It has been reported this week that a new velodrome in Limerick City could be built by 2027.
RTÉ Sport has reported that a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) and Cycling Ireland to build a state-of-the-art sports facility worth €15.4 million in Munster.
The facility will include a 200-meter cycling track, changing rooms, 476 permanent seats, storage, and WCs, along with spaces for gymnastics, badminton, volleyball, tennis, exams, and events.
#News TUS and @CyclingIreland sign MOU to develop €15M indoor Velodrome and multi-use arena in Limerick
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— Technological University of the Shannon (@TUS_ie) August 28, 2024
Cycling Ireland High-Performance Head Coach Neill Delahaye said to RTE Sport: "Sports infrastructure projects like this Limerick velodrome have a hugely positive and wide-reaching community benefit.
"To be able to train, race, have fun, and compete all year round in a safe, spectator-friendly environment is a potential game changer for cycling at every level, from participation to pathway development and all the way to high performance.
"It's very exciting to think we may soon have two velodrome facilities in Ireland."
The expectation is that the new complex will be completed by 2027 and will be central to the proposed new multipurpose sports arena on TUS' Coonagh campus on the north side of the city.
If it is built, it will be the first indoor velodrome outside of Dublin. The capital's first cycling track has already been ratified by the Minister for Sport, Thomas Byrne.
TUS President, Professor Vincent Cunnane, added: "The shared values of the university and Cycling Ireland provide the foundation for a strong relationship to meet these goals, working together to provide much-needed sports facilities for athletes while also opening up opportunities and state-of-the-art facilities on the north side of Limerick city and the wider region."
