Our visit to the new Aviva stadium reviewed the mass shooting of the crowd by the Brits…read more View film Michael Collins for a history

I had a wonderful time!! Nice size stadium and the concessions stand had the staple. Your ticket…read moredoes not guarantee seat, from what I saw. In my section a group of people took seat and refuse to move when the actual ticket holders show up. No the security was no help, those people stood 10 toes down for stolen seats. Lolol. Just an fyi show up early if you want the seats u paid for..lol!!!

This was a fab venue for a recent concert. Not too large, good sound and great seating so everyone…read morehas a good view of the stage.

BRILLIANT VENUE, lots of big artists, I saw Melanie Martinez's Trilogy Tour here in September,…read moregreat costumer service, HUGE VENUE, we were in standing and we were AMAZED!

Great venue to catch a concert in Dublin!…read more It was a bit chaotic when leaving the facility, but that was anticipated due to the amount of fans there to see AC/DC.

Had a wonderful experience here -- my first day in Dublin I saw a Hurling and GAA match in one…read moresitting, for the price of one (cheap) ticket! Friendly staff and fans who are clearly invested in the games made me all the more excited to watch and learn these sports. If you're interested in sports at all check out Croke Park! Also no drinking in the stands -- a smart rule!

If you already know where Irishtown stadium is then congratulations, you have passed the first test…read moreand shall be duly inducted into the brotherhood - it is a relatively painless exercise involving little more than 3 elastic bands and a paperclip. If you are one of the many who don't know where it is, can see it on a map but can't find out how to get there then fear not, the instruction is easy; with Sandymount at your back, go past the Irishtown police station and take the first turn to your right after the dodgy looking off-licence - careful, it is a sharp/hairpin turn. At the fork in the road take the left spur - the one that squeezes past the permanently parked cars that make it almost impossible. After that you take the 1st left, straight into the stadium car park. See? That was easy! The stadium itself is a well equipped and well run affair with a decent gym and outdoor pitches and running track. I am told that because it is a DCC / local authority run venture membership of the gym is only about €250 per year, which is incredibly good. We were there as hosts of a 5 year olds birthday party - you can rent out one of the gym/studio areas for such events where you would prefer that 30 five year olds not trash your home (in my case I don't think you'd notice a difference, but in case it could get any worse we opted for the hall). The cost for two hours was 52Euro, that included access to a fairly grotty but functioning kitchen... certainly enough for the task at hand. What little hair I have left has now turned an attractive/manly shade of gray - I feel it important to note that this has nothing to do with the facilities in Irishtown Stadium and wholly related to herding a bunch of 5 year olds for 2 hours, it was my own personal Nam (you weren't there man, you don't understand).... Quentins shaking hand reaches for another cigarette from the corner of the darkened, padded room.

I am not a boxing fan but when I was invited to go watch a match by a boxing fan, I could not say…read moreno. They are one of the fittest athletes and the speed of the boxers in the ring was unreal. Yes I winced and squeezed my friends hand so hard that he had to make sure I was not in labour. 'Why would you think I am in labour?' 'Because you are trying to rip through my flesh with your nails?' 'You think I'm fat don't you?' I nearly ended up in the ring with him. I hate to admit it but I enjoyed myself, I guess I like violence. It was nice to do something different, the stadium is impressive, the atmosphere was good in a loving violence type of way. In all seriousness though, I would recommend it as a good night out if you are up for something different. They also hold concerts and conferences here. Boxing matches of all age groups can be watched too, just keep looking at their events page on their website, although they really should update their website!

I've never actually been to a boxing match here. I have however done the far more boring thing and…read morebeen to a folk concert in the National Stadium. I was really impessed with the stadium as a concert venue. The sound was great, the stadium was easy to navigate and although I was seated off to the side, the gig was briilliant. Apparently they have a night a week dedicated to bingo. And I am very tempted...

The home of Leinster Rugby. Well, except when they play in the RDS or Lansdowne. The fact that…read moreLeinster occasionally use different stadiums is part of the reason Donnybrook is so surprisingly small. The other, and main, reason is that they don't actually own much land on the far side and therefore can't build a second stand. Damned Tennis Court! Still, one stand and two terraces ain't half bad given the relative obscurity from which club rugby has emerged in the last ten years or so.

Donnybrook Stadium has recently been dragged into the high-octane modern world of professional club…read morerugby with a brand spanking new stand. The exterior of this futuristic concrete structure is draped with ginormous action portraits of Leinster idols like Leo Cullen or Brian 'BOD' O'Driscoll. Irish rugby has been so ludicrously successful in recent times that burgeoning crowds were causing the old venue to almost burst at the seams when a popular fixture came to town. As they cannot get hold of the adjacent properties, Stand #2 is nowhere on the horizon, and seeing as the really, really big dates like Leinster vs. Munster are held in Croke Park, and shortly, at the new Lansdowne Road, there may actually be no need for one The much harangued and ridiculed Senior and Junior School's Rugby Cup matches are held in Donnybrook each year too. These events are like clinical research into the herd-mentality and see hundreds of uniformed young males descend into an uproarious fervour of animalistic school pride. Definitely worth a look-see, as I don't think you'll find school spirit as powerful as this anywhere else this side of the Atlantic.