Almost €1m in new sports facilities approved for Kildare school

Sports facilities at Newbridge College are being upgraded at a cost of nearly €1m.

Kildare Co Council has approved the plans. 

The development will take place on the existing sports playing fields, adjacent to the River Liffey.

The green light has been given for the construction of a new synthetic/all-weather floodlit hockey pitch.

The plans include a new 3m high perimeter fencing to sides of the pitch with 3m high perimeter fencing plus 3m high ball stop netting.

There will also be new 18.3m high lighting columns with floodlights around the new pitch plus the provision of dug outs/player shelters, a viewing area with 1.2m high and 0.6m high spectator rail and storage containers to serve the new pitch.

There will also be a new synthetic/all-weather floodlit rugby pitch with new 3m high perimeter fencing to sides of pitch with 3m high perimeter fencing plus 3m high ball stop netting.

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There will also be new 18.3m high lighting columns with floodlights around the new pitch to serve the new rugby pitch and also floodlights on the same lighting columns to light the existing grass pitch adjacent to the new all-weather rugby pitch plus the provision of dug outs/player shelters, a spectator viewing area with tiered steps with 1.2m high & 0.6m high spectator rail at pitch edge and storage containers to serve the new pitch.

Also included is the construction of a new path from the end of the existing private bridge over the River Liffey to the pitches to include eight 5m high lighting columns with lighting.