23 September 2019; The Ken Wall Centre of Excellence will be formally opened by Minister for Sport Shane Ross, T.D. and Leinster Rugby CEO Mick Dawson today. The Ken Wall Centre of Excellence was built by Extraspace Solutions and it took 11 months to build. It was fully functional from 1st July 2019 when the doors were opened for the first time to this season's age grade male and female players. The Centre is 606 sq. metres in total and is fully operational with a gym (210 sq. metres), two meeting rooms, a large open plan office with space for 20 staff, two dressing rooms and showers, a medical room and a kitchen. The Centre, which cost €1.5m to build, was funded by the Department of Sport's Capital Funds Programme, the IRFU and by private investment, and will be home to the Leinster Rugby Sub-Academy as well as the Leinster Age Grade programme. Also in attendance at the launch were members of the Wall family, who made a significant contribution to the development of the Centre and have dedicated the Centre to the memory of their late father, Ken. Pictured is Michael Dawson, Leinster Rugby CEO, speaking at The Ken Wall Centre of Excellence, Donnybrook, Dublin. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile
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