New esports gaming academy opens in Cork

WYLDE is co-owned by former Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt

Paul Higgins, VP of Commercial, Virgin Media, Summer Thompson, WYLDE player and Minister Simon Coveney opening Ireland’s first professional esports training centre, the WYLDE Academy in Cork. Picture: Gerard McCarthy

Ireland’s first professional esports computer game training centre has opened in Cork. 

WYLDE esports, which is co-owned by Usain Bolt, competes in major esports titles and tournaments around the world. Based in the Republic of work on Cork's South Mall the new academy is a high-performance centre for national and international professionals to train.