How much is earmarked for the horse and greyhound industry one has to wonder…
399 million to dags
Velodrome would be nice addition to the infrastructure.
I hope they manage it properly and aren’t just jumping on the feel-good factor.
The key is grassroots, local clubs, schools, coaches etc… facilities and high performance centers come after.
Shocked to hear the panel say there was only one running track in Cork last night is that true? Seems absolutely fucking mental. Really should be aiming for municipal sports centres across the country and coaching at higher level in the colleges etc. some good intelligent spending would be nice. Velodrome would be good too as someone said.
Let’s go sport! Wooo!
I’d love some investment in public spaces with free sporting facilities like you see in Spain.
More pools are needed. Way more
An ice rink would be nice as well.
If they are building a velodrome, it really should include seating for spectators. The velodrome in the olympic park in London has lots of different competitions which are really enjoyable to go to, increases the visibility of the sport and surely brings in a few quid to help pay for more infrastructure etc. Track cycling is a really excellent spectator sport, it think it would be a real shame to hide it away in a high performance centre rather than making it a real attraction. Pick another city other than Dublin and do a good job of it.
It’s great to see extra money put into sports facilities etc but we must get past the old fashioned approach of one sport only may be played in this facility. Thats why we have hundreds of muddy bumpy pitches with glorified cow sheds for supporters dotted around the country and were laughed at when we submitted a bid for the Rugby World cup that prominently featured the use of chip vans outside Nowlan Park. There should be a rule that a minimum of 3 sports must come together on every application for facilities funding.
An indoor skatepark – so much money spent out outdoor parks, but it rains too often to actually use them
Is there no better way to spend 400m? Fuck sake, a few gold medals and the government jump on to what people think is cool for 5mins. I’d rather my government didn’t get caught up in the excitement, take a moment and think where could we really spend 400m that will benefit the country? I know, maybe address the refugee crisis, or the housing crisis, or the hospital crises, or the transport issues, or the homeless crises. No, nevermind, running tracks are needed in tallaght.
Can Mayo ask for some outdoor gyms like Sligo has? And a few skateparks, so older kids don’t need to focus so much on drinking . Maybe a few escooter tracks?
Someone tell pat hickey he’s back in business.
€399m for the dogs and horsies
Give every LOI team a new 4-10k seater stadium that they can maintain long term, for starters
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How much is earmarked for the horse and greyhound industry one has to wonder…
399 million to dags
Velodrome would be nice addition to the infrastructure.
I hope they manage it properly and aren’t just jumping on the feel-good factor.
The key is grassroots, local clubs, schools, coaches etc… facilities and high performance centers come after.
Shocked to hear the panel say there was only one running track in Cork last night is that true? Seems absolutely fucking mental. Really should be aiming for municipal sports centres across the country and coaching at higher level in the colleges etc. some good intelligent spending would be nice. Velodrome would be good too as someone said.
Let’s go sport! Wooo!
I’d love some investment in public spaces with free sporting facilities like you see in Spain.
More pools are needed. Way more
An ice rink would be nice as well.
If they are building a velodrome, it really should include seating for spectators. The velodrome in the olympic park in London has lots of different competitions which are really enjoyable to go to, increases the visibility of the sport and surely brings in a few quid to help pay for more infrastructure etc. Track cycling is a really excellent spectator sport, it think it would be a real shame to hide it away in a high performance centre rather than making it a real attraction. Pick another city other than Dublin and do a good job of it.
It’s great to see extra money put into sports facilities etc but we must get past the old fashioned approach of one sport only may be played in this facility. Thats why we have hundreds of muddy bumpy pitches with glorified cow sheds for supporters dotted around the country and were laughed at when we submitted a bid for the Rugby World cup that prominently featured the use of chip vans outside Nowlan Park. There should be a rule that a minimum of 3 sports must come together on every application for facilities funding.
An indoor skatepark – so much money spent out outdoor parks, but it rains too often to actually use them
Is there no better way to spend 400m? Fuck sake, a few gold medals and the government jump on to what people think is cool for 5mins. I’d rather my government didn’t get caught up in the excitement, take a moment and think where could we really spend 400m that will benefit the country? I know, maybe address the refugee crisis, or the housing crisis, or the hospital crises, or the transport issues, or the homeless crises. No, nevermind, running tracks are needed in tallaght.
Can Mayo ask for some outdoor gyms like Sligo has? And a few skateparks, so older kids don’t need to focus so much on drinking . Maybe a few escooter tracks?
Someone tell pat hickey he’s back in business.
€399m for the dogs and horsies
Give every LOI team a new 4-10k seater stadium that they can maintain long term, for starters