From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia National Stadium (Ireland)
National Stadium (Ireland)
a IR£1.3m (1.6m euros) grant under the Sports Capital
Programme to undertake the refurbishment of the sta-
dium.[4][5] The two-storey building was provided with a
new grey coloured limestone façade durinng the refur-
bishment. There is now free parking on the grounds of
the stadium, which has pleased the locals.
References
[1] ""Over ninety years of Irish Amateur Boxing"".
IABA. Archived from the original on 5 February
2007. http://web.archive.org/web/
20070205140034/http://www.iaba.ie/boxing/
Main/IABA-history.htm. Retrieved 13 July 2007.
The National Stadium for boxing on South Circular Road [2] ""Facilities at The National Stadium"". National
Stadium. Archived from the original on 3 July 2007.
The National Stadium (Irish: An Staidiam Náisiúnta) or http://web.archive.org/web/20070703183843/
National boxing Stadium is one of Ireland’s best known http://www.nationalstadium.ie/nationalstadium/
boxing venues. Main/Facilities.htm. Retrieved 13 July 2007.
The National Stadium was the first purpose built box- [3] ""About The National Stadium"". National Stadium.
ing stadium in the world and was opened by Frank Aiken Archived from the original on 15 June 2007.
in 1939.[1] http://web.archive.org/web/20070615020705/
http://www.nationalstadium.ie/nationalstadium/
Venue Main/About-Us.htm. Retrieved 13 July 2007.
[4] ""£1.3m grant for National Boxing Stadium -
The stadium is owned by the Irish Amateur Boxing As- McDaid"". Department of Art, Sports and Tourism.
sociation (IABA) and has been used by the IABA for over http://www.arts-sport-tourism.gov.ie/
60 years as the venue for their national and international publications/release.asp?ID=104. Retrieved 13 July
contests.[2] 2007.
[5] ""CASE STUDY 5 – NATIONAL BOXING STADIUM"".
Facilities Department of Art, Sports and Tourism.
The venue is situated between Clanbrassil Street to the http://www.arts-sport-tourism.gov.ie/pdfs/
east and Dolphin’s Barn to the west on the South Circular sports_capital_review/
Road, Dublin 8, Ireland. The stadium stages Amateur and sportscapitalreviewcasestudies.html. Retrieved 13
Professional Boxing and Professional Wrestling bouts as July 2007.
well as providing facilities for music concerts, confer-
ences and corporate hospitality events.[3]
External links
Capacity • List of boxing bouts and results at the National
The capacity of the stadium is 2,080 for music events, Stadium
which is reduced to 1,954 for boxing and wrestling events • National Stadium - Dublin
to accommodate the wrestling/boxing ring. The Ringside Coordinates: 53°19′51″N 6°16′49″W / 53.330706°N
club seats up to 300 people for parties or sit down dining 6.280323°W / 53.330706; -6.280323
but some junior boxing events also take place here.
Refurbishment
In December 1999, the then minister for the Department
of Art, Sports and Tourism. Dr. James McDaid, announced
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