Dublin is the venue for many big sporting events every year. These events attract supporters from all over Ireland as well as local Dublin fans.
These events are often a good source of income for Hotels in Dublin and Dublin Bed and Breakfast.
The GAA hosts many games of Gaelic Football and Hurling in Croke Park which is its principal stadium. The GAA Football & Hurling Finals which happen in September of each year attract more than 80,000 supporters each and the semi finals also attract almost as many fans.
Many lesser games during the year attract large numbers of fans.
Of course not all fans stay overnight in Dublin but quite a good number stay from one night to a week and these are very welcome customers for the hospitality sector.
Croke Park is a state of the art stadium which was totally rebuilt in recent times and for the past couple of years it has been a very suitable venue for International Rugby and Soccer matches.
These were previously played at the old venue in Lansdowne Road but that stadium was under reconstruction over the past three years and so by agreement with the GAA the games were played at Croke Park. Sadly for the GAA, this profitable arrangement is over because the redevelopment of Lansdowne has been finished and it has been transformed into a wonderful modern venue called The Aviva Stadium. Rugby and Soccer Internationals will be held at The Aviva from now on.
One of the world’s most famous sporting events is the Dublin Horse Show which happens in the RDS in Dublin every August. This event is over five days which goes from 4th August to 8th August in 2010. This event is considered to be one of the top show jumping events in the world and attracts many of the leading international riders. There are as many as twenty events each day. The noteworthy event is probably The Nations’ Cup which is an International Team Competition for which the Aga Khan Trophy is the prize.
This is a much sought-after prize and the competition is very intense.
As well as these events there are numerous other attractions which will be of interest to the whole family, young and old. This year there will be great interest in a demonstration by The Horse Whisperer, Monty Roberts.
Some other popular Dublin sports:
1) Golf (Royal Dublin and Portmarnock are in Dublin and the K-Club and Druids Glen are only a short drive away).
2) Horse Racing with Leopardstown, Naas, The Curragh, Fairyhouse and Punchestown easily accessible.
3) Greyhound Racing at Shelbourne Park and Harold’s Cross.
4) Sailing in Dublin Harbour and Dun Laoire.
5) International Boxing at The National Stadium and The RDS.
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