National Sports Campus Development Authority

The National Sports Campus Development Authority (NSCDA) is an Irish public body responsible for developing and running a National Sports Campus in Abbotstown, Blanchardstown, Dublin. It was formally established on 1 January, 2007 under the National Sports Campus Development Authority Act 2006.[1]


The principal functions of the Authority are to:-

The Authority has responsibility for the operation of the National Aquatic Centre which is a key resource within the National Sports Campus at Blanchardstown.

It has also refurbished buildings on the Campus to accommodate the Headquarters of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI), the Irish Institute of Sport (IIS), and the Irish Sport HQ which accommodates the administrative headquarters of 19 National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of Sport in Ireland.

Furthermore, since May 2010 NSCDA has accepted responsibility for the management and operation of Morton Stadium, Santry. It discharges this responsibility through its wholly owned subsidiary NSCDA (Operations) Ltd which is also responsible for the National Aquatic Centre and other facilities at Blanchardstown.

The NSCDA has also allocated substantial sites for development in partnership with the major field sports of Gaelic Games, Soccer, Rugby and Hockey.

In addition, in October 2013 the NSCDA recently completed the development of High Performance training facilities for athletes in a variety of sporting disciplines including Equestrianism, Modern Pentathlon, Fencing, Pistol-Shooting, Gymnastics and Dry Land Diving. The National Horse Sport Arena has been warmly received.

It is also installing Multi-Sport All-weather Pitches and a Pavilion which will be open to the public by the end of 2013.

In March 2015 Fingal County Council gave planning permission for an indoor velodrome to be constructed as part of the National Sports Campus. The planned facility will incorporate a number of badminton courts in the track centre. The track is projected to be completed before the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Number 19/2006: National Sports Campus Authority Act 2006". Oireachtas. 5 July 2006. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Stokes, Shane. "Velodrome project crucial to future success of Ireland’s cyclists". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 24 April 2016.

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