The Connacht Air Dome in Bekan, Co Mayo has been completed destroyed by Storm Éowyn.
The multimillion euro facility, situated near Ballyhaunis, now known as the NUI Galway Connacht GAA Air Dome, opened in 2020 and has been a huge success, because of its ability to host indoor games at all levels, in all weather conditions.
it covered an area of 150 metres by 100 metres, with an inflatable roof anchored to a metre high perimeter wall around the site.
Three pumping stations were used to blow up the structure and to keep it in place.
However, record-breaking winds overnight tore the inflatable roof to pieces.
The destruction is understood to have happened at around 4am on Friday morning.
Connacht secretary John Prenty says the multi-million Euro structure is fully insured and that they intend to rebuild it.
