Irishtown Stadium
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| Former names | Shelbourne Stadium |
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| Location | Ringsend/Irishtown, Dublin Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°20′25″N 6°13′11″W / 53.3403°N 6.2197°W |
| Operator | Dublin City Council |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1950s |
| Renovated | 2004 |
| Tenants | |
| Current St. Patrick's C.Y.F.C. Liffey Wanderers F.C. Crusaders Athletics Club Past Shelbourne F.C. | |
The Irishtown Stadium is an association football stadium in the Republic of Ireland based in Ringsend/Irishtown, Dublin. It was originally built in the 1950s and used as a home ground by Shelbourne F.C. However Shels only spent one season, 1955–56, playing competitive first-team matches there.
The stadium was renovated in 2004 through funding provided by the city council along with Dublin Docklands Development Authority and the National Lottery,[1] and is now managed by Dublin City Council. Irishtown Stadium features a pavilion which contains a fully equipped gymnasium, an aerobics studio and meeting rooms. There are also track and field facilities, including a 400m running track and long jump pits. Association football facilities include five floodlit, all-weather five-a-side football pitches and a full-sized UEFA–standard astropitch.[2][3][4] Its regular tenants/users include two association football clubs – St. Patrick's C.Y.F.C.[5] and Liffey Wanderers F.C. [full citation needed][6] – that play in the Leinster Senior League and Crusaders Athletics Club.[7]
St. Pat's CY played Wexford F.C. in a FAI Cup second round tie in the stadium in August 2023.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ www.irishtimes.com [full citation needed]
- ^ www.irishtimes.com [full citation needed]
- ^ "ringsendvillage.com". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015. [full citation needed]
- ^ www.dublincity.ie [full citation needed]
- ^ St. Patrick's C.Y.F.C. at wordpress.com
- ^ lsl.ie [full citation needed]
- ^ www.crusadersac.org [full citation needed]
- ^ https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2023/0820/1400687-wexford-book-fai-cup-quarter-final-spot/