Mining company Gyproc has been given planning approval for new GAA facilities in Magheracloone.
The local ground was condemned after a major subsidence incident in the area in 2018.
Parent company Saint Gobain had applied to build the new playing pitch, dressing rooms and waste water treatment system in the Drummond, Derrynahlah and Knocknacran areas.
It follows the demolition of the original GAA grounds in 2018 after an underground mine collapsed leading to large fissures and subsidence across the pitch and community centre.
Monaghan County Council has approved the development, subject to a number of conditions.
Among them is a requirement for engagement with Inland Fisheries Ireland over the protection of the Magheracloone river and local streams.
However a replacement community centre isn't included in the development - something that has been criticised by some local residents.
They claimed replacement facilities would be included in plans for a new open cast mine in the area.
In September Gyproc said "Full replacement GAA facilities will be restored to the Magheracloone area irrespective of the outcome of any planning application".
It also said included in the application "for mining planning permission" will be "the construction of substantially upgraded GAA facilities, not just the replacement of what was lost".
