DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 11, 2025--
Musco Lighting, a global leader in sports and infrastructure lighting, alongside its longtime Ireland partner, McSherry Electrical, will deliver a landmark LED floodlighting upgrade at Croke Park, Ireland’s largest stadium and the headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA).
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The new LED system, set to debut at the upcoming NFL International Series game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings this September, will replace the stadium’s original 2007 incandescent system with a custom-engineered solution offering superior energy efficiency, broadcast-quality lighting, and reduced maintenance.
"Croke Park is a place where the history speaks for itself," said Chris Limpach, Director of Europe, Middle East & Africa Business at Musco Lighting. "It’s hosted unforgettable events and is a source of pride for the entire nation. We’re honoured to help usher in a new era of performance and sustainability with our LED technology."
As the heart of Irish sporting and cultural life, Croke Park plays host to All-Ireland finals, concerts, and global events. This installation reflects a broader commitment to sustainability, innovation, and world-class fan experiences.
"Upgrading our floodlights to a state-of-the-art LED system is a major milestone in our drive for sustainability and innovation," said Peter McKenna, Stadium Director at Croke Park. "This system enhances playing conditions, improves energy efficiency, and ensures Croke Park continues to deliver world-class events while reducing our carbon footprint. We are excited to be working with Musco on this important project for the stadium."
The project is being delivered in partnership with McSherry Electrical, an Irish contractor with deep expertise in complex infrastructure and stadium installations.
"We’re thrilled to work alongside Musco on this landmark installation," said Neil McSherry, Managing Director of McSherry Electrical. "Croke Park holds a special place in Irish life, and we’re proud to play a role in its evolution through sustainable, future-focused solutions."
View this press release on Musco.com.
PROJECT FACT SHEET
Venue: Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
Project: Full LED Floodlight System Installation
Technology Provider: Musco Lighting
Electrical Contractor: McSherry Electrical
System Benefits: Enhanced lighting standards, entertainment features, energy savings, lower maintenance, carbon reduction
Debut Event: NFL Global Series – Steelers vs. Vikings, September 2025
Previous System: Metal Halide, installed in 2007
Other Musco Projects: Aviva Stadium, Wembley Stadium, Etihad Stadium, Principality Stadium, Chadwicks Wexford Park, Pearse Stadium
COMPANY BOILERPLATES
About Musco Lighting
Musco Lighting is a global leader in the design and manufacture of sports and large-area lighting solutions. For over 45 years, Musco has pioneered innovations in LED technology, offering customised systems that improve visibility, reduce energy costs, and minimise environmental impact at venues ranging from local sports fields to the world’s premier stadiums.
Website: www.musco.com
About McSherry Electrical
McSherry Electrical is an electrical engineering contractor based in Mallow, specialising in high-performance installations across the commercial, industrial, and infrastructure sectors. With a strong portfolio of stadium and large-scale projects, McSherry Electrical delivers technically excellent solutions with a focus on safety, innovation, and sustainability.
Website: www.mse.ie
Left to right: Jeff Rogers – CEO Musco; Peter McKenna – Stadium & Commercial Director Croke Park; Neil McSherry – Managing Director McSherry Electrical; Brian Conlon - Head of Stadium Operations & Projects Croke Park; Chris Limpach - Director EMEA Musco.
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — Right after his 80th birthday party celebrations, U.S. President Donald Trump is heading to a summit in France of the G7 club of powerful democracies to dive into issues — Iran, Ukraine, trade and more — that have been sources of friction with allies he will be meeting.
Hours before leaving Washington, Trump announced an agreement to end the war — a development that could change the dynamic for the G7 leaders during the talks from late Monday to Wednesday.
Just days ago, when the Iran-U.S. ceasefire was hanging by a thread, with resumed strikes, the gathering on the shores of Europe’s largest Alpine lake appeared headed for stormy waters.
Analysts speculated that tempers could flare and that Trump might not stick around for long in Evian-les-Bains, the Alpine spa town that's been enveloped in a security bubble for the G7 leaders and guests also invited by French President Emmanuel Macron, the host.
Aside from France and the U.S., the other G7 nations are Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom.
