Update issued on multi-million euro Limerick GAA Centre of Excellence

CONSTRUCTION can commence on Limerick’s GAA’s new €20m centre of excellence in Crecora after the development cleared its final planning hurdle.

Council gave the development conditional planning permissions last month.

Since no appeals have been lodged with An Coimisiún Pleanála, formerly An Bord Pleanála, the development can proceed.

The massive development is to be located on 95 acres of land at Jockeyhall, Crecora.

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This is located just off the N20/M20 between Patrickswell and Adare.

According to the ambitious proposals, there will be six floodlit natural grass pitches, two flood-lit all-weather synthetic pitches, and one sod replacement pitch.

One indoor pitch is expected to be constructed, as well as two three-sided precast concrete ball walls with netting, fencing, goal posts, goal post netting and dug-outs to all playing pitches.

An existing walled garden is to be repurposed to incorporate an all-weather synthetic training area.

A new two-storey pavilion building will be constructed measuring around 4,285 square metres. This will feature changing rooms, a gym, first-aid and physiotherapy rooms, meeting rooms and offices.

Proposals for the centre of excellence were first mooted back in March 2024, after the acquisition of the site was confirmed.