Delta Soccer Dome opening September 13th

dave 27 · 02-09-2010 10:48am #1

This place sounds massive, according to the Limerick Post it has;

* 7 indoor astro turf pitches
* 2 indoor tennis courts
* Badminton Courts
* Wooden sprung sports floor
* Training facilities for clubs

and more

Insect Overlord · 02-09-2010 10:54am

That sounds like a great facility. I'm guessing it'll be located somewhere out in the suburbs?

dave 27 · 02-09-2010 11:00am

Ya its in Delta retail park, beside the delta karting..its good to see these abandoned retail parks being used for things like this

geotrig · 02-09-2010 11:03am

finally people are using their brains a bit,sound good

Doyler92 · 02-09-2010 11:04am

Sounds good. Not even from Limerick myself, but would love indoor astro pitches here in Dublin.

dave 27 · 02-09-2010 11:07am

The only Indoor pitches are in the university and its hard enough booking them so hopefully this should ease the amount of people booking in one spot and i can finally get indoor soccer up and going again with the lads!

Insect Overlord · 02-09-2010 11:09am

I'll have to check it out sometime. It'll be interesting to compare their prices with the indoor halls in UL, but with 7 pitches it should be much easier to get a booking.

Limerick Forum soccer meet up anyone?

CCSL · 02-09-2010 1:39pm

I was out there today chatting with one of the owners. They hope to have the place open by around Sep 16th, they have large crews working on the facility which in Massive! - This will be a fantastic addition to things to do in Limerick! I will be covering the opening and getting some photos as soon as I can but here is some more info. They will have 2 3G Grass Tennis courts.

PRICES:

5 a side Soccer

€60.00 per hour peak time (6pm – 11pm Monday to Friday).
€50.00 per hour off peak time (9am – 6pm Monday to Friday)
€50.00 per hour Sat & Sun.

Indoor tennis

€24 per court per hour. Tennis courts may only be reserved from 9am – 6pm Monday – Friday and 10am – 12pm Saturday and Sunday
Training pitches

Please contact us on 061 444455 to discuss availability

Parties

Soccer parties cost €15 per child (Minimum of 8 children required)

This place can open up all the pitches together to give a 60 Meter by 20 Meter area big enough for full squad training!

website - www.deltasoccerdome.com

wildrover444 · 02-09-2010 2:25pm

looks pretty decent.tennis courts seem a bit pricey though

Limerick_Lass · 02-09-2010 8:15pm

Good to see tennis courts available.

TestTransmission · 02-09-2010 8:17pm

The Astro seems expensive enough aswell,think we're currently paying 40 for a hour and half in LIT.

Predator_ · 03-09-2010 9:08am

Pity no squash courts:(
That tennis price has to be wrong lol

bazz26 · 03-09-2010 9:23am

Well these places cost alot to rent, fit out and maintain these places so in turn the customer pays for it.

Roadend · 03-09-2010 9:28am

bazz26 wrote: »

Well these places cost alot to rent, fit out and maintain these places so in turn the customer pays for it.

Well I've played soccer indoor and outdoor in loads of places in limerick which needed to be fitted out and maintained and never paid more than 40 an hour.

Captain Average · 03-09-2010 9:34am

Those tennis prices are astronomical. I don't think Catholic Intitute or Limerick Lawn will be worried about those prices.

bazz26 · 03-09-2010 10:08am

Roadend wrote: »

Well I've played soccer indoor and outdoor in loads of places in limerick which needed to be fitted out and maintained and never paid more than 40 an hour.

Well its a bit premature to compare facilities yet as the place isn't open but time will tell.

Roadend · 03-09-2010 10:11am

I think the facilites sound and more than likely are very good, don't get me wrong, its just that 60 quid an hout seems a tad expensive.

Limerick_Lass · 03-09-2010 11:13am

Suppose if you break it down it doesnt sound as bad, 10 players paying 6 quid each and its indoor

niallers1 · 07-09-2010 11:13pm

The Astro Turf 5 a side needs to come down to 5 euro a head for peak hours to have any chance

This is what most places charge.

when you are running around a bit of rain doesn't really put you off playing and not worth the extra euro in my opinion,

DaraDali · 09-09-2010 12:43am

thats some mad price for the hr for the tennis...

so for 2 ppl... its 12 euro each a hr... I joined a astro tennis court in Newcastlewest for like 100 euro for the Year.... even on a another note the tennis court in rathkeale (concret ) is lik ten euro a hr for as many players as you want... Dont think ill be going here..:eek:

CCSL · 27-09-2010 2:36pm

A few Pics to give you an Idea.

:cool:

Insect Overlord · 27-09-2010 2:43pm

That pitch in picture #2 is where we played our first 5-v-5 game last week

PlumberMan · 07-10-2010 1:22am

Just out there tonight. The pitches are tiny, 5 a side for kids maybe. Not much room for 10, ahem, comfortable gentlemen! Any bit of speed built up was dangerous too. Back to UL for us.....

limman · 12-10-2010 4:44pm

i was at the official opening last night and the place is great! the pitches are bigger than UL and it is indoor astro turf, new 3G surface, so I will be going up there to play for sure. It is really well designed and is the same price as UL, with good availability still on slots, so a no brainer in my and my teams book to start playing there. we block booked a slot last night

Sabre0001 · 12-10-2010 4:46pm

Really like the pitches out there - ground is safer than Garryowen astro for example - have hit the ground and still have my knees in tact

Haven't had any spacial issues with my group - we even floated the idea of having 12 on the pitch at one time (though that may push it a bit).

Only downside is that the place seems to trap heat.

limman · 12-10-2010 5:46pm

i checked the prices in UL for soccer and its €45 for 45 minutes. in Delta its €60 for 60 mins peak, €50 0ff peak. So its the same price! the pitches are indoor astro, which is even better and they are bigger pitches than UL. We have booked delta as its brand new turf and the only indoor astro facility we could find in Limerick. They have some good slots still available at peak times to

limman · 12-10-2010 5:52pm

it did'nt seem to hot there last night at the opening, however all the roller and exit doors were open, which seemed to have a cooling effect on the inside temperature

Karmafaerie · 12-10-2010 6:35pm

Last night at the opening?

I've been playing there for 3 weeks?!

Insect Overlord · 12-10-2010 9:44pm

I think last night was the "official" opening ceremony.
Similarly, the new building in Mary I was open for three weeks before the "opening ceremony" was held.

Delta Soccer Dome opening September 13th

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