Taoiseach Leo Varadkar heard plans about the new national watersports campus in Dún Laoghaire Harbour during a visit to the east coast port last Friday.
Following consultation with stakeholders, a working document that outlines the planned National Watersports Campus has been published by Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, in partnership with Irish Sailing and Diving Ireland.
Senator Barry Ward of Fine Gael said during the visit, a number of important issues were discussed, as well as the plan for the campus.
As previously reported on Afloat.ie, an award of €400,000 under the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Grant scheme in 2019 funded a study on the feasibility of the proposal for Dun Laoghaire Harbour.
Carlisle Pier has been proposed as a location for the project that would involve a venue for national and international events and a high-performance watersports coaching centre in the Coal Harbour area.
But the campus is envisaged to encompass the whole harbour area from Seapoint to Sandycove, as a hub of activity for the entire community, including key Coal Harbour upgrades.
It would also involve an education centre for schools, community groups and clubs, and a public slipway for recreational craft users who are not members of the harbour sailing clubs.
For more, see the concept document HERE.