€15 million funding has been announced for Phase 1 of the Cavan Regional Sports Campus.
Local TD Brendan Smith has warmly welcomed the approval by the Special EU Programmes Body of €15 million under PEACEPLUS Funding.
The project site is a 28-hectare parcel of land zoned for sport/recreation & public/community, located between Breffni Park and The Royal School, Cavan.
It will include, 4 GAA fields, synthetic hockey/ multi-sport pitch, cricket practice area/catch nets and all facilities with lighting
This project is being provided by Cavan County Council, Cavan GAA and The Royal School.
Speaking to Northern Sound, Brendan Smith, said this is excellent news for Cavan and the wider region and he's very glad this funding has been put in place.
Among the facilities that will be provided in the Campus Master Plan are:
- Covered multi-sports arena with an indoor playing pitch, along with spectator seating
- Indoor sports complex including social spaces, fitness and community spaces
- 7 outdoor sports pitches, cricket practice nets, spectator stands, perimeter fencing, ball stops, team shelters and floodlighting
- 8 lane athletics track and field
- New vehicular access, junction reconfiguration and entrance plaza
- Pedestrian and cycling access points with active travel provisions
- Landscaping to complement the natural setting and to encourage leisure walking.
