{"id":331737,"date":"2026-03-06T08:43:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T08:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/331737\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T08:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T08:43:09","slug":"a-giant-dome-is-back-on-the-cards-for-limerick-and-it-could-transform-sport-locally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/331737\/","title":{"rendered":"A giant dome is back on the cards for Limerick \u2014 and it could transform sport locally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE TECHNOLOGICAL University of the Shannon (TUS) has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/section\/231\/planning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">reignited<\/a> plans for a massive new dome arena on the city\u2019s northside.<\/p>\n<p>The college is seeking planning permission to develop and open a new, 22-metre high multi-sports facility at its campus in Coonagh.<\/p>\n<p>Included in the development will be a 200-metre indoor cycling track.<\/p>\n<p>The college initially sought planning permission for the development early last year, before withdrawing the application.<\/p>\n<p>However, the proposal is back.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/news\/arts---entertainment\/2031169\/thespian-maurice-lights-the-torch-for-every-one-of-the-players-50-years-in-limerick.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Thespian Maurice lights the Torch for every one of the Players&#8217; 50 years in Limerick<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A 7,201 square metre mixed-use indoor facility is planned, built around the cycle track.<\/p>\n<p>The arena will be able to be configured for gymnastics, badminton, volleyball, tennis, football and other compatible sports, as well as educational and community activities.<\/p>\n<p>The arena will provide seating for approximately 476 spectators.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s anticipated that if the arena goes ahead, it will be able to host examinations, graduations, conferences, exhibitions and cultural events.<\/p>\n<p>Some 32 car parking spaces are planned, some of which will allow for electrical charging.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 48 covered bike spaces, plus new pedestrian links are also in the blueprint for the development.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s foreseen the arena will take the form of a contemporary indoor dome rising to 22.2 metres.<\/p>\n<p>This, TUS has said, is designed to maximise energy efficiency and operational flexibility.<\/p>\n<p>TUS added that the development forms part of its longer-term vision for enhanced sports and community infrastructure at its Coonagh campus.<\/p>\n<p>If council planners give the all-clear, the project will then proceed to detailed design and procurement.<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THE TECHNOLOGICAL University of the Shannon (TUS) has reignited plans for a massive new dome arena on the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":331738,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[835,61,60,1396,112,18228],"class_list":["post-331737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-education","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-limerick","tag-sports","tag-tus-the-technological-university-of-the-shannon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=331737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331737\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/331738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=331737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=331737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=331737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}