Galway United and Connacht Hockey have confirmed that planning permission is being sought with Galway County Council for a multipurpose sport training facility in Mountain South, Athenry.
The facility will be a game changer for Galway sports as it will consist of two full-size football pitches - one grass and one all-weather - and a full-size hockey pitch. Changing facilities, administrative offices, meeting rooms and a high-performance gymnasium will also be in the floodlit facility.
The Mountain South facility will be the academy training centre for Galway United’s men's and women’s teams who compete across multiple age groups at elite level in the League of Ireland. It will also facilitate the continued growth of grassroots hockey in the catchment areas of Athenry, Tuam, Loughrea, Ballinasloe and beyond.
This new sporting facility will provide resources for the next generation of sporting talent for the entire County of Galway.
Both Galway United and Connacht Hockey acknowledged the "generous support and and commitment of Luke and Brian Comer and the Comer Group who have provided the land for the development of this facility".
