03-05-2025
Meet the man trying to bring professional ice hockey to Ireland
When the Rolling Stones headlined the Slane music festival in 1982, Tom Kennedy arrived in style, cycling from Dublin to the Boyne Valley with his sleeping bag tied to the back of his bike.
More than four decades later, Kennedy reckons it will be an awful lot easier for patrons to find their way to the planned Dublin Arena, a €190 million venue slotted for Cherrywood in south Dublin.
Prime Arena Holdings, a company chaired by Kennedy and headed by Dermot Rigley, a former commercial director at Pro14 Rugby, has unveiled plans for a multi-purpose venue that will include the Republic's first dedicated ice hockey arena.
The plan is to attract an Elite Ice Hockey League franchise to Dublin, who will play at the 5,000-seater
