22 beaches and water sport complexes around the country are to get new changing and showering facilities.
The 19 million euro investment was launched by Minister Catherine Martin and Fáilte Ireland this morning.
You can see the full list at the end of this page!
I'm allocating €19m @Failte_Ireland to develop state-of-the-art facilities for outdoor water activities
We expect the uptake in activities such as sea swimming to grow
Facilities will incl:
🟢changing facilities w/ shower
🟢secure storage
🟢bathroomshttps://t.co/2p5UJN7Umn pic.twitter.com/f7cx3nDN9Y— Catherine Martin TD (@cathmartingreen) April 15, 2021
Sea Swimming Showers, Changing Areas And Lockers
As well as showering and changing areas, these facilities will also contain storage and induction spaces as well as being fully wheelchair accessible.
They wont just be confined to beaches, but along lakes and rivers where water sports complexes already exist.
Minister Catherine Martin hopes it will help to extend the Summer season:
"It will support these activities and tourism businesses."
Adding to that the Minister says, "It will support the local economy and that outdoor activity sector."
"It will provide new business opportunities to local communities."
Among the areas that will get one of the 22 facilities are water sports centres in Killaloe in Clare, Nenagh in Tipperary and Achill Island.
They will also be developed at popular beaches in Ballybunion in Kerry, Bundoran in County Donegal and Tramore in Waterford.
It's expected they will be completed by next summer, before a potential second round in 2023.
excellent start for #KilkeebytheSea today with news of @Failte_Ireland funding to develop a fully accessible state of the art beach and water sports activity facility at #Waterword More excellent work from the staff @ClareCoCo 👏👏 and delighted as a board member to be involved pic.twitter.com/MDU5ZHnRCr
— Cllr. Cillian Murphy (@Tri2bResponsibl) April 15, 2021
Locations: The Full List Of Sea Swimming Projects
Dublin
- Docklands Water Sports, North Wall Quay, Pontoons, Dublin 1.
- DLRCC Killiney Beach Facilities Project, Killiney Beach, Killiney, Co Dublin.
Ireland’s Ancient East
- Claycastle Sports Activity Facility, Claycastle, Youghal, Co. Cork.
- Kilkenny Water Sports Hub, County Hall, John St, Kilkenny.
- Tramore Water-Sports Activity Facility Centre, Promenade, Tramore, Co. Waterford.
- Ardmore Water-Sports Activity Facility Centre, Public Car Park, Cois Tra, Ardmore, Co Waterford.
- Curracloe Water Sports Activity Centre, Whitegap, Curracloe, Co. Wexford.
Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands
- Ballycuggeran Sports Activity Facility, Ogonnelloe, Killaloe, Co. Clare.
- Acres Lake Activity Facility, Acres Lake, Drumshambo, Co. Leitrim.
- Dromineer Sports Activity Facility, Dromineer, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary.
Wild Atlantic Way
- Kilkee Waterworld Activity Facilities, Waterworld, East End, Kilkee, Co. Clare
- GarryLucas Beach, Ballinspittle, Co Cork
- Tullan Strand Centre for Water Sports Activities Bundoran, Drumacrin, Tullan, Strand, Bundoran, Co Donegal
- Downings Water Sports Activity Facility, Cnoc Na Muirleog, Na Muirleog, Na Dunaibh, Co Donegal
- Corrib Sports & Adventure, Dyke Road, Terryland, Galway
- Ballybunion Beach Shared Facilities Centre, Men's (South) Beach, Ballybunion, Co Kerry
- Fenit Beach Shared Facility Centre, Fenit Beach, Fenit, Co. Kerry
- Magherabeg Shared Facilities Centre, Magherabeg Lower, Castlegregory, Co Kerry
- Keel Facility Centre for Water Sports Activities, Keel Sandybanks, Achill Island, Co. Mayo
- Carrowmore Beach, Louisburgh, Co Mayo
- Enniscrone Beach, Mackduff, Enniscrone , Co Sligo
- Rosses Point, County Sligo
