Commercial Property

Lansdowne rugby club completes €7m purchase of D4 sports grounds

Acquisition of YMCA grounds will provide sporting facilities for Lansdowne’s youth teams

Lansdowne FC has completed its €7m purchase of YMCA Dublin’s 6.6 acre cricket club grounds in Sandymount, Dublin 4

Lansdowne Football Club - the Dublin-based rugby union - has completed its reported €7 million purchase of the YMCA Cricket Club grounds off Claremont Road in Sandymount, Dublin 4.

This follows formal approval for the deal from the Charities Regulator and will allow Lansdowne to roll out additional rugby facilities for club members.

The Lansdowne club has had its home in the Lansdowne Road rugby grounds since 1972. Its immediate community links cover Sandymount and ...