QuoteIrish Times article on stadium - http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...reaking47.html
+ new pics showing completed interior;
some photos of the opening day on the AVIVAStadium's twitpic account: http://twitpic.com/photos/AVIVAStadium
Irish Times article on stadium - http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...reaking47.html
+ new pics showing completed interior;
Wow cool. Good thing it got built already or who knows what would have happened huh?
So is it only going to be used for football?
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Rugby too. Like the old Lansdowne.
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
I understand that they could only accommodate a single tier in the north stand due to a row of private properties directly behind that end, but looking at photos from above, I can't fail but notice the large space of what appears to be unused land to the east side of the stadium between it and the river (Dodder?).
I'm just wondering why they didn't try and fit a stadium with three tiers all the way round by utilising that space. Could they not have placed the two respective ends adjacent to the river and the DART line? I can only assume the dimensions wouldn't have permitted that either.
Not that I'm complaining, mind; just interested. I'm very impressed with how it's turned out as it is.
It's co-owned by the IRFU, so they'll use it for rugby as well. The first sporting event to take place in the stadium will be a combined provinces game between Leinster/Ulster and Munster/Connacht on the 31st of July.Originally Posted by Crosby87
Part of the deal for the building of the new stadium, was that Lansdowne Rugby club had to have their pitch retained on site.
The space that you refer to, is to be the club's pitch.
Last edited by The Fly; 15/05/2010 at 9:17 PM.
OK thanks for the info. So Rugby is played at Croke park and here basically?
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Rugby and football being played at Croke Park was temporary arrangement, to provide a 'home' for both sports whilst Lansdowne Road was being redeveloped.
Now that it is, that arrangement is over.
But Rugby will be played at Aviva fly.
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Things go back to the way they were before Lansdowne closed for development, all Rugby and Soccer internationals will be played at the Aviva and while Croke park now remains open to the possiblity of games there will be no internationals there for the immediate future
Its really not that complicated!!!
Hmm... This new stadium is the old Lansdowne Road. Is that where the confusion is?"Aviva" is just the name they've put on it due to an insurance company of that name sponsoring the project, or, at least, purchasing the naming rights anyway.
Ah, I see. Cheers.
I got a hold of one of the "goodie bags" from Friday.
Quality wee documentary about the ground in it.
Lansdowne was originally a Rugby venue, it wasn't untill the 80's(I think) that the Irish football team began using it as the venue for home games,
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Just a little bit earlier than that. Ireland did play a few football games there in the 1930s but it only became the regular ground for bigger competitive games in 1971.
Capacity restrictions in Dalymount was the main reason for the initial move but some big games (e.g. Russia in 74 and Holland in 1983) were still held in Phibsborough. I think the chaos at the Italy game in Dalymount in 1985 really killed off any realistic hopes of any big games there afterwards though a few friendlies were played there in the following few years. I think Morocco just after Italia 90 was the last senior International game to be played there.
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I'm not trying to be annoying but what do they do with Croke Park then if both Rugby and Footy are played at Aviva?
This damn...whats it called Disapora? I was born here and now I am out of the loop. Its bloody sad.
I watched a thing called "Dublin Slang" on youtube the other day where some chick tells us non Irish Irish about slang terms. So I am down with the lingo at least.
A "Kip" is a nap.
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Assuming you're genuinely out of the loop, the Gaelic Athletic Association own Croke Park and were temporarily renting it out to the IRFU for rugby games and to the FAI for football whilst Lansdowne Road was being redeveloped. Otherwise, Croke Park is mainly used for gaelic football and hurling. Have you heard of a search engine called Google? :P
Don't know if this has been posted yet, but UEFA call the stadium the "Dublin Arena". I assume this will be the name used at next years Europa League final for sponsorship reasons (ie Aviva isn't a sponsor of the Europa League)
http://www.uefa.com/memberassociatio...d=1488379.html
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Anyone know when the stadium tours start ?
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Nice supplement in the Times today on the new stadium. Very much looking forward to going back to a top class stadium. I really dont like the Havelock square end though, really takes from the stadium imo. That element is not a great piece of design imo. Whats the story with this country and 3/4 finished stadia.
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