Irish Government approves National Cricket Stadium

Cricket Ireland main executive Warren Deutrom has described nan Irish Government's determination to assistance support to create a nationalist cricket stadium arsenic "up location successful position of value pinch nan time we became a Full Member of nan ICC".

The Irish Government said connected Wednesday that "approval has been fixed to commence nan readying and creation shape of this breathtaking project".

This will spot readying and creation completed by mid-2025 pinch nan tender shape to travel for nan National Cricket Stadium and High Performance Centre which will beryllium located successful nan National Sports Campus successful Blanchardstown.

Phase 1, which will see nan transportation of a main cricket oval and imperishable seating for 4,00o spectators pinch abstraction to accommodate further impermanent seating, is scheduled to beryllium completed successful 2028.

Deutrom described Wednesday's announcement arsenic "absolutely fantastic".

"It is simply a immense tribute to everybody progressive astatine each levels successful Irish cricket who person sewage america to nan shape whereby nan authorities genuinely regards america arsenic a athletics of nationalist value worthy of awesome investment," said nan Cricket Ireland chief.

"These accommodation will thief thrust nan athletics guardant – they will importantly assistance our highest performing players nationally and provincially to prepare, train and execute amended connected nan world stage."

More to follow.