Sports Campus Ireland is a planned sports facility planned to be built at Abbotstown, County Dublin

County Dublin

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, Ireland

Republic of Ireland

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. Phase One of the project was approved in principle in November 2005 by the Government of Ireland. Phase One would provide a training centre catering for rugby

Rugby football

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, soccer, Gaelic games

Gaelic games

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 and hockey

Hockey

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 including accommodation

Accommodation

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 for athletes and medical facilities. An outdoor running track was also planned as well as an all-weather synthetic pitches for use by the Abbotstown community are also included. Estimated cost was €119 million in 2004.

The project was granted planning permission

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 in July 2009 by Fingal County Council

Fingal County Council

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. However on same day An Bord Snip Nua recommended that it be scrapped. Work on building the facility has not yet begun. Nor has there been a definite decision whether it should be scrapped been taken.