Dublin City Council (DCC) has been given the green light to proceed to the design and planning stages of the Dalymount Park Redevelopment.

A grant agreement has now been signed with the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (DTCAGSM) in relation to the project. The allocation of €918,750 from the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) will part fund the design and planning elements of the project.

Welcoming the announcement, Fianna Fail Senator Mary Fitzpatrick said: "The redevelopment of the stadium is critically important for soccer but also for sustainable regeneration of Phibsborough, one of the capital's prime urban villages.

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"It has taken six years to get to this point and I urge DCC to accelerate the process, Soccer, Phibsborough and the Capital city needs DCC to adopt greater urgency and develop this state-of-the-art facility."

The current plan is to develop:

• A four sided enclosed (bowl) municipal stadium 6000 capacity UEFA category 3 stadium

• New north, south, east and west stands

• New community stand (east) – 1,000m² at first floor level including library, flexible community space, meeting rooms etc. plus c.1,000m² of concourse space at ground level which could potentially be utilised for community activities and events on non-match days

• New football stand (west) – UEFA Category 3 facilities plus club offices and meeting rooms incl. c250m² of hospitality/community space.