Plans announced for €35m redevelopment of National Basketball Arena

James Cox

Plans have been lodged for a €35 million redevelopment of the National Basketball Arena in Dublin.

It comes 30 years after the Tallaght venue first opened.

Basketball Ireland said the plans would turn the arena into a new multi-sport and multi-use centre, doubling its capacity to 3,300.

Pictured is (L-R) Sean Jenkins, Griffith College Éanna, InsureMyVan.ie Super League player, Professor Seamus Donnelly, Basketball Ireland chairperson, CEO Basketball Ireland, John Feehan and Ciara Bracken, Irish senior international. Photo: James Crombie/Inpho

The 8,000 square metre facility will have space for four basketball courts, a gym and café, along with corporate facilities and office space.

It has the backing of Badminton Ireland, Irish Squash and Volleyball Ireland, who've expressed an interest in using the new state-of-the-art amenity.

It is expected work on the new multi-sport arena will get underway in 2025, taking 18 months to complete.