FORMER REPUBLIC OF Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given’s plans for a €4m ‘state of the art’ padel centre of excellence on lands within the grounds of The Club Hotel at Goffs, Co Kildare have fallen foul of planners. The 49-year old is the second-most capped Republic of Ireland player, and had a long and distinguished career playing for Newcastle, Man City and Aston Villa. AdvertisementHowever, the scheme has failed to get lift-off due to the equine-related zoning of the lands in question. The Council state that this zoning objective is to facilitate the expansion of an existing equine-based development at Kill and the lands in question are for equine based leisure tourism and enterprise. When the plans were lodged at the end of July, Shay Given commented: “We’ve founded Arena Padel to bring padel tennis to the masses by investing in purpose built, modern sports arenas.