Strandhill Surfing Centre Gets More Funding from Fáilte Ireland

20th March 2021

Artist’s impression of the proposed National Surf Centre of Excellence

Additional funding for a long-proposed National Surf Centre of Excellence in Strandhill has been welcomed, as the Sligo Champion reports.

Fáilte Ireland has approved an additional grant of €321,468 for the project in a move hailed as positive news for the town, an important hub for Ireland’s surfing community.

Funding of over €1.6 million was announced for construction of the project in 2018 but councillors heard in October last year that costs had risen due to inflation and pandemic-related issues.

Cllr Declan Bree, chair of the Strandhill Maritime Board, said: “The new centre will be a significant facility for the people of Strandhill and the surf coast on the Wild Atlantic Way and will certainly attract increasing numbers of visitors to the region.”

The Sligo Champion has more on the story HERE.

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