Velodrome plans get Government approval

Cycling Ireland received a massive boost over the weekend as the Government has given a green light for plans for the country’s first indoor velodrome to go out to tender.

A feasibility report was compiled by Cycling Ireland and the National Sports Campus Development Authority (NSCDA) in Abbotstown, where the proposed velodrome will be built, and the latter body were sufficiently enthused by the findings to present them to Sport Minister Leo Varadkar, who approved the project over the weekend.

It now means plans can commence to design the 250m velodrome, which Badminton Ireland will also use as a base for training and competition.