Is the IRFU dropping the ball on a property goldmine?

From the outset, the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) has said its bottom line is that the redevelopment of Lansdowne Road must provide a secure financial future for the professional era in Irish rugby.

From the outset, the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) has said its bottom line is that the redevelopment of Lansdowne Road must provide a secure financial future for the professional era in Irish rugby. In many ways, it’s been something of a miracle that the professional game has flourished here over the past decade.

In 1995, Ireland was among the rugby-playing nations opposed to professionalism.

It’s all by the way now, but the ...