Minister of State for Sports Thomas Byrne formally confirmed the €20 million Grant Agreement for the redevelopment of Connacht Rugby’s home grounds during a recent visit to the stadium.
The Minister was recently hosted by Connacht Rugby at the renamed Dexcom Stadium, formerly known as The Sportsground.
During that visit, he formally confirmed the agreement for €20 million under the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund, which was first awarded in 2020.
Phase 2 of the Stadium redevelopment will now be able to get underway, which will consist of a new High-Performance Centre.
When completed this will deliver a new indoor training pitch for the club, along with new state-of-the-art athlete and staff facilities.
The final part of the once-in-a-generation overhaul of the stadium will involve building the new North Stand, with a capacity for over 7,000 supporters, which will replace the existing Clan Terrace.
Also during his visit, the Minister met with members of the Connacht U18 girls team that won the Interprovincial Championship this month.
Irish International, Mack Hansen presented Minister Byrne with a signed Connacht jersey on behalf of all at Connacht Rugby.
