A number of posts and articles have appeared recently about proposed new athletic tracks in the towns of Mallow, Carrigaline and Dungarvan.
Mallow... The Department of Culture, Communication and Sport announced a €2m grant in November of 2024 for the development of a large sports facility at Carhookeal which is on the southern edge of Mallow near Mallow. The planned location is on an elevated site which is about 50m in elevation above the town.
The plans include an eight lane 400m athletics, an indoor basketball court, soccer, rugby, and astroturf pitches and tennis courts. It has now been confirmed that Cork County Council have submitted relevant documentation to the Department in June of 2026. There are many steps in planning, approval and funding and this is just one of many steps in the process. Echo article HERE
Carrigaline... The original proposal was for both Carrigaline Rugby Club and Carrigaline Athletics Club to develop facilities at a site at Kilnagleary to the south-east of the town. This included a full size 400m athletics track.
The project has now been expanded following engagement with local organisations and Cork County Council. The Echo has an article HERE
The project website is https://carrigalinesports.ie/blog
Dungarvan... The West Waterford AC Track Development Committee recently made a trip to Bandon in Co Cork to talk about how they developed and funded their new athletics track.
West Waterford AC writes... "VISIT TO BANDON AC ATHLETICS TRACK.
A special thank you to chairperson of Bandon AC Adrian O’Flynn who recently hosted a number of our Track Development committee on a site visit to their brand new Track and Field facility that was officially opened in mid-April this year.
Very few athletics facilities in Ireland are owned and managed by volunteer lead athletic clubs, therefore the visit provided an opportunity to learn from the journey of the highly regarded West Cork club.
Bandon AC purchased their site in 2021 after they had received planning permission from Cork County Council and have delivered a state of the art 6 lane 400m track with an 8 lane 100m straight in just five years, which is a fantastic achievement for the dedicated club volunteers.
Following the signing of a lease with the Augustinian Trust a number of weeks ago for a parcel of last at St Augustine’s College, we are currently in the design scoping phase and hope to be in a position to submit a planning application to Waterford City and County Council in the coming months.
This Track and Field facility will be of benefit athletic clubs across the region and the wider West Waterford community.
If you are interested in supporting this project please email wwactrackdevelopment AT gmail DOT com "
Dungarvan Track donation...PRIMARY SCHOOL SPORTS SUPPORT WEST WATERFORD TRACK DEVELOPMENT.
The primary school sports is the first exposure to athletics for many primary school students across the region. Regional qualifying competitions were hosted by athletic clubs across West Waterford, with three nights hosted by West Waterford AC in St Augustine’s College including the Western Small School Finals and Big School Finals. This is the location where earlier this year West Waterford AC secured a long term lease for a site to develop a 400m athletics track and field facility with a clubhouse for the West Waterford region.
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| L-R Pádraig Healy West Waterford AC track development committee, Silvia Uí Sheanlaoich West Waterford primary schools sports committee, Mary Ashe Secretary West Waterford Juvenile athletic club and Lynn O'Riordan Treasurer West Waterford Juvenile athletic club |
At a recent West Waterford AC juvenile championship presentation evening, the funds raised from the admission fee from parents and supporters from the three nights hosted in St Augustine’s College were donated to the Track Development Fund. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the primary school teachers and many volunteers who helped out in any way at both the regional events and the finals, without your on-going support major events like this would not be possible.
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