Ireland's first indoor velodrome wins planning approval
Our plans for a National Velodrome and Badminton Centre on the Sport Ireland Campus in Dublin have been granted planning approval.
The project will provide the first indoor velodrome track in Ireland and is part of the wider campus masterplan launched by the Government of Ireland in 2022. With both athlete and community facilities, the centre will aim to encourage participation in sport and promote the benefits of cycling to the wider community.
The National Velodrome and Badminton Centre will include a 250m cycle track, with 12 badminton courts within the infield and around 1,000 permanent seats for spectators. Other spaces, including the entrance and café, changing rooms, offices, training facilities and bicycle hire/stores, will sit under the track at ground level.
The velodrome will provide a permanent home for Cycling Ireland and Badminton Ireland, at a landmark venue for national and international events. The building will also be multi-functional, with 2,500 temporary seats to accommodate non-sporting events and activities.
Our design proposals feature light coloured, concave metal cladding, surrounding the arena level in a continuous ribbon reminiscent of cycling components. Improvements to the landscape surrounding the centre and within the campus have also been approved, including a new pedestrian and cycle route into the site, planting new trees and wildflower meadows and creating sustainable urban drainage features.
‘News of the velodrome’s approval is a really exciting start to 2023. We are delighted to see our plans for the Sport Ireland Campus progressing and the National Velodrome and Badminton Centre is an important next step. This will be somewhere for the community and for elite athletes to come together, sharing facilities at a new destination for Sport in Ireland.’
- Una May, Sport Ireland CEO