Here's what to know about their latest annual summit:
Shared values and interests, leaders' personal chemistry and the informality of G7 gatherings — the club first came together in 1975 to brainstorm fixes for the ailing global economy — have facilitated discussion at previous meetings.
“Many of the great G7 summit initiatives have come from leaders’ spontaneous combustion, created by them on the spot, based on free, unrestricted dialogue about the values, memories and even the sports, like baseball, that they share,” said John Kirton, a G7 specialist at the University of Toronto.
But Trump’s relationships with European allies have been fraught even before he launched the Iran war with Israel in February without consulting them. The Evian gathering is their first get-together since then.
Allies that Trump berated for refusing to join the war are likely to greet any Iran deal with relief if it reopens the Strait of Hormuz and enables Persian Gulf energy exports to flow freely again.
As host, Macron has packed the meatiest and potentially most contentious topics into the summit’s first 24 hours, including the Iran war and its impact on energy supplies and the Ukraine war that’s largely slipped down the White House's list of top priorities.
Tuesday's morning session on Ukraine will afford invited guest President Volodymyr Zelenskyy an opportunity to showcase progress that Ukrainian forces are making against the Russian invasion. If Zelenskyy is able to convince Trump that Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot achieve his aims in the war militarily, he might perhaps also be able to persuade him that Putin should be pushed to the negotiating table.
After his Oval Office thrashing by Trump and Vice President JD Vance last year, Zelenskyy now has "a significantly stronger hand,” said Maria Snegovaya, a Russia expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington, D.C., think tank.
The Trump administration “does tend to look more favorably at those states that have certain positions of power tilting in their favor,” she said.
A lunch meeting Tuesday on the Middle East could go any number of ways. The U.S.-Iran deal is expected to be signed on Friday, followed by technical talks on details over the next 60 days. Trump will be pressed for more information about the terms of the agreement.
If it reopens the Strait of Hormuz, France and Britain are expected to make the case that they could help rid the narrow waterway of any mines and escort tankers through it. They have been working on such plans with other nations but have been waiting for a stable ceasefire to launch the mission.
G7 leaders are also expected to talk about developing other energy supply routes out of the Gulf, including via Egypt. The Egyptian president, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, as well as Qatar’s ruling emir and the United Arab Emirates' president will join those talks. Trump is also meeting with each of those regional leaders privately during the summit.
China, not a G7 member, is expected to be a focus of economic talks on Wednesday. G7 nations are concerned that China is flooding export markets with subsidized products, unfairly out-competing their own industries and destroying jobs. China's economy dwarfs those of all G7 nations except the United States.
Discussions are also scheduled on artificial intelligence, including how to protect young people online, and how to economically aid developing countries.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are attending some of the summit. So, too, are the leaders of South Korea and Kenya.
The G7 countries take turns hosting and organizing activities. France inherited the G7 presidency from Canada, last year’s summit host, and will pass it to the U.S. in 2027.
The club's first summit, in Rambouillet, France, in 1975, brought together the leaders of six nations — France, West Germany, Italy, Japan, the U.K. and the U.S. — for brainstorming on how to speed their recovery from the sharpest economic slump since World War II. Canada joined the following year, making the G7.
No G7 leader has ever skipped an annual summit, a perfect attendance record for more than 50 years, said Kirton, the University of Toronto specialist.
Membership has always been limited to democracies, enabling Russia to join as a fledgling democracy in 1998 but ruling out Communist Party-ruled China.
The club has broken off with Russia since 2014, when Putin seized Crimea from Ukraine, foreshadowing the full-scale war now raging since 2022.
Associated Press writers Jamey Keaten in Geneva and Sylvie Corbet in Paris contributed.
Oxfam's satirical 'big heads' of the G7 leaders depicting French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump pose, in Evian-les-Bains, France, Sunday, June 14, 2026, ahead of the G7 summit scheduled to take place in France June 15-17. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron attend an Indian education and ecosystem event in Nice, southern France, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly, Pool)
Oxfam's satirical 'big heads' of the G7 leaders pose, in Evian-les-Bains, France, Sunday, June 14, 2026, ahead of the G7 summit scheduled to take place in France June 15-17. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
