About Dublin Sports

(Dublin, Ireland)

Dublin boasts a huge array of sports for both spectators and participants. Horse racing, greyhound racing, hurling, rugby and football are hugely popular, not to mention amateur cricket, baseball and basketball. Both soccer and rugby matches can be watched at Lansdowne Road, while Gaelic football an hurling can be enjoyed at Croke Park.

Dublin's natural surroundings make for great golf, with over 50 courses located within an hour's drive of the city. The city's stunning coastline is host to an array of water-based sporting activities including windsurfing, kayaking, canoeing, sailing and fishing. Other popular sporting activities include walking and horseback riding, while horse racing can be enjoyed at a number of courses around the city. Sundays are a popular sporting day throughout the city and visitors will notice city greens and parks full with people playing football both competitively and for fun.

For those who like to keep in shape, Dublin has plenty of well-equipped fitness and sports centres with excellent fitness and weight training equipment. Many centres have swimming pools and offer aerobics courses, personal trainers, saunas, solariums, steam rooms and massage.

Leisure Centres and Stadiums / Arenas

Ashbrook Tennis Club
Address: Bushes Lane, Rear Grovesenor Lane, Rathgar, Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)1 496 4421
Website: www.ashbrooktennisclub.ie/

Aviva Stadium
Address: Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4, Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)1 238 2300
Website: www.avivastadium.ie/

Ballyfermot Leisure Centre
Address: Blackditch Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10, Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)1 222 8580

Ballymun Leisure Centre
Address: Main Street, Ballymun, Dublin 11, Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)1 222 8240

Clondalkin Leisure Centre
Address: Old Nangor Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)1 457 4858
Website: www.clondalkinleisure.com/

Clontarf Rugby Football Club
Address: Castle Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3, Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)1 833 6214
Website: www.clontarfrugby.com/

Coolmine Sports and Leisure Centre
Address: Grove Road, Dublin 15, Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)1 821 4549
Website: www.coolminesports.ie/

Finglas Leisure Centre
Address: Mellowes Road, Finglas, Dublin 11, Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)1 222 8620

Inchicore Community Sports Centre
Address: Off Bulfin Road, St. Michaels Estate, Dublin 8, Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)1 222 8598

Irishtown Stadium
Address: Ringsend, Dublin 4, Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)1 222 3801

Lansdowne Lawn Tennis Club
Address: Londonbridge Road, Dublin 4, Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)1 668 0219
Website: www.lansdowneltc.com/

Markievicz Leisure Centre
Address: Townsend Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)1 222 6130

Old Belvedere Rugby Club
Address: 28 Anglesea Road, Dublin 4, Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)1 660 3378
Website: www.oldbelvedere.ie/

Poppintree Sports and Community Centre
Address: Balbutcher Lane, Poppintree, Ballymun, Dublin 11, Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)1 222 3985

Railway Union Multi-Sports Club
Address: Park Avenue, Dublin 4, Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)1 269 1783
Website: www.railwayunion.com/

St. Catherine's Sports Centre
Address: Marrowbone Lane, Dublin 8, Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)1 222 7541

St. Mary's Tennis Club
Address: 4 Belmont Villas, Dublin 4, Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)87 219 0331
Website: www.stmarystennisclub.com/

Trinity College Sports Centre
Address: Trinity College, College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)1 896 1812
Website: www.tcd.ie/

UCD Sports Centre
Address: University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)1 716 2183
Website: www.ucd.ie/