List of athletics tracks in Ireland

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The below list contains all the athletics tracks in the Republic of Ireland as of August 2024 including those that have been recently closed or are currently being developed. [1] [2]

CountyName and LocationCoordinatesSizeTypeClubYear openedImageNotes
CarlowSt Abbans400mGravel
CarlowCarlow IT150mTartan
Cavan Shercock 300mTartanShercock AC
Clare Ennis, Lees Road Sports and Amenity Park400m Tartan Ennis Track AC
ClareEnnis, Tim Smythe Park400m Cinder
Cork Cork Institute of Technology, Bishopstown400mTartanCork Institute of Technology1979Resurfaced 2024. [3]
Cork Bandon, County Cork 400mTartanBandonSite acquired and granted planning in 2024. [4]
CorkLeevale High-Performance Centre, Farranlea Road
Cork Clondrohid 200m (4 lane)Tartan200m 4 lane tartan track and sprint straight
Cork Mardyke 400mTartanUCCClosed March 2024 due to deterioration in condition.
DonegalAura Letterkenny 400mTartan Letterkenny Athletic Club
Donegal Lifford 400m Mondo
Donegal Ballybofey 400mTartanFinn Valley
DonegalDonegal TownMondoTir Chonaill AC
Dublin Morton Stadium, Santry400mMondo Clonliffe Harriers 1958 Morton stadium.jpg Cinder track (1958), Tartan track (1978), Resurfaced (2023)
Dublin Irishtown Stadium 400mTartanCrusaders1950sFully renovated in 2004.
Dublin University College Dublin 400mMondoUCD2023IAAF standard mondo track.
Dublin University College Dublin (Belfield)400mTartanUCDClosed in 2011.
Dublin Kilbarrack 400mCinder
Dublin Kilbogget Park, Cabinteely 400mTartan2024
DublinTibradden Rd, Kilmashogue, Dublin 16400mMondoDundrum South Dublin
DublinALSAA, Dublin Airport 400mTartanALSAA
Dublin National Indoor Arena (Ireland) 200m (indoor)Tartan
DublinLucan Harriers400mTartanLucan Harriers
Dublin Éamonn Ceannt Park, Crumlin 400mCinder
Dublin Chapelizod 300mTartan Donore Harriers
Dublin Tallaght 400mTartanTallaght Athletics Club
Galway Ballinasloe 400mTartan
GalwayGalway, Dangan400mTartansynthetic track
GalwayGalway, Westside400m (6 lane)Tartan
Kerry Castleisland 400mTartan
Kerry Tralee 110m (4 lane)TartanTralee HarriersShot Put throwing circle, hammer and discus circle and long and triple jump pits
Kildare Clane 200mAstro
Kildare Kilcock 400mCinder
Kildare Newbridge, County Kildare 400mCinder
Kildare Leixlip 400mTartan
Kildare Celbridge 400mGrass
KilkennyGreenville, Kilmacow400mGrassSt Senan's
KilkennyScanlon Park400mTartan
Limerick University of Limerick 400mTartan225m jogging track indoor
LouthBush Post Primary School, Dundalk400m (6 lane)TartanGlenmore Athletic Club2008
Louth Drogheda, Lourdes Stadium400mTartan
Mayo Ballina, County Mayo 400mTartanBallina AC
Mayo Claremorris 400mTartan
MeathAthboy400MGrassFr Murphy AC
MeathBohermeen400mTartan
MeathCushinstown400mGrass
Meath Dunboyne 400mTartan
MeathGormanstown400mCinder
Meath Ratoath 400mGrass
Meath Navan, Claremont Stadium400mTartan
MeathSkyne400mCinder
Monaghan Clones, County Monaghan 400mTartan
Monaghan Carrickmacross 400mCinderCarrick Aces
MonaghanBeech Hill College, Tirkeenan, Monaghan400mCinder
OffalyTullamore400mTartanTullamore Harriers
SligoSligo IT400mTartan
Tipperary Moyne, County Tipperary 400m (4 lane)Tartan
Tipperary Nenagh 200m (indoor)Tartan
Tipperary Templemore 400mTartan
Waterford Waterford Regional Sports Centre 400mMondo
WestmeathAIT, Athlone 400mTartan
WestmeathAIT, National Stadium, Athlone 200m (indoor)Tartan
Wexford Rosslare Strand 200mTartan100m strip and 200m tartan
Wexford Enniscorthy 400mTartan
Wicklow Greystones 400mTartan
Wicklow Arklow Cinder
WicklowCharlesland Athletics Track400mTartanResurfaced 2024. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facilities". Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  2. ↑ "Athletics facilities: Dublin well-served but Cork among large parts of the country severely lacking". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  3. ↑ English, Eoin (2024-07-08). "Munster Technological University sees reopening of international-standard athletics track". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  4. ↑ "Track Development – Bandon Athletic Club" . Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  5. ↑ "Work underway to revamp Wicklow athletics track 'after excitement of Olympics'". Irish Independent. 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
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