The National Esports Centre is the home of esports and gaming on the island of Ireland.
Based in Cork, this state of the art hub encompasses Ireland’s first and only professional esports academy, run by WYLDE and home to Ireland Esports.
This purpose built venue has been assembled with the latest hardware and esports-centred design to establish new standards.
Whether you’re here to compete, learn, or create, reach out to the National Esports Centre team to discover more.
For aspiring professionals, our goal is to bring you together with elite esports athletes, performance coaches and your peers. The National Esports Centre aims to provide a holistic deep dive and expert training in order to enable you to improve as a player at every level – competitively, professionally and ethically. We understand that in-game performance is connected and influenced by out-of-game activities, and we strive to support you in both worlds.
The National Esports Centre is the cornerstone of the Irish esports ecosystem, fostering an inclusive community and developing the skills of esports enthusiasts.
Esports remains one of the fastest-growing spectator sports on the planet, and the announcement of the first-ever “Olympic Esports Games” to be hosted in 2025 reflects this fact.
There are an estimated 2 million gamers across Ireland and 700,000 esports enthusiasts. This represents nearly one-quarter (22%) of Irish adults watching or participating in esports. The esports industry reaches over 500 million gamers worldwide and is worth over $1 billion, with many team revenues coming from sponsorship deals.
Comparatively, there are over 3.2 billion gamers worldwide, which is reflected in a global video games market – including video game sales – worth around $200bn. Both esports and gaming have become firmly established with a generation and will continue to influence social and cultural behaviour.
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