Kelly unveils €22m centre

Date Published: 11-Nov-2008

ONE of the most successful cyclists in the history of Irish sport, Seán Kelly, was on hand to officially open the new €22 million Sports Centre at NUI Galway. The state of-the-art facility is available to students, staff and the general public.

The 6,500 square metre sports and leisure complex includes a 25 metre, six lane swimming pool with moveable floor, squash and racquetball courts, a three court basketball hall, multi-purpose studios, a substantial gym and a high-tech climbing wall.

The NUI Galway Sports Centre is part of a €400 million capital development programme, ‘Campus of the Future’, to provide the highest standards of physical infrastructure to support excellence in teaching and research.

The President of NUI Galway, Dr James J Browne, commented: “The opening of the Sports Centre represents a milestone in the history of NUI Galway. This state-of-the-art complex will make a significant contribution to the health, well being, and education of our students and staff and underlines the central role sport plays in life at NUI Galway”.

Funding for the new facility came partly from the student …