Páirc Uí Chaoimh redevelopment voted Engineering Project of the Year

The redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh has been voted national Engineering Project of the Year.

The stadium's redevelopment increased the venue's capacity from 45,300 and up to 47,000 and now includes 21,300 seats.

Pairc Uí Chaoimh is now the first stadium in Ireland within a municipal park, the Marina Park.

The redevelopment project was undertaken by engineering firm Malachy Walsh and Partners and won the flagship category of the eighth annual Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards. 

The ‘Engineering Project of the Year’ category is sponsored by Transport Infrastructure Ireland and is voted for by a panel of judges and the public.

Seamus Kelly Managing Director, Malachy Walsh and Partners, said they were thrilled the project was recognised by the public and the Engineers Ireland judges.

“Páirc Uí Chaoimh is a long-established sports ground with a unique heritage, but by 2013 it was clear it required extensive redevelopment if it was to continue as a venue for major games and concerts." 

"The work we have undertaken with our partners over the last few years has been a huge endeavour, but one that has culminated in a modern facility that has the capacity to host multiple forms of revenue-generating activities to support the region."

Additionally, Johnson & Johnson Campus Ireland, which includes DePuy in Loughbeg, Ringaskiddy, and Janssen Pharmaceutical Ireland Ltd in Little Island won the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Employer of the Year Award.

Little Island-based Excelsys Technologies Limited was runner-up for the ‘Technical Innovation Award’ for its revolutionary new power supply unit.

The Cork Institute of Technology Department of Mechanical, Biomedical & Manufacturing Engineering and Department of Management & Enterprise were runner-up in the ‘Engineering Education Award’ category for work relating to the development of new laboratories for innovation and multidisciplinary product development.

Additionally, Cork City Council’s Fabric Upgrade Program came runner-up in the ‘Local Authority Engineering Initiative Award’ category for its ambitious targets to improve the energy efficiency of existing housing stock and to ensure that all new builds are designed and built to the Near Zero Energy Building standard.