Venues
Lansdowne Road Lansdowne Road

Ballsbridge
Dublin 4
Tel: +353 (0)1 668 4601
Fax: +353 (0)1 660 5640
Capacity: 55,000

 

Travel by plane The closest airport is Dulin International located approximately 8 miles to the north of the city. A regular bus service runs between the terminal and the city centre, both to Busaras and Malborough Street. The journey takes around twenty minutes. Taxis are also available and will cost around IR£16
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Travel by train Lansdowne Road is about a mile and a quarter south of the city centre. The Dublin Area Rapid Transport (DART) runs directly to the stadium from Connelly station and takes around five minutes
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Travel by bus There are regular services (Nos 5, 7, 7a & 8) from Busaras, the central Dubin bus station to Lansdowne Road.
Where to drink... Too numerous to mention, however near the stadium the four or five pubs get extremely busy, we got bevvied in Dublin then had a swift one just before we went in.




   

Lansdowne Road is the home of Irish rugby. It’s first major game was played in December 1876, when Leinster played Ulster. Another important early match was an 1878 international, when England beat Ireland by two goals and a try to nil.

Some years after those first games Harry Shepperd, treasurer of the IRFU, personally bought the lease for the ground. After Shepperd died in 1906, the IRFU bought the lease from his estate. The union then negotiated a long lease with the owners and, having secured the ground's future, set about developing it. The pitch was swung through 90 degrees - a bit like the Welsh and The Arms Park, nearly a century later.

The development work, including the construction of new stands on each side, was completed for the game against Scotland in February 1908 and since that time several developments and structural changes have taken place.

Some have been more successful than others however: another new stand was opened for the Scotland game in 1927 before its roof had been put on. Naturally it poured with rain, although there was some compensation in the result - a 6-0 Irish win.

Most of Ireland’s home games since 1878 have been played at Lansdowne Road, but until 1954, internationals were also staged regularly in Belfast. In addition there have been three in Cork, and one in Limerick.

Placed outside of Dublin City centre, the enthusiast can walk from the City Centre, or catch the dart train for a couple of stops. Bus services are quick and regular on match days. Be early though if you want a beer near the stadium as the few pubs there are, get very busy.