Aviva Stadium is Dublin’s largest sporting arena, home to both the Irish national football team and Ireland’s rugby union side. With a capacity of 51,700, rising to 65,000 on the occasions large music concerts take place there, this gargantuan venue is up there with some of the best modern, 21st century stadia in the world. Completed in 2010, the stadium enjoys good transport links with the Lansdown rail station essentially adjacent, while many hotels also enjoy situation nearby.