MLAs say NI sports museum could boost tourism and create ‘lasting legacy’By Claudia Savage, Press AssociationMLAs have expressed support for a sports museum to create a “lasting legacy” for Northern Ireland’s sporting heroes. UUP MLA Alan Chambers brought the motion to the Assembly, calling on the Ministers for Economy and Communities to establish a working group exploring the feasibility and appetite for the project. Mr Chambers said Northern Ireland is “long overdue a sporting museum”. “The efforts of all our sporting icons, including our para athletes, have enhanced the worldwide reputation of where we call home. “A museum that honours their achievements would be a lasting legacy to our local sporting heroes and would serve to motivate future generations to take up a sport and perhaps emulate our champions.

Source: Irish Independent February 02, 2026 21:31 UTC