion gets the green light
The ground’s capacity will increase to 8,000.
The new Camp Nou - Barcelona unveil grand plans for stadium redevelopment
The work will commence in 2017.
This cartoon sums up every episode of Room To Improve perfectly
Poor Dermot.
Dublin City Council release plans for €20 million Dalymount Park redevelopment
The spiritual home of Irish football is set for a major face lift.
Here’s why hipsters pay more for expensive coffee than the rest of us
It’s all for the aesthetics, man.
Amazing video shows exactly how the Galway castle mural was created
With great care.
Want to be a jewellery designer? The woman behind Chupi.ie says 'now's the time to start'
Chupi Sweetman is a very Irish success story. Her secret? “I want people to wear what I make all around the world…”
It looks increasingly likely that AC Milan won't be calling the San Siro home for much longer
The Italian giants have submitted a proposal to build a new 42,000 seater venue.
Ahem, there's a Twitter account parodying Kevin McCloud's Grand Designs monologues
FINALLY.
11 things that always happen on Grand Designs
It’s not Grand Designs if there isn’t a pregnancy.
Gallery: These 20 amazing designs are up for the World Building of the Year award
Turkey, Japan, Iran, Korean, the UK and Australia are all represented.
Rent Rory McIlroy's former Northern Ireland estate with custom golf course for around €15,000 a week
The four-time major winner designed the golf course himself.
You have to hear Irish comedian David O'Doherty's strangely accurate Grand Designs song
There’s a reason that land was so cheap.
Quinn gives €35 million to schools so they can have nicer toilets and roofs
In total, 386 schools all across the country will receive the funding.
Who wants to play Grand Designs Bingo?
Well, Kevin? Are you playing?
This is Tyrone’s new €8 million GAA headquarters
The 43-acre complex in Garvaghey was officially opened last month.
Is this the ugliest billion-dollar stadium you have ever seen?
If it’s not, we want to know.
Grand Designs: Group D venue guide
In the last of our four stadium guides we cast our eye back to the Ukraine, where England and France will scrap it our for a quarter-final spot.