Taoiseach Micheál Martin unveiled the masterplan designed by FaulknerBrowns Architects, which incorporates proposals for athlete accommodation, workplaces, cultural buildings and major new sports facilities, including plans for Ireland’s first indoor velodrome.

The masterplan aims to create a new home of Irish sport, combining high-performance sport with cultural uses and community facilities. By providing a framework for the delivery of sports facilities and infrastructure over the next 15-20 years, the plans will establish the campus as an international centre for sporting excellence.

At the heart of the campus, hospitality and support for visiting and local athletes will sit alongside new workplaces to create a lively and social ‘sports village’. The new workplaces will bring together Sport Ireland, the Olympic Federation of Ireland, Paralympics Ireland and national governing bodies in a shared and collaborative home for sports governance.

It is envisaged that individual building and infrastructure projects will be delivered in a series of phases over the life cycle of the masterplan. The detailed phasing and programming of the delivery will be determined by the needs of the athletes and the growth of sport in Ireland.

The proposed facilities include a National Velodrome and Badminton Centre, designed by FaulknerBrowns Architects.

The centre will be Ireland’s first indoor velodrome track, combining both high-performance and community facilities. The project aims to promote the benefits of cycling to the wider community and provide a permanent home for Cycling Ireland and Badminton Ireland.

Plans for the velodrome were submitted to Fingal County Council for planning approval in August, with a decision expected in the coming weeks.

The masterplan seeks to develop the Sport Ireland campus as a community resource, making health and fitness more accessible and inspiring future athletes.

The proposed sports facilities will all be available for members of the public, local and national teams and community groups to use alongside elite athletes.

The proposals also include new active travel routes that will prioritise running, cycling and walking, to make sport and leisure more accessible to local people.

The masterplan includes a vision for delivering Sport Ireland’s climate goals, including integration of renewable and recoverable energy, sustainable drainage systems and improvements to public transport.

"Being based on the Sport Ireland Campus year-round on day-to-day basis, I get to see first-hand the interaction between high performance and community sport,” said Una May, CEO of Sport Ireland.

“The Sport Ireland Campus Masterplan Vision sets out ambitious goals for the coming years and it will be exciting to see them being reached, improving what is already a world leading location for sport. We are very grateful to the government for their ongoing commitment to sport and it is heartening to know that they are aware of the many benefits that involvement in sport brings.”